U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire to give commencement address at Boston College Law School
BOSTON COLLEGE HEIGHTS – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will give the address at the 2016 Boston College Law School Commencement on May 27. The ceremony will take place in Conte Forum.
Read More about U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire to give commencement address at Boston College Law SchoolUniversity of St. Thomas Law professor leads community in fight for racial justice
MPLS.ST.PAUL MAGAZINE – Levy-Pounds, 39, is often at the center of debate. She’s a tenured law professor at the University of St. Thomas, where she runs a civil rights clinic devoted to social justice policy.
Read More about University of St. Thomas Law professor leads community in fight for racial justiceCourt upholds New York law requiring out-of-state lawyers to maintain in-state office
ABA JOURNAL – A federal appeals court has upheld a New York law requiring out-of-state lawyers practicing in the state to maintain an office there.
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THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS – Despite paying as much as $200,000 for their legal education, nearly one-fourth of the 2,072 Texas law school graduates of 2015 are unemployed or underemployed, according to new data compiled by The Texas Lawbook.
Read More about Study: Some 2015 Texas law school graduates struggle in current legal marketAkron Law receives grant to aid in reintegrating juveniles into the community after justice system involvement
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON – The University of Akron School of Law and its partner, the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, have been awarded a $100,000 grant to help young people involved in the justice system find jobs and housing as they work to reintegrate into the community.
Read More about Akron Law receives grant to aid in reintegrating juveniles into the community after justice system involvementUniversity of Mississippi Law sets record year for student publishing
THE OXFORD EAGLE – Twenty-eight student members of the Mississippi Law Journal accepted publication offers this spring, with a record 16 of those offers coming from outside journals.
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DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL – The JD-MPA program, a three year joint program, will start this fall. It now has three joint degree programs including a JD-master of science in educational administration.
Read More about Dayton Law to start joint JD-MPA program this fallIdaho Law faculty senate debates offering first-year law program at Boise location
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ARGONAUT – At the Faculty Senate meeting April 19, Richard Seamon of the College of Law reviewed the proposal to offer a first-year law program at UI’s Boise law school.
Read More about Idaho Law faculty senate debates offering first-year law program at Boise locationMontana Supreme Court considers lowering state bar passing grade
BILLINGS GAZETTE – The Montana Supreme Court is accepting public comment through May 20 on a committee report that recommends lowering the Montana State Bar Exam passing score from 270 out of 400 to 266.
Read More about Montana Supreme Court considers lowering state bar passing gradeMarquette Law School enters agreement with Wisconsin college for “3+3” joint degree program
WE ARE GREEN BAY – St. Norbert College and Marquette Law School are teaming up to start a new program for students looking to get a law degree.
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