Law schools expand business and skills-based education to prepare students for modern legal careers

October 17, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Law schools have been under increasing pressure to produce practice-ready lawyers for more than a decade, but as many top law schools launch new programs, it seems a tipping point has arrived.

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Law schools partner with firms to build pipelines to a diverse legal profession

October 17, 2024

THE INDIANA LAWYERS — Every law school has faced the challenges of creating a diverse student body, even before last year’s Supreme Court decision that dramatically changed how universities could admit students.

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Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law enter final steps of reunification plan

October 17, 2024

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW —  Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law have entered the critical final steps of reunification with the recent submission of Applications for Acquiescence in a Substantive Change of Program or Structure to the Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar,

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Kaplan survey examines law school policies on using artificial intelligence in admissions essays 

October 17, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — Can would-be law students use generative artificial intelligence programs, such as ChatGPT, to write admissions essays? Fifty-four percent of surveyed law schools have no official policy on the issue, according to a survey by test prep company Kaplan.

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University of Houston Law Center dean Leonard Baynes hosts conversation with Drake Law dean Roscoe Jones Jr on careers in law

October 17, 2024

SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD — Two leading legal educators described the abundant opportunities in the legal field to University of Houston undergraduate students last week.

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Podcast: Appalachian Law dean D.J. Western discusses how the community is doing after Hurricane Helene

October 17, 2024

ASPEN LEADING EDGE — D.J. Western, Appalachian School of Law, gives an update on how his community is doing after Hurricane Helene. He also discusses his journey from the Air Force to becoming a law school dean as well as updates on the school, including a Master of Legal Studies and a Veteran’s clinic.

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University of Akron Law partners with Wilberforce University for ‘3+3’ accelerated bachelor’s/JD program

October 17, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — The University of Akron (UA) School of Law is partnering with Wilberforce University to establish an accelerated pathway for students to obtain both a bachelor‘s degree from Wilberforce and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Akron Law.

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University of Arizona Law partners with ABA for public course on the law of policing

October 17, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — Starting next week, lawyers and law students can learn more about policing and the law, from anywhere and for free.

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University of Arkansas Entrepreneurial Law Project helps support area small businesses

October 17, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — A joint effort to provide legal aid to Arkansas entrepreneurs drew 16 early-stage ventures and small business owners to Little Rock earlier this semester, part of an ongoing initiative to help startups struggling with obtaining legal counsel. 

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Boston College Law students named to supreme judicial court’s pro bono honor roll

October 17, 2024

BC LAW MAGAZINE — Boston College Law School has announced that thirty-two of its students and recent graduates will be recognized on the Adams Pro Bono Honor Roll during a ceremony on October 30 at 4 p.m. at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.

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