New lawyers at big firms face increasingly “school-like” orientation programs
BLOOMBERG BNA – Before they begin to work, new lawyers at many big firms complete lengthy orientation programs that provide instruction on topics like basic accounting and finance. But that’s not the only way that firms resemble school.
Read More about New lawyers at big firms face increasingly “school-like” orientation programsPanel at ABA conference discusses how new lawyers can avoid malpractice suits
BLOOMBERG BNA – The American Bar Association’s National Legal Malpractice Conference offered an hour-long session for young professionals on “The New Top Ten: Preemptive Strategies to Avoiding a Lawsuit.”
Read More about Panel at ABA conference discusses how new lawyers can avoid malpractice suitsPhiladelphia law students share experiences in Chester County Bar’s summer internship program
DAILY LOCAL NEWS – The summer program culminated with a reception held at the Chester County Bar Association where the students shared their experience with all those in attendance.
Read More about Philadelphia law students share experiences in Chester County Bar’s summer internship programYale Law to open interdisciplinary health law and policy center
YALE DAILY NEWS – Yale Law School will open the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy on Nov. 12 thanks to a donation from Howard Solomon LAW ’52, former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Forest Laboratories.
Read More about Yale Law to open interdisciplinary health law and policy centerSuffolk Law professor chosen to join Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Board
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has named Suffolk University Law School Professor Kathleen C. Engel, a national authority on consumer credit and mortgage finance, to its Consumer Advisory Board.
Read More about Suffolk Law professor chosen to join Consumer Financial Protection Bureau BoardArizona State Law receives grant to establish scholarship fund for first-generation law students
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – The Steele Foundation has awarded $2 million to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Read More about Arizona State Law receives grant to establish scholarship fund for first-generation law studentsSaint Louis Law partners with Quincy University for bachelor’s/JD degree program
KHQA (ABC) – Quincy University is teaming up with Saint Louis University School of Law to offer a program for incoming students. The program, “3 + 3 Law Program” offers students the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree from QU followed by a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from SLU LAW.
Read More about Saint Louis Law partners with Quincy University for bachelor’s/JD degree programSouth Dakota Law to host state Supreme Court for oral arguments
YANKTON DAILY – Chief Justice David Gilbertson of the South Dakota Supreme Court announced that the Supreme Court will hold its October Term of Court at the University of South Dakota School of Law on Oct. 5-7.
Read More about South Dakota Law to host state Supreme Court for oral argumentsSeton Hall Law professor predicts legal A.I. will side with conservatives
BLOOMBERG BIG LAW BUSINESS – “If computers replace human lawyers anytime soon, it is more likely to benefit politically conservative legal philosophies, such as the one embraced by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, than liberal philosophies – purely due to idiosyncrasies in the way the dominant technology works, a new paper argues.”
Read More about Seton Hall Law professor predicts legal A.I. will side with conservativesMaryland Law professor study suggests legal automation is not a sure thing
BLOOMBERG BNA – A new paper in the UCLA Law Review Discourse, entitled “Four Futures of Legal Automation,” attempts to cast doubt on predictions about what the future holds.
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