UC Irvine Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky calls for additional oversight of unaccredited law schools in California
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER – “[N]o such requirement is imposed on the unaccredited law schools. They, too, should be covered by this requirement to ensure that students spending money on four years of legal education have at least some minimal chance of passing the bar exam.”
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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – UCLA’s professor of law emeritus Paul Bergman uses famous fictitious lawyers as examples.
Read More about UCLA legal ethics presentation incorporates movies about lawyersABA grants provisional accreditation to Indiana Tech Law School
THE JOURNAL GAZETTE – Indiana Tech Law School said it has received provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association.
Read More about ABA grants provisional accreditation to Indiana Tech Law SchoolUSC Gould School of Law launches online LL.M program for non-lawyers
MYNEWSLA.COM – USC Gould School of Law announced Tuesday that it is launching a new online Master of Studies in Law program for non-lawyers.
Read More about USC Gould School of Law launches online LL.M program for non-lawyersGraduate suing Thomas Jefferson Law testifies in court
KGTV (ABC SAN DIEGO) – Nearly five years after filing her lawsuit, the woman suing her law school shared her side of the story in a San Diego courtroom.
Read More about Graduate suing Thomas Jefferson Law testifies in courtStudy finds humanities majors get biggest boost in annual earnings from a law degree
ABA JOURNAL – Humanities majors more than double their earnings with a law degree, compared to doubled earnings for social sciences majors, and about a 50 percent boost for business and STEM majors, according to the study estimates.
Read More about Study finds humanities majors get biggest boost in annual earnings from a law degreeSome law firms pursue early offers for summer associates
ABA JOURNAL – Some law firms are extending offers for summer associate jobs before on-campus interviews even begin.
Read More about Some law firms pursue early offers for summer associatesU.S. legal sector loses 1,500 jobs in February 2016
BLOOMBERG BNA – The number of jobs in the U.S. legal sector dropped in the month of February by 1,500, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read More about U.S. legal sector loses 1,500 jobs in February 2016Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor provides Illinois Law students with advice and insight during talk on campus
WCBU (NPR PEORIA) – A capacity crowd of about two thousand people heard U-S Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speak at the University of Illinois Krannert Center in Urbana.
Read More about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor provides Illinois Law students with advice and insight during talk on campusUniversity of South Carolina Law students offer free tax prep services to low-income residents and seniors
COLA DAILY – The University of South Carolina’s School of Law school is breaking down barriers for low-income individuals and the elderly this month by providing free assistance in preparing and filing their state and federal income tax returns.
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