Melanie D. Wilson selected as dean of Washington and Lee Law
THE COLUMNS — Melanie D. Wilson has been named the next dean of Washington and Lee University’s School of Law. She will also hold the Roy L. Steinheimer Jr. Professorship in Law. A highly respected scholar on issues of criminal procedure, Wilson is currently dean emerita and Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee College…
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REUTERS — Some aspiring attorneys might not have to take the Law School Admission Test to apply to law school in the future. The Law School Admission Council — which administers the LSAT and maintains a centralized application system for law schools — said Wednesday that it is designing a program to enable would-be law students to…
Read More about New LSAC initiative could provide pathway to law school without an admissions testLegal education experts explain the surge in law school interest during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Student interest in legal education has ballooned in recent years, driven by the pandemic, the movement for racial justice and a hot job market, experts say. “All the events that we’ve had—the pandemic, the Jan. 6 Capitol insurgence, the Black Lives Matter movement, the murder of George Floyd—everything has put a spotlight on why…
Read More about Legal education experts explain the surge in law school interest during the pandemicHow law school mental health initiatives could improve the legal profession
BLOOMBERG LAW — Arguably the worst kept secret in the legal profession is that many of us have poor work-life balance. Stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, and substance use issues are all-too-common phenomena. Efforts to address these problems continue to be largely reactive and piecemeal. Gym memberships and mindfulness classes can only do so much. We need a…
Read More about How law school mental health initiatives could improve the legal professionAdvice for prospective students on choosing a law school
NATIONAL JURIST — “I finally got into law school!” Mary, a senior, sat in my office, enthusiastically waving copies of her acceptance letters. “Actually, I got into a lot of schools. I’m really happy. But now, I don’t know where to go,” she added. “So I’m also stressed out.” For many law school applicants, this is their…
Read More about Advice for prospective students on choosing a law schoolAdvice: There’s no such thing as a “typical” law student
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Lawyers tend to err on the side of caution, and the legal profession is notoriously resistant to change. Perhaps that’s one reason why many people have a strong mental image of a “typical lawyer” – a pale older man with a briefcase and a suit who looks like he…
Read More about Advice: There’s no such thing as a “typical” law studentPodcast: University of Arkansas Law dean Alena Allen discusses balancing legal practice with teaching
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will discuss innovations in legal education and…
Read More about Podcast: University of Arkansas Law dean Alena Allen discusses balancing legal practice with teachingHigh Point University announces plans to open a law school
WWII 12 — High Point University plans to celebrate its centennial in 2024 and Wednesday announced they’ll be welcoming some new schools then too. HPU announced the addition of a law school, school of optometry, school of nursing and school of entrepreneurship. That’s all in addition to the school of dentistry which was announced last year.…
Read More about High Point University announces plans to open a law schoolWhat Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination means for Black law students
NEWSWEEK — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to begin her Supreme Courtconfirmation hearings on Monday. If confirmed, it will not only mark the first time the court seats a Black female justice, but also the first time two Black justices have served at the same time. While the Harvard graduate’s confirmation wouldn’t shift the ideological balance…
Read More about What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination means for Black law studentsUniversity of Minnesota Law to launch Racial Justice Law Clinic
ABAJOURNAL — As school districts across the country deal with complaints from people who say they are opposed to teaching critical race theory in the classroom—and some claim that the term is often used incorrectly, as a political football—the University of Minnesota Law School isn’t dodging the controversy. The school recently hired a clinical law professor who…
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