WMU-Cooley Law Professor Florise Neville-Ewell honored by the National Bar Association
LEGALNEWS.COM — WMU-Cooley Law School Professor Florise Neville-Ewell was recognized as an “Outstanding Woman Lawyer Hidden Figure/Impact” nominee by the National Bar Association – Women Lawyers Division (NBA-WLD).
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law Professor Florise Neville-Ewell honored by the National Bar AssociationPodcast: A look at the growth of experiential education in law schools
LEGAL REBELS — How experiential learning in law schools became widely accepted.
Read More about Podcast: A look at the growth of experiential education in law schoolsSuccessful law school bar exam preparation programs are highlighted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners
THE BAR EXAMINER — Five law schools share their strategies towards preparing students for passing the bar exam.
Read More about Successful law school bar exam preparation programs are highlighted by the National Conference of Bar ExaminersMentors can provide a roadmap to the legal profession for law students
ABA — Law students should be seeking out a wide array of diverse mentors according to their areas of interest. Those interests will likely change during law school, and as such, law students should continue to build their mentorship circle based on practice areas, roles, and organizations. Some law schools offer alumni mentor programs that will…
Read More about Mentors can provide a roadmap to the legal profession for law studentsGeorgia State University Law tax clinic student Casey Tuchscher wins victory for client
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — A student in the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic at the Georgia State University College of Law has won a victory at tax court. At the calendar call on April 29, third-year law student Casey Tuchscher (J.D. ’19) argued an Earned Income Credit case for a woman with the help of…
Read More about Georgia State University Law tax clinic student Casey Tuchscher wins victory for clientGeorgia State University Law professor Ted Afield named chair of AALS Section on Teaching Methods
Georgia State University — Ted Afield, associate clinical professor of law and director of the Philip C. Cook Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Georgia State University’s College of Law, has been named chair of the Section on Teaching Methods for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), a position in which he will advise AALS…
Read More about Georgia State University Law professor Ted Afield named chair of AALS Section on Teaching MethodsOpinion: Is the political climate driving students toward law school and away from business school?
BLOOMBERG OPINION — President Trump’s policies seem to be a major contributing factor towards driving young Americans to go to law school as opposed to business school. This shift will eventually affect the U.S. labor market for decades to come.
Read More about Opinion: Is the political climate driving students toward law school and away from business school?Texas law schools highlight student support programs
MY SAN ANTONIO — For support and to get law students on the road to success, area law schools offer guidance and preparation to their students.
Read More about Texas law schools highlight student support programsU.S. law school visits inspire changes to legal education in the Philippines
ABS/CBN NEWS — A 12-day visit to several law schools in the United States last year has helped spur changes in legal education in the country, Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin acknowledged Wednesday as he welcomed US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim to the halls of the Supreme Court.
Read More about U.S. law school visits inspire changes to legal education in the PhilippinesGraduate student loan debt rising faster than undergraduate debt
NPR — Graduate students are increasingly shouldering the country’s student debt. NPR’s The Indicator takes a look at how that came to pass and what it might mean for the economy.
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