Brooklyn Law hosts community forum on the closing of Rikers Island prison
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — As the city is working on a long-term plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with five smaller borough-based jails, reform advocates gathered together at Brooklyn Law School to discuss the move which will have an enormous impact in our borough.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law has established the Honorable Judge Valdemar Cordova Scholarship, thanks to a $100,000 contribution from Los Abogados, Arizona’s Hispanic Bar Association.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW — On Oct. 30, 2017, 3L student Pete Sabori (Gila River/Hopi) became the first University of Arizona Law student to appear as a student practitioner in tribal court representing a tribe.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The Equal Justice Foundation’s 25th Annual Public Interest Auction took place on March 29. Faculty, students, alumni, staff, and other members of the American University Washington College of Law community convened in Claudio Grossman Hall for a night of bidding and fun, all for an excellent cause.
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DIGITAL JOURNAL — The Fifth Annual National Diversity Pre-Law Conference, a free, world-class pre-professional success event providing information, resources and connections to diverse law school aspirants, will be held at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC on April 6-7, 2018.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Law students and practicing lawyers gathered at Albany Law School Tuesday evening for a training session and panel on how to represent immigrant clients in criminal matters.
Read More about Albany Law hosts training session for lawyers representing clients with immigration and criminal casesAlbany Law launches certificate programs in cybersecurity and data privacy
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — A new all-online certificate program in Cybersecurity & Privacy Law at Albany Law School offers students the opportunity to enroll in a unique half-year to full-year, skills-oriented cyber law track.
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ABA JOURNAL — Law practice may be the loneliest profession. Lawyers outranked other professionals on a “loneliness scale” in a survey of more than 1,600 workers, the Washington Post reports.
Read More about Study: Law tops list of ‘loneliest’ professionsBlockchain technology could reshape legal compliance jobs
BLOOOMBERG LAW — Blockchain is one of the most anticipated new technologies in the corporate world, with the potential to reshape the operational and regulatory landscape in a number of industries. The technology offers the promise of more accessible, more transparent and secure data processes.
Read More about Blockchain technology could reshape legal compliance jobsGMAT reduces test time by 30 minutes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The business school group that runs the Graduate Management Admission Test, historically the dominant test in M.B.A. admissions, announced this week that the test time is being cut by 30 minutes, down to three hours and 30 minutes.
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