Touro Law professors author book on operating solo law firms

July 11, 2016

THE TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM – Touro Law Center faculty members Lynne Adair Kramer and Ann Nowak have authored a book titled, “The Experiential Guide to Law Practice Management: Opening and Operating Your Own Firm.”

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WMU Cooley Law holds charity fundraiser to help Detroit public school graduates pursue a future in law

July 11, 2016

OAKLAND PRESS – Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus presented a check to The Detroit College Promise to help students attend college.

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Opinion: Public interest internships for law students should be fully funded

July 6, 2016

THE HUFFINGTON POST – “Many law schools do their part to make summer non-profit experiences possible [but], for many students, these stipends are not enough to make a summer non-profit internship possible.”

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Women in Law Hackathon at Stanford Law generates ideas to improve gender parity at law firms

July 6, 2016

BLOOMBERG LAW – The pitch came at the Women in Law Hackathon at Stanford Law School, where lawyers pitched ideas to a panel of judges about how to improve gender parity at law firms.

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Four law schools adopt name changes in 2016

July 6, 2016

LAW.COM – 2016 is shaping up to be a big year for law school name changes.

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National Academies of Sciences committee releases modules for professional schools on science-based decision making

July 6, 2016

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE – The Committee on Preparing the Next Generation of Policy Makers for Science-Based Decisions has overseen the development of educational modules that elucidate the role of science in decision-making for professional school students

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Houston-area law schools at odds over trademark

July 6, 2016

WALL STREET JOURNAL – Academic trademark infringement fights are no less intense, particularly when the stakes are as large as alleged by the University of Houston System in a lawsuit against the newly renamed Houston College of Law.

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National consortium of law student veterans groups seeks to improve job placement for vets

July 6, 2016

LAW.COM – The National Federation of Law Student Veterans seeks to unite the dozens of student veteran groups cropping up on law campuses across the country in an effort to educate legal employers on the benefits of hiring veterans.

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The John Marshall Law School offers professional development workshops to help graduates land jobs

July 6, 2016

THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL – John Marshall’s Career Services Office recognized that recent law school graduates entering the job market require the professional “soft skills,” or personal skills, necessary to succeed in their careers.

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