Law professors and attorneys migrate from social media platform ‘X’ to ‘Bluesky’

January 8, 2025

LAW.COM — Lawyers say they’re excited to see more colleagues making their way to Bluesky and recreating #AppellateTwitter, the hashtag used by a community of lawyers, professors and judges on X to share noteworthy court opinions and appellate news.

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A look at the biggest changes made to the bar exam in 2024

January 8, 2025

ABA JOURNAL — The first NextGen bar exam is scheduled to debut in July 2026. Also, the NCBE posted its family law subject matter outline for the new test.

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Podcast: New England Law professor Chance Meyer and Touro Law professor Patty Baia discuss their course on finding a learning style

January 8, 2025

ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Chance Meyer, New England Law, and Patty Baia, Touro Law School, discuss the upcoming Aspen course Mind for Law. This mini course helps students either entering or already in law school discover their learning style and how to use it properly.

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A look at the pros and cons of taking time off before attending law school

January 8, 2025

THE NATIONAL JURIST — I get a lot of emails like this one around this time of year, from stressed out potential law school applicants: “Should I apply to law school in this application cycle? Or is it better to wait until next year and work first? What are the pros and cons of taking

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University of Baltimore Law shares highlights from 2024

January 7, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — LaVonda N. Reed became dean and professor at The University of Baltimore School of Law on July 1, 2024. She is the first female dean at the School of Law.

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UC Berkeley Law shares highlights from 2024

January 7, 2025

UC BERKELEY LAW — Encapsulating a year at UC Berkeley Law is no simple task. The school’s research carries great influence across many fields. Its Clinical Program’s work benefits vulnerable people across the country

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UC Berkeley Law to launch Family Defense Clinic

January 7, 2025

THE IMPRINT — A new legal defense clinic at UC Berkeley’s School of Law will give students real-world opportunities to assist parents facing the removal of their children due to allegations of abuse or neglect.

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Campbell Law student LeAnn Cain wins third place in national writing competition

January 7, 2025

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — LeAnn Cain ‘26 has won third place in the Dr. Emanuel Stein and Kenneth D. Stein Memorial national legal writing competition, according to the New York State Bar Association, which sponsored the contest.

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Case Western Reserve Law professor Daniel Leizerman receives access to justice award

January 7, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — When Daniel Leizerman entered law school, he learned one thing very quickly: studying textbooks was not his ideal method of learning. “I wasn’t satisfied sitting in class and reading cases all day,” Leizerman laughs. “So I talked to my parents and they suggested reaching out to Legal Aid

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Case Western Reserve Law offers international criminal law courses at partner school in Kyiv

January 7, 2025

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the School of Law had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv (Shevchenko) and helped establish the School’s American Common Law Center.

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