What to know when considering part-time law school programs
U.S. NEWS – As you consider whether to pursue a law degree on a full- or part-time basis, it is helpful to look closely at the key differentiating attributes of a part-time legal education.
Read More about What to know when considering part-time law school programsConsiderations for pursuing a graduate degree and avoiding debt
FORBES – Despite long-term promise, short-term financial burden weighs heavily. Before going back to school, ensure your ambition is a good decision.
Read More about Considerations for pursuing a graduate degree and avoiding debtStudy finds a law degree provides a larger earnings increase to whites than minorities
ABA JOURNAL – White law graduates get a median annual boost to earnings of about $41,000—a figure that is substantially higher than for minority law grads, according to two researchers.
Read More about Study finds a law degree provides a larger earnings increase to whites than minoritiesNew federal data find post-recession borrowers are struggling to pay back student loans
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Borrowers, especially those who attend less selective institutions or who drop out, increasingly struggle to pay back loans.
Read More about New federal data find post-recession borrowers are struggling to pay back student loansLaw firm mergers in 2017 on pace to break record
BIG LAW BUSINESS – Through the first three quarters of 2017, there have been a record 76 law firm combinations.
Read More about Law firm mergers in 2017 on pace to break recordEntry of ‘Big Four’ accounting firms into legal industry leads to race to change legal service delivery
BIG LAW BUSINESS – As the legal industry continues to change, however, the Big Four have reemerged on the consciousness of buyers of legal services and garnered attention from Big Law leaders.
Read More about Entry of ‘Big Four’ accounting firms into legal industry leads to race to change legal service deliveryUC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky to serve as counsel in lawsuit against Trump administration for DACA repeal
DAILY CALIFORNIAN – UC Berkeley School of Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky will serve as counsel in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for his repeal of the DACA.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky to serve as counsel in lawsuit against Trump administration for DACA repealSouthwestern Law Dean and former AALS Executive Director Susan Westerberg Prager to be honored at ‘persons of the year’ dinner
METROPOLITAN NEWS-ENTERPRISE – Southwestern Law School Dean Susan Westerberg Prager has been designated by the Metropolitan News-Enterprise as a 2017 “persons of the year.”
Read More about Southwestern Law Dean and former AALS Executive Director Susan Westerberg Prager to be honored at ‘persons of the year’ dinnerWashington University School of Law to accept GRE as admissions test
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Washington University in St. Louis announced that its law school will accept the Graduate Record Examination for admissions.
Read More about Washington University School of Law to accept GRE as admissions testGeorgia State Law and Harvard Law tax clinics partner to write amicus briefs
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY – In partnership with the Harvard Federal Tax Clinic, the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and Ted Afield have co-written three amicus briefs.
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