Survey: Several law firms and legal departments are bringing back furloughed employees in 2021
LEGAL EXAMINER — Good news for law school graduates and others in the legal profession. A year after the earliest Covid-19 cases hit the United States prompting a near-shutdown of the economy, there are more law firms and corporate legal departments hiring employees in 2021 than there are letting them go.
Read More about Survey: Several law firms and legal departments are bringing back furloughed employees in 2021Survey looks at law firm salary and lawyer alma mater
LAW FUEL — A recent American law publication survey of partners earnings showed that over half of partners who earned over $500,000 were from the top 25 law schools in the US. By contrast, under 40 per cent that hit that half million dollar threshold attended law schools with rankings of 26 or higher.
Read More about Survey looks at law firm salary and lawyer alma materUC Berkeley Law professors Caroline McKay, Olorunnipa Badejo, and Narayan Subramanian appointed to federal positions
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Caroline McKay is the new chief of staff to White House Counsel Dana Remus and deputy associate counsel. Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo is an associate counsel in the Office of White House Counsel. Narayan Subramanian is headed to the Department of Energy as a legal advisor in the general counsel’s office.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law professors Caroline McKay, Olorunnipa Badejo, and Narayan Subramanian appointed to federal positionsFlorida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competition
TEXAS SOUTHERN THURGOOD MARSHALL SCHOOL OF LAW — Thurgood Marshall School of Law reserves the right to remain proud: The law school’s competitive mock trial team reigns victorious, with back-to-back, first-place championship regional win at the 2021 NBLSA Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition.
Read More about Florida State University Law Black Law Students Association wins mock trial competitionPodcast: Law deans who created antiracist clearinghouse discuss their pathways to the law
THE POWER OF ATTORNEY — Co-Dean Kim Mutcherson and hosts of Strict Scrutiny, Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw combine forces in a crossover episode! The hosts discuss the Court’s recent grants, the decision in FDA v. ACOG, and recap some of January’s cases. The Power of Attorney is produced by Rutgers Law School.
Read More about Podcast: Law deans who created antiracist clearinghouse discuss their pathways to the lawBoston University forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
BOSTON UNIVERSITY — The new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee formed last fall by Boston University’s Board of Trustees—charged with overseeing BU’s efforts to identify and eliminate systemic racism on campus—has begun meeting, spearheading the group’s efforts to improve the University’s culture in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Read More about Boston University forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CommitteeBoston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig named to antiracism professorship
BOSTON UNIVERSITY — School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, has been named as the inaugural Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig says her goal is to ensure that students “have an equitable experience in the classroom,” regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic levels.
Read More about Boston University Law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig named to antiracism professorshipHarvard Law hosts discussion on the intersection of human rights and racial justice
THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Legal scholars and experts discussed mobilizing and advocating for human rights and racial justice in a virtual panel at Harvard Law School on Thursday. The event, “Human Rights, Civil Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Justice,” marked the second installment in a year-long series hosted by the Human Rights Program.
Read More about Harvard Law hosts discussion on the intersection of human rights and racial justiceVermont Law receives federal grant for research on criminal justice reform
SEVEN DAYS — Vermont Law School will receive a $3 million federal grant for its National Center on Restorative Justice, an initiative focused on providing training and advocating for criminal justice reform, Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office announced Tuesday. The center is intended to become a hub for research and training in restorative justice practices.
Read More about Vermont Law receives federal grant for research on criminal justice reformUniversity of Washington Law professor Jacqueline McMurtie discusses work on wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform in faculty lecture
THE DAILY — Jacqueline McMurtie was chosen to give the 44th annual University Faculty Lecture. The lecture, “Stand With the Innocent: Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Reform,” centered on the work of the Washington Innocence Project, which McMurtie founded under the name Innocence Project Northwest in 1997.
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