University of Virginia Law students and alumni share experiences providing pro bono services
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Students and alumni discuss their experiences volunteering to help others.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ENGINEERING — A multidisciplinary team of computer science, law, and public policy faculty at the University of Virginia has earned a national grant to establish a course aimed at teaching graduate students to deeply examine the complex ethical, legal, and policy implications of new technologies. The $90,000 grant, one of 27 awarded across the…
Read More about University of Virginia receives grant to establish interdisciplinary course on ethical, legal and policy implications of technologyWMU-Cooley Law hosts discussion on human trafficking in state
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW — Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Alan Wilkett recently visited WMU-Cooley Law School Tampa Bay campus to speak with students about the effects of human trafficking in the Tampa Bay region.The discussion, hosted by WMU-Cooley’s Tampa Bay Help Save the Next Girl (HSNG) chapter, was held on Thursday, Oct. 17. Wilkett shared…
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COOLEY LAW — The Black Law Students Association of WMU-Cooley’s Tampa Bay campus hosted a mental health awareness panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 17, geared toward law students and attorneys. Panelists for the “Healthy Living and the Law – Strategies for Students and Attorneys” discussion, included Mandi Clay, mental health expert and founder and…
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law students host mental health awareness discussionPodcast: Advice for prospective students on choosing the right law school
JDSUPRA — Today, we’re talking with Dr. Shirag Shemmassian — a law school admissions expert who has been featured on The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, and NBC — about the process of deciding which law schools to apply to, and choosing the one to attend.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for prospective students on choosing the right law schoolNew England Law shares tips on finding law school scholarships for prospective students
NEW ENGLAND LAW — Looking for scholarships for law school? Nicole Bonito, Assistant Director of Financial Aid at New England Law | Boston, is here to help! Keep reading for her expert tips for finding and winning law school scholarships.
Read More about New England Law shares tips on finding law school scholarships for prospective studentsA look at law school efforts to improve diversity in the legal profession
INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY — Lawyers are often charged with protecting the rights of the nation’s most underrepresented populations, and yet the legal profession remains one of the least diverse in the country, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of January 18, 2019, of America’s nearly 2 million lawyers, 88 percent were White and…
Read More about A look at law school efforts to improve diversity in the legal professionHalf of July LSAT test-takers cancelled their score
NATIONAL JURIST –For the first — and only — time, test-takers could see their scores and choose whether to keep them. Normally, you can’t see them. If you think you did poorly and want to cancel, you do so blindly. The test was going digital, with one half taking it in the new manner and…
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PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES — Graduates of both Pittsburgh-based law schools who took the Pennsylvania bar examination in July did their alma maters proud. Passage percentages for first-time takers of the text topped the commonwealth’s average. The University of Pittsburgh reported that its first-time pass rate was 91.36 percent in July 2019, highest in the commonwealth. In…
Read More about Pittsburgh area law schools report uptick in bar pass ratesCanada’s newest law school at Ryerson University will focus on entrepreneurship and innovation
PRECEDENT MAGAZINE — The new law school at Ryerson wants its graduates to overhaul the legal profession and solve the access-to-justice crisis. Next year, Ryerson University will open a new law school. It’s promising to deploy a revolutionary curriculum, one that will churn out a new class of lawyer: tech-savvy, business-minded and entrepreneurial. And this unique skill…
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