Southern University Law Center professor presents on rule of law in Austria

June 20, 2016

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER – Prof. Nadia Nedzel gave a presentation to a group of legal scholars and economists at the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, Austria, on June 6, 2016.

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Survey: Law schools to take careful approach in considering GRE as admissions test option

June 13, 2016

KAPLAN TEST PREP – A majority of law schools have no plans to adopt the controversial new policy allowing applicants to submit GRE scores instead of LSAT scores, according to a recently conducted survey of admissions officers.

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U.S. legal sector adds 100 jobs in May

June 13, 2016

BLOOMBERG LAW – The U.S. legal sector added 100 jobs in May, according to the preliminary monthly employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Survey: Law firms paying close attention to the opinions of its younger lawyers

June 13, 2016

LAW.COM – Cushman & Wakefield’s latest survey of the legal sector finds that law firms increasingly are including the younger generation in decision-making.

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First-year lawyers receive raise at large law firm

June 13, 2016

FORTUNE – First-year lawyers at law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore are getting a raise for the first time in nearly a decade.

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Mary Lu Bilek appointed as dean of CUNY Law

June 13, 2016

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK – The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York today appointed Mary Lu Bilek as the fifth Dean of CUNY School of Law.

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Villanova Law names Seton Hall Law professor Mark C. Alexander as new dean

June 13, 2016

PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL – A veteran legal educator from Seton Hall University School of Law will become the first African American dean of Villanova University’s law school.

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Duquesne Law appoints former Superior Court of Pennsylvania judge as new interim dean

June 13, 2016

PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES – Duquesne University School of Law has appointed Maureen Lally-Green, a former judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, interim dean, effective July 1.

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Charleston Law files application to become nonprofit

June 13, 2016

CHARLESTON REGIONAL BUSINESS JOURNAL – The Charleston School of Law filed an application with the American Bar Association last week to become a nonprofit, according to President Ed Bell.

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Penn Law launches joint degree program with medical school

June 13, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL – The University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are now offering a joint JD/MD degree program.

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