ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar announces council nominations
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has nominated Daniel R. Thies, a Sidley Austin associate, to a three-year term. Others nominated to three-year terms on the council are Pamela Lysaght and Rebecca Hanner White.
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BEFORE THE BAR — Vanderbilt Law professor Larry Bridgesmith shares his thoughts on teaching experimental and skill-based courses: The law students with multiple job offers in hand before they leave law schools are those that choose the experiential courses to augment the theoretical courses they are provided in law school.
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ACCESSLEX — The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) recently released the 2017 Top 240 Feeder Schools for ABA Applicants. This annual publication lists the 240 schools that supply the most applicants to ABA-approved law schools per academic year.
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LAW.COM — Can a new online learning program reach minority undergraduates interested in law school? Plus, Karen Sloan examines how Florida International University manages to dominate the Sunshine State’s bar exam.
Read More about Weekly legal education report from National Law Journal’s Karen SloanUniversity of Houston Law’s Health Law and Policy Institute hosts junior faculty ‘works-in-progress’ workshop
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Health Law & Policy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center recently hosted a day-long workshop to give junior faculty the opportunity to present their work-in-progress and discuss it with colleagues from across the country.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Pine Tree Legal Assistance released a groundbreaking online legal resource for veterans nationwide seeking to correct their “less-than-honorable” discharges from the military.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — Yale Law professor Judith Resnik was selected as a member of the 2018 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows, awarded to support innovative scholarship on pressing contemporary issues.
Read More about Yale Law Professor Judith Resnik selected for Carnegie FellowshipMichigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack will deliver commencement address at Wayne Law
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack will deliver the keynote address at Wayne State University Law School’s Commencement ceremony on May 14.
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UVATODAY — The University of Virginia School of Law offers 10 tips and stories about exams produced for the law school website over the years.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy at the University of Virginia School of Law has been named student chapter of the year.
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