US News releases 2024-25 law school rankings

April 17, 2024

REUTERS — Yale and Stanford have retained their shared perch atop U.S. News & World Report’s influential law school rankings, opens new tab, released on Tuesday.

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A look at environmental law programs across the country

April 17, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS COLLEGE OF LAW students participate in a two-week experiential course on environmental law and policy in the Florida Keys. 

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Podcast: Advice for studying contract law in advance of the bar exam

April 17, 2024

BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in an episode from our “Listen and Learn” series, we’re discussing an important concept from Contract Law – consideration – which is one of the three requirements of contract formation. 

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How law schools evaluate applicant transcripts with multiple degrees

April 17, 2024

AOL — Without a doubt, grades are one of the most important factors in law schooladmissions. Applicants can compare their grade point average against the median GPA for a given law school to gauge their chances of admission. However, the idea that law schools mechanically sort applicants by their GPA is a myth.

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A profile on Albany Law student Jonas Caballero

April 17, 2024

CBS 6 ALBANY — From the outside, Jonas Caballero looks like your average Albany law school student.But his journey to get there has been far from it. It starts after 9/11 when Jonas was working as an EMT.

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Students reflect on experiences at Arizona State University Law’s Los Angeles externship center

April 17, 2024

ASU NEWS — Students at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University may be concentrated in the school’s downtown Phoenix headquarters, but they have more choices than ever when it comes to where they complete their externships. 

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University of Arkansas Law Black Law Student Association to host symposium

April 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — The Black Law Student Association will host the biennial Brummer Symposium at noon Friday, April 19, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the U of A School of Law. 

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Boston College Law to host former public defender Lara Montecalvo for commencement address

April 17, 2024

BC LAW — Lara E. Montecalvo ’00, a former public defender now serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, will be Boston College Law School’s 2024 commencement speaker. 

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Boston College Law student Ainsley Hutchinson discusses her experience working at the Hague

April 17, 2024

BC LAW — Ainsley Hutchison ’25 clerked for a war crimes trial judge last summer at the International Criminal Court.

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