Former U.S. Attorney General to give keynote at Wisconsin Law hooding ceremony
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL – Eighty-second U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will be the speaker at the 2016 University of Wisconsin Law School Hooding Ceremony.
Read More about Former U.S. Attorney General to give keynote at Wisconsin Law hooding ceremonyReclaim Harvard Law activists continue to seek changes at the school
THE GUARDIAN – Even in places like Harvard Law, where students successfully orchestrated the fall of Royall, many of the less symbolic, more concrete changes proposed remain elusive.
Read More about Reclaim Harvard Law activists continue to seek changes at the schoolOpinion: LSSSE Director raises concerns about some law school admissions
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION – “Plummeting law-school enrollments [can] be both good news and bad news for black and Latino students aspiring to practice law.”
Read More about Opinion: LSSSE Director raises concerns about some law school admissionsNew law school graduates benefit from rise in firm hiring
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – About 95 percent of 2015 law firm summer associates received a job offer, according to a February report from the National Association for Law Placement, which surveyed 361 employers and 121 member law schools for the report.
Read More about New law school graduates benefit from rise in firm hiringA look at co-deans at Case Western and Rutgers law schools
INSIDE HIGHER ED – More law schools are starting to see the benefits — beyond short-term logistical convenience — of having two people fill the role.
Read More about A look at co-deans at Case Western and Rutgers law schoolsESPN’s Jay Bilas explains how his law degree helped shape his broadcasting career
BLOOMBERG BNA – Jay Bilas, the prominent ESPN analyst who’s been working the airwaves this March Madness, attributes his on-air success — at least in part — to his legal education.
Read More about ESPN’s Jay Bilas explains how his law degree helped shape his broadcasting careerProfessor: Analysis of legal job market overlooks hiring trends
THE NEW YORK TIMES – “Although about the same number of people work in law firms or in legal services today as a decade and a half ago, superficially static job aggregates mask substantial changes in employment patterns.”
Read More about Professor: Analysis of legal job market overlooks hiring trendsU.S. legal industry adds 1,200 jobs in March
BLOOMBERG BNA – The U.S. legal sector gained 1,200 jobs in March as the national payroll employment rose by 215,000 overall, the bureau of labor said.
Read More about U.S. legal industry adds 1,200 jobs in MarchBoston University, Boston College, and Northeastern University law schools partner to offer affordable legal aid
BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY – At Lawyers for Affordable Justice (LAJ), a new joint project of the BU School of Law, Boston College Law School, and the Northeastern University School of Law, low- and moderate-income people who need legal help can hire a determined lawyer at discounted rates.
Read More about Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern University law schools partner to offer affordable legal aidBYU Law selects D. Gordon Smith as new dean
DAILY HERALD – Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School will have a new dean starting May 1.
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