Harvard Law hosts annual symposium on the criminal justice system
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School’s Harvard Defenders hosted the 7th annual Litman Symposium on Nov. 15. This year’s event, titled “Defining Justice: Building a more equitable criminal legal system,” featured a Q&A with keynote speakers Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Sarah Boyette ’10 and Simmi Kaur ’17, an attorney with the Bronx Defenders.
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UCLA LAW — On the second Saturday of every month, a dozen students in UCLA School of Law’s Reentry Legal Clinic gather early in the morning to travel from Westwood to Watts. They come prepared but leave their books behind. There will be no school credit for them to earn in the important work ahead.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — The University at Buffalo School of Law is pleased to announce that it will accept the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as a valid predictor of academic success in law school.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Expert practitioners explored the role of prosecutors in criminal legal reform and examined recent approaches to criminal prosecution in New York City and beyond in a panel discussion, “Criminal Prosecution: Innovation & Reform,” sponsored by the Center for Criminal Justice.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Michael T. Cahill, Co-Dean and Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, and previously a faculty member and senior administrator at Brooklyn Law School, has been named the next President and Joseph Crea Dean of Brooklyn Law School.
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NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE — A longtime Little Rock attorney’s gift of $100,000 will provide scholarships for students at University of Arkansas School of Law. The B. Jeffery Pence Endowed Scholarship Fund will be established through a bequest from Pence, now in his 46th year of law practice, according to the university.
Read More about University of Arkansas Law receives gift for student scholarshipsLegal group wants mandatory bar association dues deemed unconstitutional
BLOOMBERG LAW — A conservative legal group wants to use the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against mandatory union fees to strike down bar association dues being used for political purposes.
Read More about Legal group wants mandatory bar association dues deemed unconstitutionalLaw Society of Ontario will mandate pay for articling students
CANADIAN LAWYER — The Law Society of Ontario decided on Monday to alter the training process for young lawyers, approving a proposal to mandate pay for articling students and audit the firms where they work beginning May 1, 2021.
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THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER — With 2018 almost over, it’s the time of year for holiday parties, seeing family and friends, and re-evaluating professional goals. Successful lawyers not only do their work and handle cases but are also active in the community and respective bars.
Read More about Advice for young lawyers on volunteering and managing timeUC Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky reflects on the 2018 Supreme Court
ABA JOURNAL — The past year is sure to be regarded as pivotal in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. The retirement of Anthony Kennedy and his replacement with Brett Kavanaugh likely will shape the court for decades.
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