Lewis & Clark Law Professor Sandy Patrick receives excellence in teaching award from school
LEWIS & CLARK LAW — The Leo Levenson Excellence in Teaching Award was presented to Professor Sandy Patrick by graduating student Anjana Kumar ’19 at the 2019 Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — First-year salaries for law firm associates saw double-digit growth last year but many of them didn’t match the much-publicized figure of $190,000 that some make at the biggest firms, new figures show.
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UK NOW — University of Kentucky Provost David Blackwell has named Professor Mary J. Davis to the position of interim dean of the College of Law. Dean David A. Brennen has been selected to participate in the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Fellows Program
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UH LAW CENTER — University of Houston alumna Justice Ruby Kless Sondock and Professor Lonny Hoffman were recognized for their achievements at the recent 2019 Houston Bar Association Annual Dinner.
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UH LAW CENTER — Five clinical professors of the University of Houston Law Center – four Lawyering Skills and Strategies professors and the director of the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic – recently presented at the Biennial Empire State Legal Writing Conference in New York City.
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UH LAW CENTER — Thirteen tax professors from six different law schools collaborated on research agendas and provided peer review comments at the Fifth Annual Texas Tax Faculty Workshop last week at the University of Houston Student Center.
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LAW.COM — You made it! You landed a summer associate role at your firm of choice. While you deserve a “well done” moment, you can’t take your foot off the gas pedal just yet.
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UGA TODAY — The Athens law firm Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC, has created the Kellie R. Casey Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia School of Law to recognize Casey’s contributions to the school and its storied advocacy program.
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FORBES — The trillion dollar global legal industry has a looming skills crisis. Its roots extend far beyond law grads entering the marketplace lacking practice-ready” capability or the vanishing, client-subsidized, on-the-job-training firms once provided to young associates.
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ABA JOURNAL — When it comes to making the law more accessible online, few can claim a longer history than Cornell University Law School’s Legal Information Institute. Since its founding in 1992, the LII has undertaken many notable projects, including republishing the Code of Federal Regulations
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