University of Wisconsin Law launches Eviction Defense Clinic
UW LAW SCHOOL — In response to the rising need for eviction defense, the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Economic Justice Institute (EJI) was awarded funding to provide dedicated legal assistance for eviction services. EJI oversees five other civil, anti-poverty clinical programs and will house the new Eviction Defense Clinic.
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POWELL TRIBUNE — United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch will visit the University of Wyoming College of Law and campus with a free public talk at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16.
Read More about US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to visit University of Wyoming LawPandemic drives increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in graduate programs
CNBC — The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for Latinx students in the past year but it has also shaped their future plans. Many chose to go to graduate school to add another degree to their resume before they hit the job market.
Read More about Pandemic drives increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in graduate programsUC Berkeley ordered to freeze student enrollment until university meets court requirements
INSIDE HIGHER ED — An Alameda County Superior Court judge has ordered the University of California, Berkeley, to freeze student enrollment. The highly unusual order more specifically directs the university to “suspend any further increases in student enrollment at UC Berkeley, in academic years 2022-2023 and later, above the level of student enrollment in academic year 2020-21”…
Read More about UC Berkeley ordered to freeze student enrollment until university meets court requirementsEqual Justice Works releases statement on the Supreme Court decision to block the CDC eviction moratorium
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s order extending the federal eviction moratorium. The ban was a two-month order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that covered areas of the country experiencing high levels of community transmission of COVID-19.
Read More about Equal Justice Works releases statement on the Supreme Court decision to block the CDC eviction moratoriumLaw firms change hiring approach amid spike in demand
BLOOMBERG LAW — Conservative entry-level hiring practices that bolstered Big Law firms after the Great Recession constrain them now as they struggle to find associates for the mountains of work after pandemic shutdowns.
Read More about Law firms change hiring approach amid spike in demandThe Impact of the Coronavirus on Legal Education
U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT — American law schools, typically traditionalist and resistant to change, have adapted with rare urgency to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. In the spring of 2020, most law schools – like other educational institutions – moved classes online, canceled campus activities and events, and restricted libraries and other facilities. Many allowed…
Read More about The Impact of the Coronavirus on Legal EducationLaw schools see increase in applicants with top LSAT scores
ABA JOURNAL — The number of law school applicants jumped by 13% this year, the biggest hike since 2002.
Read More about Law schools see increase in applicants with top LSAT scoresABA legal education section to publish student loan data as part of required law school disclosures
ABA JOURNAL — Starting with the 2023-2024 school year, law schools’ Standard 509 Information Reports will include information about the number of students who receive student loans, and the data will be categorized by race, ethnicity and gender.
Read More about ABA legal education section to publish student loan data as part of required law school disclosuresSummer associate recruiting returns after slow 2020
REUTERS — Summer associate recruiting is well underway, and early reports suggest that many law firms are looking to bolster the number of law students they hire after taking a conservative approach the previous cycle—the first of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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