Australian law students adopt niche skills adapt to changes in legal industry
LAWYERS WEEKLY – An emerging group of young lawyers are equipping themselves with niche technological and business skills as ‘disruptors’ force the legal industry to reimagine both its identity and future outlook.
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ABA JOURNAL – Law.com spoke with several newbie solos about their practices.
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THE CLARION-LEDGER – “[T]he need for legal representation, especially among the state’s poor and working class, is still high, says Scott. And others point out that a law degree, perhaps not as lucrative as it once was, remains a path to success in other fields.”
Read More about Mississippi law school deans discuss the modern legal professionOpinion: Advantages in obtaining work experience before pursuing JD
HUFFINGTON POST – “Interested law school applicants would do well to consider waiting a year or two to apply to law school. In Part I, we consider the benefits that occur before law school.”
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ABA JOURNAL – “Stanford Law School professor Deborah Rhode is the enemy of complacency. This Legal Rebels Trailblazer is one of the most cited scholars in legal ethics, though she wears many more hats.”
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UB REPORTER – The clinic will reach out to low-income and immigrant communities in Western New York, seeking to identify cases in the areas of workers’ rights, consumer rights, immigration and civil rights.
Read More about SUNY Buffalo Law clinic to take on individual rights cases in low-income and immigrant communitiesTulane Law’s experiential learning program helps students experience practice-oriented situations
LOUISIANA RECORD – Tulane University Law School’s newly reorganized experiential learning program will integrate several skill-building offerings under one umbrella to help students gain hands-on training and to shape their professional identities, the schools says.
Read More about Tulane Law’s experiential learning program helps students experience practice-oriented situationsSmall business clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School assists business owners with affordable legal help
KOIN (PORTLAND) – He turned to the Small Business Legal Clinic, part of the Lewis and Clark Law School. Attorneys and students supervised by professors provide low-fee legal help to small businesses.
Read More about Small business clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School assists business owners with affordable legal helpWidener Delaware Law School helps eliminate barriers to service with free expungement clinic for minors
WDDE (NPR DELAWARE) – Criminal justice advocacy groups have partnered to provide expungement clinics free of charge to Delaware youth this summer.
Read More about Widener Delaware Law School helps eliminate barriers to service with free expungement clinic for minorsJohn Marshall Law School debuts graduate degree program for accounting, human resources, real estate, technology and business executives
YAHOO FINANCE – John Marshall’s new MJ graduate degree program for business professionals is designed for accounting, human resources, real estate, technology and business executives who desire to have a solid legal understanding of federal, state and local compliance laws related to their industries.
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