Harvard Law graduate Suong Nguyen
QUINN EMANUEL TRIAL LAWYERS — Suong received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and graduated first in her class from Franklin & Marshall College, where she completed her pre-medical studies with a double major in Chemistry and Special Studies in Economics and Business. She is a co-author of a paper involving micellar electrokinetic chromatography…
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REUTERS — Lex Lumina, a New York-based IP litigation firm that recently announced its launch, is staffed largely with attorneys who have dual careers as law professors. The firm’s managing partner, former O’Melveny & Myers IP attorney Rhett Millsaps, launched the new firm with Christopher Sprigman, a law professor at the New York University School of Law,…
Read More about IP law professors partner with litigators to launch Lex Lumina firmLaw schools see increase in admission test scores from fall 2021 incoming class
REUTERS — Law schools are reporting eye-popping increases in median Law School Admission Test scores for their first-year classes, illustrating how competitive last year’s admission cycle was. Law schools’ median LSAT scores rarely change by more than a point from year to year. But so far this year at least six law schools have reported…
Read More about Law schools see increase in admission test scores from fall 2021 incoming classLaw students report concerns about food insecurity and eviction during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Out of 13,000 law students who participated in the annual Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 95% reported the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with their ability to concentrate, 43% had increased concerns about having enough food and 29% feared eviction and housing loss. The report, released Thursday, is titled The Covid Crisis in Legal Education.…
Read More about Law students report concerns about food insecurity and eviction during the pandemicPodcast: UNLV Law professor Joan Howarth and California Western Law dean Sean Megan Scott discuss early career experiences as women law professors
ABA JOURNAL — In the late 1980s, law school groups for gay and lesbian students met off campus in case members didn’t want the school community to know their sexual orientation, says Joan Howarth, who started her teaching career in 1989 as a visiting professor at the University of California at Davis School of Law. And there…
Read More about Podcast: UNLV Law professor Joan Howarth and California Western Law dean Sean Megan Scott discuss early career experiences as women law professorsA look at bar exam pass rates for Texas and Pennsylvania
JDJ JOURNAL — With an overall pass rate of 68.29%, Texas has recorded nearly the same pass rate as the July 2019 bar exam, which was the last time the bar exam was held in July in the state before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A total of 3,144 candidates appeared for the exam (excluding 10 courtesy…
Read More about A look at bar exam pass rates for Texas and PennsylvaniaNew York July Bar Exam pass rates fall over previous year and return to longer test
BLOOMBERG LAW — Fewer than two-thirds of test takers passed the New York bar exam in July, a drop from the previous year when examinees faced fewer questions and had longer to prepare. The 63% pass rate, down from 84% in October 2020, was for a longer and more arduous test compared with the one last year…
Read More about New York July Bar Exam pass rates fall over previous year and return to longer testVideo: Law school deans answer questions from prospective students during LSAC webinar
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL — Are you interested in law school? Ever wished you could talk to law school deans directly and have your questions answered by the experts? This special “Ask the Law School Deans” webinar was designed for individuals who are interested in pursuing legal education. This informative webinar was hosted by Kellye Testy, LSAC…
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WTOP NEWS — Welcome to the latest installment of Law Admissions Q&A, a feature that provides law school admissions advice to readers who send in inquiries. If you have a question about law school admissions, email us for a chance to be featured in a future post.
Read More about Advice for law school applicants with conditional scholarship offersUniversity of Connecticut Law launches center on community safety, policing, and inequality
UCONN TODAY — The University of Connecticut School of Law has established the Center on Community Safety, Policing and Inequality to bring innovative research, informed by collaboration with public officials and community organizations, to bear on the national conversation about policing. The new interdisciplinary center will support policy-focused scholarship, host events on related topics, and advise legislative…
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