Florida becomes first state to require technology CLEs

October 11, 2016

BLOOMBERG LAW – The Florida Supreme Court adopted two amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar Sept. 29 that highlight the legal profession’s commitment to staying current with technological advancements that relate to the practice of law.

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Loyola Law Los Angeles Dean Michael Waterstone talks about experience, new role as dean

October 11, 2016

LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL LOS ANGELES – “We sat down with Dean Waterstone at the law school’s Frank Gehry-designed campus located in downtown Los Angeles to talk about Loyola, his experience, and his new role as Dean.”

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Indiana Maurer Law and Indiana McKinney Law officials weigh effects of lifting the ban on credit for paid externships

October 11, 2016

INDIANA LAWYER – The deans mainly are concerned the externships, whether paid or not, give students a good educational experience in the legal profession.

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University of Minnesota Law Dean Gerry Jenkins discusses goals for law school, job placement

October 11, 2016

MINNESOTA DAILY – Amid declining enrollment and budget deficits at the University of Minnesota’s Law School, the new dean wants to shift the narrative.

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Albany Law School Dean Alicia Ouellette comments on cybersecurity law partnership with university

October 11, 2016

ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – Alicia Ouellette, president and dean of Albany Law School, said she sees this area in law growing because there’s a strong need for lawyers with a cybersecurity concentration.

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Houston College of Law students volunteer to assist veterans at medical center with legal needs

October 11, 2016

HOUSTON COLLEGE OF LAW – A team of civic-minded law students and faculty members from Houston College of Law recently volunteered their time and expertise to assist veterans at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston.

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San Diego Law Dean to represent California law schools on Power of Democracy Steering Committee

October 11, 2016

CALIFORNIA COURTS – Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye has appointed Dean Stephen C. Ferruolo of the University of San Diego, School of Law to the Power of Democracy Steering Committee.

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An interview with Wisconsin Law’s director of pro bono programs on legal help for veterans

October 11, 2016

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL – The Veterans Law Center lets students learn by watching more experienced attorneys work with clients, Smythe says, and like other pro-bono programs, helps them realize the law school’s motto of “Law in action.”

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Duke Law hosts former client of Wrongful Convictions Clinic for talk on prison experience as an innocent man

October 11, 2016

WRAL (RALEIGH) – A man who was exonerated after serving 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit is speaking at the Duke University School of Law.

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Miami Law incorporates civil rights practicum into experiential learning offerings

October 11, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Donald Jones has recently inaugurated a Civil Rights Practicum at the University of Miami School of Law, a first at the school.

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