Students at Kenyan law school uncertain about future after Council of Legal Education rules school fraudulent
NAIROBI NEWS – The fate of 1,000 students pursing law degrees at Moi University hangs in the balance after the Council of Legal Education maintained that it does not recognise the course.
Read More about Students at Kenyan law school uncertain about future after Council of Legal Education rules school fraudulentNortheastern Law launches pro bono collaboration with public interest organizations
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Northeastern University School of Law has launched the NUSL Pro Bono Collaboration.
Read More about Northeastern Law launches pro bono collaboration with public interest organizationsUniversity of Mississippi Law hopes to increase number of women in the legal profession
HOTTYTODDY – The University of Mississippi School of Law has about 43% of female and 57% male law students with a current bar passage rate of about 90%.
Read More about University of Mississippi Law hopes to increase number of women in the legal professionMissouri Law selects Florida Law’s Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky as new law school dean
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW – Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky has been appointed as the 17th dean of the University of Missouri School of Law.
Read More about Missouri Law selects Florida Law’s Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky as new law school deanStudy finds decline in law school student debt and private school tuition revenue in recent years
ABA JOURNAL – When inflation is calculated in, 115 law schools have seen students’ debt loads decline between 2013 and 2016.
Read More about Study finds decline in law school student debt and private school tuition revenue in recent yearsComparing law school loans for prospective students and recent graduates
U.S. NEWS – Most law students rely on loans to pay for their legal education, experts say.
Read More about Comparing law school loans for prospective students and recent graduatesLaw school deans, GCs show support for Legal Services Corp. funding
ABA JOURNAL – The deans of 166 law schools asked Congress to support funding the LSC.
Read More about Law school deans, GCs show support for Legal Services Corp. fundingStudy finds income-based repayment on student loans reduced default rates
INSIDE HIGHER ED – A new study links the drop in home prices during the Great Recession to the increase in student loan defaults over the same period.
Read More about Study finds income-based repayment on student loans reduced default ratesAdvice for prospective law students on GRE vs. LSAT
U.S. NEWS – With Harvard now accepting the GRE, future law school students need to understand the implications.
Read More about Advice for prospective law students on GRE vs. LSATCorporate departments take the lead on creating a more diverse legal industry
FORBES – Corporate legal departments have adopted the enterprise commitment to diversity, and that’s a big reason why diversity candidates fare better in large corporate legal departments than in law firms.
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