Equal Justice Works Alumni Engagement Program connects law students and lawyers through public service
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS — For more than 30 years, Equal Justice Works has been facilitating opportunities for law students and lawyers to engage in public service and bring lasting change to underserved communities across our country. Today, we have more than 2,000 Fellows in our alumni network.
Read More about Equal Justice Works Alumni Engagement Program connects law students and lawyers through public serviceTips for first-year law firm associates
JD SUPRA — Concerns about starting your first job after law school are justified. It is terrifying. For many, the first year as an associate will be your first professional job. Little has prepared you for the difficult, confusing and stressful first year ahead. We thought we would pass along some tips to the next generation.
Read More about Tips for first-year law firm associatesPresident Biden selects law school deans and professors for Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court
THE WHITE HOUSE — President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate. In addition to legal and other scholars, the Commissioners includes federal judges and practitioners.
Read More about President Biden selects law school deans and professors for Presidential Commission on the Supreme CourtApplications for law and graduate programs up compared to prior year
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Typically, graduate school admissions are countercyclical, meaning that when the economy is down, enrollment is up. Despite the unique nature of 2020’s economic downturn, it appears that this year is no exception. Applications are up in professional programs such as business and law, but also in some humanities programs.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. has been named as the new dean of American University Washington College of Law. Fairfax currently serves as the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor and founding director of the Criminal Law & Policy Initiative at George Washington University Law School.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — UCI Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Hal S. Stern has appointed Bryant Garth as Interim Dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law). Garth, who returns to UCI Law after retiring in June 2019, will assume the deanship on June 2, 2021.
Read More about UC Irvine Law appoints Bryant Garth as interim deanUS Department of Education terminates Florida Coastal Law’s federal student loan eligibility
ABA JOURNAL — The U.S. Department of Education has terminated the Florida Coastal School of Law’s access to federal student financial aid, and the for-profit school has been directed to file a teach-out plan with the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — It was a banner year for law school applications. The number of applicants this year was up about 21 percent compared to last year, according to the Law School Admissions Council. Total applications were up 32 percent. An increase that big can be tricky for an admissions department.
Read More about Notre Dame Law closes deposit form amid rush of acceptances from admitted studentsGeorgia Supreme Court announces online only bar exam for July 2021
ALBANYHERLD.COM — The Supreme Court of Georgia has announced that the Georgia Bar Exam scheduled for this summer will be given remotely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It will be the third Georgia bar exam administered remotely during the past year. More than 1,000 applicants are expected to take the test.
Read More about Georgia Supreme Court announces online only bar exam for July 2021The role of location in law school enrollment decisions
U.S. NEWS — Lawyers are as ubiquitous in America as yellow school buses and large coffees to go. From small offices near rural courthouses to skyscrapers in major cities, lawyers practice everywhere. Law schools, however, are less evenly distributed. Most states have three or fewer.
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