A look at law schools and transfer students
BLOOMBERG – “Michelle Deakin, a Harvard Law spokeswoman, said the choice to accept more of those students was not related to the volume of [first-year] applications the school received.”
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BLOOMBERG – Law students with addiction and mental health issues may be afraid to report the problems because they think that doing so would jeopardize their chances of being admitted to the bar or getting a good job after graduating, according to the study.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – The nation’s name-brand colleges have made virtually no progress in admitting more low-income students over the last decade, according to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which is calling for a “poverty preference” in college admissions.
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ABA JOURNAL – Georgetown and George Washington University law schools are No. 1 and 2 for three years running—for accepting the most transfer students.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – “Young Invincibles released report cards today that grade states on their support of public higher education. The results weren’t great, and only one state — Wyoming, the least populated state in the U.S., got an A (seven states received a B).”
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BLOOMBERG BNA – The group has been reuniting every few months ever since to discuss law firm strategy, current events in the industry, and the challenges of being a female in leadership. The group adds to the invite list as women across the country are elected to chair positions.
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FORBES – “[C]ertain forces are making it a tad more difficult than it was in the past to nail down a job and a salary that will help you pay off that $200,000-plus in school loans. Here’s a quick rundown.”
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BLOOMBERG BNA – The U.S. legal sector gained 1,200 jobs in December, as the overall national employment situation brightened.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – The U.S. legal sector gained 1,200 jobs in December, as the overall national employment situation brightened.
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FOX BUSINESS – New research from Harvard Law School shows that the percentage of lawyers in the U.S. Congress has declined dramatically since the 1960s.
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