Willamette Law establishes direct admission program for qualified Western Oregon University graduates
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Western Oregon University (WOU) and Willamette University signed an agreement yesterday to make it easier for WOU students interested in law to pursue a graduate degree at Willamette University College of Law (Willamette Law).
Read More about Willamette Law establishes direct admission program for qualified Western Oregon University graduatesWilliam & Mary Law faculty self-publishes inexpensive and reader-friendly casebooks
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professors Jeffrey Bellin, Adam Gershowitz and Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec of William & Mary Law School know that traditional casebooks—the backbone of legal education—are not only huge, dense, note-ridden, and extremely expensive, but they can be backbreaking for students with tight budgets and hours and hours of reading to get…
Read More about William & Mary Law faculty self-publishes inexpensive and reader-friendly casebooksThirty-four University of Wisconsin Law graduates awarded tribal court legal advocacy certificates
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY — Six-month course enables graduates to practice law and represent clients in tribal courts.
Read More about Thirty-four University of Wisconsin Law graduates awarded tribal court legal advocacy certificatesYale Law Free Exercise Clinic co-authors brief in support of Amish plaintiffs in US Supreme Court case
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Yale Law School Free Exercise Clinic co-authored an amici curiae brief in support of Amish plaintiffs’ challenge of a law compelling them to use modern septic systems for certain wastewater disposal in violation of their religious beliefs forgoing technology. On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the plaintiffs and sent the case back to a…
Read More about Yale Law Free Exercise Clinic co-authors brief in support of Amish plaintiffs in US Supreme Court caseUniversity of California admits more diverse class after dropping admissions test requirement
INSIDE HIGHER ED — University had earlier announced record-breaking number of applicants. It also has a record in admitted students from racial and ethnic minority groups.
Read More about University of California admits more diverse class after dropping admissions test requirementUniversity of Akron plans to sell or repurpose physical campus space
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As one university plans to sell or repurpose a million square feet of campus space, experts discuss the role of in-person education as the pandemic recedes.
Read More about University of Akron plans to sell or repurpose physical campus spaceA look at the political push to ban Critical Race Theory
CNN — From chaotic school board meetings to political strife along party lines, critical race theory has ignited a controversy across the country in recent months.
Read More about A look at the political push to ban Critical Race TheoryNALP report: Summer associate recruiting dropped during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Fifty-six percent of law firms reported making fewer offers for summer 2021 programs compared with summer 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/after-a-soft-recruiting-season-for-2021-summer-associates-new-cycle-appears-off-to-a-rollicking-start
Read More about NALP report: Summer associate recruiting dropped during the pandemicLorium Law firm provides virtual internship for law students during the pandemic
WPTV NBC — Interns are one on one with attorneys at Lorium Law in Boca Raton, an internship the future lawyers are grateful for, especially due to changes because of the pandemic.
Read More about Lorium Law firm provides virtual internship for law students during the pandemicLewis & Clark Law Animal Law Litigation Clinic wins lawsuit against USDA over deregulation of slaughterhouses
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — With help from dedicated law students, the Animal Law Litigation Clinic has defeated the Government’s motions to dismiss two lawsuits challenging the Government’s deregulation of pig slaughterhouses and its failure to protect downed pigs.
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