Opinion: Second year on tenure track is make-or-break year
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The first year may get all the attention, but the second one is the make-or-break year, argues Christine Tulley.
Read More about Opinion: Second year on tenure track is make-or-break yearReport finds decline in billing hours since 2007 is costing firms an average of $74K per lawyer
ABA JOURNAL – The average lawyer today is billing 156 fewer hours annually than at the start of 2007, costing firms an average of $74,100 in lost revenues per lawyer each year, according to the report.
Read More about Report finds decline in billing hours since 2007 is costing firms an average of $74K per lawyerConsultants predict law firms will be highly competitive in 2018
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS – Consultants say to expect a new year with more law firm mergers, more pressure from clients, shrinking headcounts and more attention—and dollars—for cybersecurity.
Read More about Consultants predict law firms will be highly competitive in 2018Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts vows to evaluate judiciary’s handling of sexual harassment complaints
ABA JOURNAL – Roberts talked of his plans for an evaluation in his 2017 State of the Judiciary Report.
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ABA JOURNAL – The ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently notified two law schools that they were not in compliance with specific accreditation standards.
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ABA JOURNAL – Detailed in the Nov. 13 letter is an accreditation committee appeal Cooley Law School brought to the Council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Read More about ABA defends findings against Cooley Law School in summary judgment motionArizona Summit Law School found to be out of compliance for finances
AZCENTRAL – A private Phoenix law school on probation by the American Bar Association for low passage rates on the State Bar exam is now out of compliance with standards concerning its finances.
Read More about Arizona Summit Law School found to be out of compliance for financesLouisville Brandeis School of Law Dean Colin Crawford shares his hopes for the school as he starts his tenure
PUBLIC. – He had the chance to share a bit about what he admires about the Brandeis School of Law and his hopes for the school in the changing landscape of legal education.
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SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE – Paul Marcus, a professor at William & Mary Law School in Virginia and president of the Association of American Law Schools, said the value of exoneration work is worth the effort.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS – In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast, host John Weber talks to Carl Hernandez about the immigration clinic at Brigham Young University.
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