U.S. Supreme Court rules against automatic life sentences for juveniles
AP – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers must have a chance to seek their freedom, a decision that could affect more than 1,000 inmates.
Read More about U.S. Supreme Court rules against automatic life sentences for juvenilesUC Davis Law honored by ABA for diversity efforts
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE – The American Bar Association has honored the UC Davis School of Law for its successful efforts in “pipeline diversity,” that is, bringing students from underrepresented communities into the pipeline that leads to law school and the practice of the law.
Read More about UC Davis Law honored by ABA for diversity effortsFormer faculty member Matthew J. Parlow named Dean of Chapman Law
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER – Chapman University on Wednesday named Matthew J. Parlow as the next dean of its Fowler School of Law. On July 1 he’ll succeed Tom Campbell, dean since February 2011, who is returning to teaching.
Read More about Former faculty member Matthew J. Parlow named Dean of Chapman LawGeorge Washington Law School to offer “hands-on” academy in management and entrepreneurship for students
THE GW HATCHET – The academy – called FAME – will offer second- and third-year law students opportunities for hands-on experience by offering panels, speakers and mentoring from industry leaders, entrepreneurs and investors.
Read More about George Washington Law School to offer “hands-on” academy in management and entrepreneurship for studentsLewis & Clark Law professor named first-ever dean of diversity and inclusion
THE OREGONIAN – Lewis & Clark College on Friday named Janet Steverson, a longtime law school professor, as its first Dean of Diversity and Inclusion.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor named first-ever dean of diversity and inclusionUniversity of Minnesota Law School Center for New Americans defends asylum-seekers from deportation
MINNESOTA DAILY – De Leon, a third-year law student at the University of Minnesota, was part of a legal team from the Law School’s Center for New Americans, which recently defended women and children who were seeking asylum.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law School Center for New Americans defends asylum-seekers from deportationUniversity of South Dakota Law clinic offers free legal advice for tax disputes
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA – Though this is typically tax season, South Dakotans can receive legal advice year-round for tax disputes with the IRS at the state’s only Federal Tax Clinic at the University of South Dakota’s School of Law.
Read More about University of South Dakota Law clinic offers free legal advice for tax disputesSouthern Methodist Law program trains students for work in in-house legal departments
DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL – SMU’s Corporate Counsel Externship Program, which Yeager led development of in 2013, allows students to see what it’s like to work in-house and lets corporate legal departments tap next-generation legal talent. They also take a weekly class that explores corporate governance, ethics and areas of the law.
Read More about Southern Methodist Law program trains students for work in in-house legal departmentsLaw graduates in Virginia face a flat legal job market
VIRGINIA BUSINESS – The employment rate for the 2014 class was low compared with prerecession times, but it did bump up two percentage points over 2013, when just 84.5 percent of graduates found work. The caveat, though, is that the percentage went up because there were fewer graduates overall in 2014.
Read More about Law graduates in Virginia face a flat legal job marketFinancial outlook for higher education and legal education
THE WASHINGTON POST – From reading just these three most recent ratings actions from Moody’s, here’s what you can learn about the future of higher education.
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