Graduates with MBAs struggle to secure employment

January 30, 2025

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — Landing a professional job in the U.S. has become so tough that even Harvard Business School says its M.B.A.s can’t solely rely on the university’s name to open doors anymore.

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Attorney groups oppose Executive Order aimed at bar association diversity programs

January 29, 2025

REUTERS — Two major U.S. state bar associations have pushed back after President Donald Trump took aim at efforts to promote more diversity in the legal profession.

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Podcast: Advice on answering third-party rights in contracts questions on the bar exam

January 29, 2025

BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — This is the first episode of a two-part discussion of third-party rights in contracts.

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Despite warnings, judges still see lawyers submit AI-generated documents with fabricated cases and information 

January 29, 2025

JD SUPRA — Despite clear judicial warnings and sanctions, legal professionals continue to submit AI-generated court documents with fabricated content. 

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AALS immediate past president Melanie Wilson and 2025 president Austen Parrish discuss their vision for the association and legal education

January 29, 2025

ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Melanie Wilson, Dean of Washington and Lee University’s School of Law, and Austen Parrish, Dean of UC Irvine School of Law, discuss Melanie’s year as president of AALS. They also share the changes the organization has made throughout the years.

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Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle M. Conway named president-elect of AALS

January 29, 2025

PENN STATE DICKINSON —  Throughout her career, Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway has focused on inclusion within the legal academy and the legal profession. Part of her motivation has been that early on, she did not always feel included herself.

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AALS announces 2025 leadership

January 29, 2025

THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS — Austen L. Parrish, Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, was inducted as President of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) after delivering his inaugural address at the AALS Annual Meeting.    

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Lawyer Chris Ayers honored by AALS Section on Litigation with Outstanding Practitioner Award

January 29, 2025

SEEGER WEISS LLP — Seeger Weiss is proud to announce that partner Chris Ayers has been honored with the 2025 Section on Litigation Outstanding Practitioner Award by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

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American University Washington College of Law faculty lead discussions at AALS Annual Meeting

January 29, 2025

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) was well-represented at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, which took place from January 7-11 in San Francisco, California.

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Arizona State University Law faculty present at AALS Annual Meeting

January 29, 2025

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will join the nation’s top legal minds at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Jan. 7 to 11.

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