University of St. Thomas School of Law to host ‘Making a Murderer’ attorney for talk
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – The attorney for Brendan Dassey—one of the subjects of the popular Netflix documentary, “Making a Murderer”—will speak Monday, Feb. 22, at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in downtown Minneapolis.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Stanley Gold ’67, USC trustee and a long-standing leader in the private investment sector, and his wife, Ilene, have pledged $2.5 million for a scholarship program to attract the nation’s top students to the USC Gould School of Law. Their donation will launch the Honors Scholars Program, which will combine…
Read More about USC Gould School of Law receives donation to launch honors scholarship programTulane Law’s student-run Sports Law Society hosts MLB’s New Orleans Urban Youth Academy competition
NEWS FROM TULANE – In addition to hosting competitors on the Tulane University uptown campus from dozens of law schools across the country to argue baseball salaries before industry pros, the society invited young members of Major League Baseball’s New Orleans Urban Youth Academy to the arbitration finals on Jan. 22.
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THE ARGONAUT – Income inequality among students is one of the many gaps the University of Idaho College of Law is trying to fill with its participation in a national pilot program.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES – UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald today announced a stronger academic affiliation to benefit our nation’s veterans.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – “Your transcripts have been processed, your letters of recommendation are on file, your resume is updated and your essays carefully revised. You’re ready to send in your law school applications, but you still need to navigate the logistics of actually submitting.”
Read More about Frequently asked questions regarding law school applicationsAffordable law firm associated with Georgetown Law partners with Bloomberg Law for access to services
BLOOMBERG BNA – In an effort to better equip the lawyers serving low-income residents of the nation’s capital, Bloomberg BNA announced on Thursday it’s offering free Bloomberg Law services to the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.
Read More about Affordable law firm associated with Georgetown Law partners with Bloomberg Law for access to servicesHarvard Law food policy clinic issues recommendations to Congress on healthier school meals
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – As Congress prepares to consider the 2016 child nutrition act, the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic released a policy brief recommending changes to the act to support healthy school meals.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – “It’s accepted as a truism today that the legal profession faces challenging times: Law school graduates carry heavy debt and battle dim job prospects. But within the legal technology industry, it’s a totally different story. In fact, millenials are riding high.”
Read More about Charts: Millennials lead the legal tech industrySenate Democrats unveils three bills to reduce student debt in higher education
WASHINGTON POST – Lawmakers unveiled the Reducing Educational Debt (RED) Act, comprised of three bills that party members have championed over the last year or two.
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