Incoming ABA President Hilarie Bass talks about ABA initiatives in speech to ABA House of Delegates

August 21, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – The American Bar Association’s new president, Hilarie Bass, talked about her own experiences in the organization and its ability to make changes that enhance public confidence in the justice system.

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ABA selects new president-elect

August 21, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – Robert M. Carlson of Corette Black Carlson & Mickelson of Butte, Montana, has assumed the role of president-elect of the American Bar Association.

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ABA releases legal fact check website to serve as public resource

August 21, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – The ABA announced the launch of a new online resource, ABA Legal Fact Check.

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University at Buffalo Law Dean Aviva Abramovsky supports consideration of the school accepting GRE as admission test

August 21, 2017

WBFO (NPR BUFFALO) – UB Law School Dean Aviva Abramovsky said there’s a variety of reasons to review if taking GRE test results is the right thing to do.

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ABA partners to launch web platform for military vets seeking pro bono legal assistance

August 21, 2017

ABA JOURNAL – A web platform for military veterans seeking pro bono legal assistance was launched by the American Bar Association and Jones Day.

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Mitchell Hamline Law Dean Mark Gordon talks untraditional approach to legal education

August 21, 2017

TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS – Gordon is pushing a series of initiatives aimed at getting law students to leave the classroom and learn by doing, often by helping others.

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John Marshall Law, SIU Law partner on urban-rural partnership to help meet legal needs of veterans

August 21, 2017

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – The John Marshall Law School has been helping Southern Illinois University School of Law work to help meet the legal needs of veterans in its region.

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Policy career options for law school graduates

August 21, 2017

U.S. NEWS – Some attorneys pursue policy careers, where they apply the legal analysis skills they learned in law school to advocate for political causes, or provide policy commentaries for think tanks, nonprofits and for-profit consulting groups.

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Gonzaga Law’s Environmental Law and Land Use Clinic gives guidance to Spokane’s Park Board

August 21, 2017

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Moving beyond design decisions to the structure and function of Spokane’s Park Board, Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart asked Gonzaga Law’s Environmental Law and Land Use Clinic for help.

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