Bhutan gets first dedicated law school
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM – The future of law in Bhutan is secure with the opening of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law and the acceptance of its first class of students.
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SOUTH CAROLINA RADIO NETWORK – The university plans to borrow $45 million to help remodel the 44-year-old building in downtown Columbia.
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WOTV (NBC GRAND RAPIDS) – Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School asked in January for his conviction to be set aside, and the Wayne County prosecutor’s office agreed.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – Continuing Legal Education courses appeal to alumni while showing the public how law and justice intersect.
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NEWS & OBSERVER – UNC law alumni are building their case against a budget cut that they say would be catastrophic to the state’s oldest professional school.
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NEWS & OBSERVER – “The proposal seems to squarely target Gene Nichol, another unquestionably brilliant faculty member who once directed the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity within the law school.”
Read More about Opinion: Cutting UNC Law budget is an attempt to quiet criticNew law school deans across the country set to begin terms
NATIONAL JURIST – Several new law school deans have been announced in the past few months, with most taking reins July 1.
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ABA JOURNAL – A questionnaire about the proposed revision to Standard 316, which deals with bar passage rates, will be sent to ABA-accredited law schools.
Read More about ABA to solicit feedback from law school on tightening bar passage standards, accreditation complianceNew law graduates going to large law firms can find rewarding careers in smaller cities
BLOOMBERG LAW – Graduates willing to build careers in less obvious places or with smaller shops, in second or third-tier markets, are likely to find there’s more bang for the buck in these cities.
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BLOOMBERG LAW – White & Case scored the highest ranking in The American Lawyer’s annual diversity report, which measures the largest U.S. law firms based on the percentage of minority lawyers.
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