University of Houston Law Center hosts Texas Supreme Court for oral arguments

November 12, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — After the oral arguments, the nine justices returned to the courtroom for a Q&A session with students on a wide range of topics, including legal strategy, client advocacy and the best advice for dealing with the rigors of law school.

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Indiana University Maurer Law professor Jody Madeira elected to county commissioner seat 

November 12, 2024

AOL — Political newcomer and Democratic candidate Jody Madeira will serve as Monroe County commissioner for District 3, beating out Republican candidate Joe VanDeventer Tuesday.

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University of Iowa Law student Joann Mulholland discusses why law students should focus on collective learning

November 12, 2024

ABA —  A legal scholar argued that much of the way law school functions is in opposition to how lawyers practice in the real world. 

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Jacksonville University Law faculty present at international technology innovation challenge

November 12, 2024

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY — A team of Jacksonville University faculty reached the finals of an international technology innovation competition during the Rhodes Annual Forum on Technology and Society, hosted at Rhodes House in Oxford, England.

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Jacksonville University Law faculty participate in artificial intelligence innovation challenge

November 12, 2024

THE FLORIDA BAR NEWS — A team of Jacksonville University faculty presented in the finals of an international technology innovation competition on November 2, during the Rhodes Annual Forum on Technology and Society hosted at Rhodes House in Oxford, England.

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Jacksonville University Law dean Nick Allard discusses why innovation is necessary in legal education

November 12, 2024

JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — In America’s constitutional democracy, lawyers are both preservationists and disruptors. To be, or not to be? That is not the question for law schools. They too should preserve and disrupt. The academic custodians of the past who transmit what is known and properly done also can be innovators. They are not and should not be “enemies of the future.”

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Lewis & Clark Law shares bar exam pass rate for recent graduate

November 12, 2024

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — For the third year in a row, Lewis & Clark graduates had high rates for first time bar exam pass, at 83.5%, continuing the school’s trend of exceeding the overall state bar pass rate of 74%.

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Liberty Law trial team wins regional arbitration competition

November 12, 2024

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — Liberty University School of Law’s trial team won the ABA Regional Arbitration Competition hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law on Oct. 25 and 26 and will advance to the National Finals at the American Bar Association (ABA) Headquarters in Chicago in January.

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Loyola Law Los Angeles students serve as poll workers during 2024 election

November 12, 2024

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY — Graduating JD Evening student Sascha Macias ’25 was all smiles as she began her second day of volunteering at a Valencia, Calif., polling location just after 6 a.m. – and she had not even had her first cup of coffee yet.

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Mercer Law hots 5K to raise money for scholarships

November 12, 2024

MIDDLE GEORGIA CEO — Mercer Law School’s Association of Women Law Students (AWLS) will host its annual Lauren Giddings 5K on Sunday, Nov. 17 on Cruz Plaza on Mercer’s undergraduate Macon campus, with the race kicking off at 10:00 a.m.

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