Vermont Law vice president John Miller appointed to LSAC Board of Trustees
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Vermont Law School’s (VLS) John Miller has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the not-for-profit organization that, together with its member schools, is committed to advancing law and justice by encouraging diverse and talented individuals to study law and by supporting their enrollment and learning journeys…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL — As Leader of New Clinic, Professor Deirdre Enright Will Expand on Innocence Project Efforts.
Read More about University of Virginia Law Center for Criminal Justice to expand Innocence Project effortsWillamette Law dean Brian Gallini recommends alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar exam
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — After months of study and review, a task force of Oregon attorneys and legal educators issued a formal recommendation that the state consider other ways for recent law school graduates to show competency beyond the traditional bar exam.
Read More about Willamette Law dean Brian Gallini recommends alternative pathways to law licensing beyond the bar examWillamette Law expands clinical law program
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — With growing interest in its experiential learning opportunities, Willamette Law excitedly announces a significant investment into the Clinical Law program with the hiring of Professor Sarah Matsumoto, from Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, and the appointment of Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence, Professor Susan Cook, to the full-time faculty. Both will assume their positions…
Read More about Willamette Law expands clinical law programUniversity of Wisconsin Law changes format of law clinics to adjust to student demand
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL — The school wants to provide more scheduling flexibility by starting some clinics in the fall or spring semesters and guarantee a spot to every student who wants one beginning in the 2022-23 school year…
Read More about University of Wisconsin Law changes format of law clinics to adjust to student demandPart-time college enrollment sharply declines during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The rate at which students stayed enrolled at a postsecondary institution dropped by two percentage points last fall, yet more evidence of the impact of the pandemic and recession.
Read More about Part-time college enrollment sharply declines during the pandemicOpinion: Systematic issues in the legal profession preventing the advancement of women lawyers
ABA JOURNAL — The lack of upward mobility by women in the profession is not because women are not putting in the time and effort, nor is it because they are distracted by other concerns in their lives. Legal employers have plenty of systemic issues that need to be faced head-on when it comes to the…
Read More about Opinion: Systematic issues in the legal profession preventing the advancement of women lawyersSurvey: Many young lawyers report decline in well-being during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Nearly half of lawyers responding to a Bloomberg Law survey said their well-being declined over the first quarter of this year—and the problem was even worse for junior lawyers.
Read More about Survey: Many young lawyers report decline in well-being during the pandemicNALP report: Lateral associate hiring fell sharply over the last year
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW PLACEMENT — This is the largest decline in lateral hiring since the peak of the Great Recession in 2009 when lateral hiring was down by 52%. NALP’s 2020 analyses cover aggregate hiring information on more than 4,500 lateral lawyers in 388 offices/firms
Read More about NALP report: Lateral associate hiring fell sharply over the last yearHow the pandemic has affected legal education and law school admissions
WTOP NEWS — 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.
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