UVA Law student appointed to university’s governing board

March 7, 2016

UVA TODAY – As a sixth-generation student at the University of Virginia, second-year law student Phoebe Willis was on a mission: become the voice of the student body on the UVA Board of Visitors before leaving Grounds again.

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Vermont Law School report calls attention to deficiencies in state’s energy policy

March 7, 2016

BURLINGTON FREE PRESS – Three law students, Greg Freeman, Heather Huebner and Aaron Kelly, testified before the state Senate’s Natural Resources and Energy Committee.

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Valparaiso Law to offer faculty buyouts to tenured and contract faculty

March 7, 2016

THE NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES – Facing a sharp decline in student applications and enrollment at its law school, Valparaiso University is offering tenured faculty and those with multi-year contracts a buyout.

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Utah Law Dean Bob Adler supports law school’s 100 percent pass rate and full-time employment goals with 100-mile run

March 7, 2016

DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE – As a part of the law school’s 100-100 initiative to improve bar passage, Adler is training to run the Zion 100 race on April 8. The goal is to reach a 100 percent pass rate for those taking the bar exam for the first time and 100 percent full-time professional employment for recent…

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Spotlight on Tulane Law’s sports law program

March 7, 2016

WVUE (FOX NEW ORLEANS) – Gabe Feldman has been director of Tulane’s Sports Law program since 2008 and has been steadily putting graduates in pro sports for years.

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Suffolk Law IP clinic wins trademark case over major company

March 7, 2016

THE WASHINGTON POST – Chih sought help from a group of college students at a pro bono legal clinic run by the Suffolk University Law School in downtown Boston. And earlier this month, after years of legal wrangling, the truly unusual happened: Chih and the students won.

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Stetson Law to offer six-year dual degree program in partnership with university in Pittsburgh

March 7, 2016

BENZINGA – Stetson University in Florida and Chatham University in Pennsylvania have partnered to offer students an accelerated program to earn a law degree.

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Pepperdine Law professor wins award for outstanding achievement in dispute resolution from international group

March 7, 2016

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY – Pepperdine School of Law professor Thomas J. Stipanowich was awarded the 2015 James F. Henry Award by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

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Penn Law Supreme Court Clinic prepares overtime eligibility case for Supreme Court

March 7, 2016

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN – It is the opportunity of a lifetime — the chance to help prepare a case that will go before the Supreme Court. For the students on Penn Law School professor Stephanos Bibas’ full-year Supreme Court Clinic team, that opportunity has become a reality.

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NYU Law financial aid program helps disadvantaged students succeed in legal profession

March 7, 2016

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Over the last decade and a half, she and 100 others who attended the New York University School of Law received that support from a scholarship program that paid their full tuition and also gave them access to a network of luminaries including federal judges, law firm partners and even…

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