Albany Law School unveils new concentration in law and cybersecurity
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL – In an increasingly technology-driven, globally connected world, there is an escalating need for legal specialists in data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. Albany Law School announced it will be offering a new concentration in Law and Cybersecurity beginning in the fall of 2016.
Read More about Albany Law School unveils new concentration in law and cybersecurityHarvard Law alumnus and former NBA player shares experience pursuing law after playing professional basketball
BLOOMBERG BNA – After retiring from professional basketball, Elmore received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1987 and began his law career as a prosecutor, serving as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn.
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THE DAILY TARGUM – Rutgers Law School will host a law career panel discussion where veterans practicing law will give advice and guidance to their student counterparts at its Camden location.
Read More about Rutgers Law School hosts career panel discussion for veterans in CamdenWake Forest Law students help community members through expungement clinic
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL – Students from Wake Forest University’s School of Law, working with Judge Denise Hartsfield of Forsyth District Court and supporting attorneys from the Forsyth County Bar Association, hold clinics monthly to help people determine if they qualify to have certain crimes removed from their records.
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ABA JOURNAL – Last year a record number of defendants were exonerated, according to a project that collects the data.
Read More about Report: 2015 was record year for exonerations2016 ABA Midyear Meeting to focus on diversity and inclusion in legal profession
ABA JOURNAL – After a year when race and bias have been important parts of the national conversation—and when a woman of color is serving as ABA president for the first time—diversity and inclusion will be major topics at the ABA Midyear Meeting.
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CINCINNATI.COM – In a 6-1 vote, the UC board of trustees approved a resolution to “fully pursue and evaluate” moving selected academic facilities to the Downtown riverfront site.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law downtown move approved by UC board of trusteesGeorgetown Law cites school’s tax-exempt status in ban on student campaigning
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – The restrictions, it says, aren’t a crackdown on political expression but are intended to make sure the law school is complying with federal tax rules governing non-profit institutions of higher education restricting political activity.
Read More about Georgetown Law cites school’s tax-exempt status in ban on student campaigningCase Western Reserve Law to provide executive master’s program in financial integrity
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS – Case Western Reserve University School of Law plans to offer an executive master’s degree program in financial integrity. The new program was inspired by a demand from “financial institutions and government agencies for anti-money laundering experts.”
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law to provide executive master’s program in financial integrityThe debate over academic credit for paid work continues
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – The ABA is now considering relaxing that rule and eliminating its ban on credit for paid employment. The proposal is generating a lot of heated reaction.
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