Harvard Law’s Community Enterprise Project publishes legal handbook for immigrant entrepreneurs
HARVARD LAW TODAY – Harvard Law School’s Community Enterprise Project has published a first-of-its kind guidebook for immigrant entrepreneurs. The guidebook offers a comprehensive analysis of the many legal implications of immigrant entrepreneurship.
Read More about Harvard Law’s Community Enterprise Project publishes legal handbook for immigrant entrepreneursMegyn Kelly to deliver keynote address at Albany Law commencement ceremony
TIMES UNION – Fox News host Megyn Kelly is returning to the Capital Region in May to deliver the keynote address at Albany Law School’s 2016 commencement ceremony.
Read More about Megyn Kelly to deliver keynote address at Albany Law commencement ceremonyHarvard Law Dean Martha Minow to receive scholarly excellence award
HARVARD LAW TODAY – Brandeis University has selected Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School, as the winner of the 2015-16 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize. The Gittler Prize is presented annually to a person whose body of published work reflects scholarly excellence and makes a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic or religious relations.
Read More about Harvard Law Dean Martha Minow to receive scholarly excellence awardCUNY Law Dean Michelle J. Anderson to step down from position in 2016
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK – Dean Michelle J. Anderson of the CUNY School of Law is stepping down following the conclusion of this academic year after 10 years of outstanding leadership and service, announced Chancellor James B. Milliken.
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TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL NEWS – Lee Sher and Jim Garner, devoted Tulanians and founders of Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, have endowed a new fund to support Tulane Law School’s expanding emphasis on business law.
Read More about Tulane Law receives endowment gift to expand business law course offeringsWhite House announces six U.S. Attorney nominations
THE WHITE HOUSE – President Obama nominated Dana J. Boente, Robert L. Capers, John P. Fishwick, Jr., Channing D. Phillips, Emily Gray Rice and Randolph J. Seiler to serve as U.S. Attorneys.
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TEX APPEAL MAGAZINE – Women in law now have a place to call their own in Bell County with the formation of the Bell County Women’s Bar Association that meets monthly. Founded last March by criminal defense attorney Mary Beth Harrell, it is still a work in progress.
Read More about Women’s bar association in Texas county provides education opportunities for local lawyersDelaware Attorney General calls for sentencing reforms
DELAWARE ONLINE – Attorney General Matt Denn unveiled a series of reform proposals for the state’s criminal justice system Thursday afternoon, some of which will change long-standing positions of the Department of Justice.
Read More about Delaware Attorney General calls for sentencing reformsPoll: Corporate legal departments still underutilize social media as investigative tool
BLOOMBERG BNA – While social media has proven to be a big help for law enforcement officials looking for quicker ways to find bad guys, the poll statistics illustrate that corporate America isn’t as attentive to those online platforms when conducting litigation and investigations.
Read More about Poll: Corporate legal departments still underutilize social media as investigative toolOpinion: African-American professionals often feel constrained in predominately white work environments in response to stereotypes
THE ATLANTIC – Most black doctors, lawyers, journalists, and so on—those in white-collar positions that require specialized training and credentialing—work in environments where they are in the racial minority. This comes with challenges.
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