LSAC reports number of law school applications up 10.6 percent compared to last year
ABA JOURNAL – The number of law school applications has increased by 10.6 percent when compared to last year at this time, according to information released by the Law School Admission Council.
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U.S. NEWS – With the current application season winding down, prospective students need to take steps to finish strong.
Read More about Advice for law school applicants applying for Fall 2018 admissionLSAC President Kellye Testy discusses partnership with AALS
ABA JOURNAL – LSAC and AALS are coming together on a project to improve how the public sees the prospects of a legal education and the legal profession.
Read More about LSAC President Kellye Testy discusses partnership with AALSReport calls for ABA to add younger members to legal education council for perspective, increase in transparency
ABA JOURNAL – The report also asks for the annual ABA law school questionnaire to require that schools report disaggregated borrowing data, tuition amounts paid and scholarships, with subcategories for gender and race.
Read More about Report calls for ABA to add younger members to legal education council for perspective, increase in transparencyA look at summer law programs for high school students
U.S. NEWS – Students can get an in-depth introduction to legal professions through free or low-cost programs.
Read More about A look at summer law programs for high school studentsU.S. law schools offer summer programs for incoming international LL.M students
LLM GUIDE – Many law schools offer students the chance to skill-up in their law and English skills, before starting an LL.M.
Read More about U.S. law schools offer summer programs for incoming international LL.M studentsHouse higher education bill addresses conservative social issues
NEW YORK TIMES – A 590-page higher-education bill working its way through Congress is a wish list for a wide range of people, groups and colleges saying that their First Amendment rights are being trampled.
Read More about House higher education bill addresses conservative social issuesJustice Department sidelines office dedicated to expanding legal aid to poor citizens
THE HILL – The DOJ has effectively shuttered an office established under former President Obama to increase the accessibility of legal aid to needy Americans.
Read More about Justice Department sidelines office dedicated to expanding legal aid to poor citizensDuke Law selects University of Virginia Law professor Kerry Abrams as dean
DUKE UNIVERSITY – Karen L. “Kerry” Abrams, the vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of law at the University of Virginia, has been selected as the next dean of Duke Law School.
Read More about Duke Law selects University of Virginia Law professor Kerry Abrams as deanSupreme Court Justice Sotomayor addresses legal education, contemporary issues during talk at Houston Law Center
HOUSTON CHRONICLE – Supreme Court justice answers questions, tells law students to get involved in issues.
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