UMKC Law attributes high bar passage rate to free bar exam preparation resources

October 9, 2024

UMKC TODAY — The pass rate of UMKC School of Law students who took the Missouri bar exam for the first time in July 2024 was 90.6%, more than 5% higher than the pass rate of all Missouri first-time test takers. UMKC Law students had the highest pass rate of all public universities in Missouri

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University of Nebraska Law launches Nebraska Journal on Advancing Justice

October 9, 2024

NEBRASKA TODAY — The University of Nebraska College of Law has launched a new peer-reviewed law journal. The first volume of the “Nebraska Journal on Advancing Justice” will be published in spring 2025.

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University of New Mexico Law student Alicia Ulibarri selected for Community Governance Attorney Program

October 9, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Community Governance Attorney Program (CGAP) was established by the New Mexico Legislature in 2019 to provide legal services for land grant, acequia, and colonias Communities. 

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University of New Mexico Law students take oath of office for Clinical Law Program

October 9, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2024 Clinic swearing-in ceremony marks another successful beginning for the School of Law’s experiential learning program. On Monday, August 15, 2024, School of Law students took the oath of office led by Judge Zachary Ives (’00) from the New Mexico Court of Appeals.

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NYU Law hosts US Supreme Court review

October 9, 2024

NYU LAW — Ahead of the US Supreme Court’s new term, a panel of constitutional law experts gathered on September 18 to review the Court’s most recent decisions in an NYU Law Forum, sponsored by Latham & Watkins.

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University of North Carolina Law professor Kathleen Thomas discusses research on small business tax compliance

October 9, 2024

UNC SCHOOL OF LAW — For over a decade, University of North Carolina law professor Kathleen Thomas has pondered a vexing question: Why do some people pay their taxes while others don’t? Her research into small business tax compliance led her to a novel solution gaining traction in policy circles — the “standard business deduction” (SBD).

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Northwestern Law hosts awards ceremony to honor distinguished alumni  

October 9, 2024

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to announce that 21 distinguished alumni will be honored at the annual Alumni Awards dinner.

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Notre Dame Law students Victoria Mendoza Ruiz and Gvantsa Dolbaia named Fulbright Scholars

October 9, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Two students in Notre Dame Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law – Victoria Mendoza Ruiz, from Mexico, and Gvantsa Dolbaia, from Georgia – have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Scholars Program.

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Pace Law honors Bridget G. Brennan for prosecutorial excellence

October 9, 2024

PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University honored Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, with its 2024 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at a ceremony attended by district attorneys, fellow prosecutors and other members of the legal community on Pace University’s New York City campus

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Pace Law professor Vanessa Merton posthumously recognized for faculty achievement

October 9, 2024

PACE UNIVERSITY — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that the 2024 Ottinger Award for Faculty Achievement has been awarded to Professor Vanessa Merton posthumously. 

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