U.S. Census: Women lawyers earned 23 percent less than male counterparts in 2014
ABA JOURNAL – Median pay for full-time female lawyers was 77.4 percent of the pay earned by their male counterparts, according to data for 2014 released earlier this month by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN – It took time and a great deal of effort, but the University of La Verne College of Law has achieved a long-sought goal: full accreditation from the American Bar Association.
Read More about La Verne Law receives full accreditation from ABAUCLA Law freezes tuition for incoming students for three academic years
DAILY BRUIN – Incoming students at the UCLA School of Law will have a tuition guarantee for the next three academic years, officials announced Thursday.
Read More about UCLA Law freezes tuition for incoming students for three academic yearsUniversity of Florida Law students spend spring break providing legal assistance in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD – Recently, a team of nine University of Florida Levin College of Law students — led by third-year student, Ben Silva — donated a large portion of their spring break to help people in need.
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FORTUNE – Harvard University will replace the official shield of its prestigious law school which features the family crest of an 18th century slaveholder, after students objected to its racist associations, the school said on Monday.
Read More about Harvard Law to replace crest in wake of protests and recommendationsAuthors outline recommendations for changes in legal education
QUARTZ – Co-authors Michael Horn and Michelle Pistone say America’s law schools remain overly focused on tradition and prestige, which blinds them to the reality: that the practice of law is changing, and institutions aren’t keeping up.
Read More about Authors outline recommendations for changes in legal educationBoston University Law selects Harvard lawyer to head new cyberlaw clinic in partnership with MIT
THE BOSTON GLOBE – MIT and Boston University are bolstering their partnership that gives legal advice to entrepreneurs and high-tech researchers.
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THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL NEWS – The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, a pioneer in legal distance education, offers more than 50 ABA-accredited law courses to law school students.
Read More about John Marshall Law School to offer some J.D. courses onlineMitchell Hamline Law offers new cybersecurity and privacy law certificate program
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Mitchell Hamline School of Law is now offering a certificate in cybersecurity and privacy law to help professionals deal effectively with the complex legal, policy, and compliance issues involved in this critically important area.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law offers new cybersecurity and privacy law certificate programTouro Law Dean Patricia Salkin named provost for graduate and professional division at Touro College
THE TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM – Patricia E. Salkin, dean of Touro’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center was named Provost for the Graduate and Professional Division at Touro College, Touro President Dr. Alan Kadish announced.
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