Bequest to Northwestern Law to help public interest law students and graduates
NORTHWESTERN NOW – Northwestern University School of Law has received a $5 million bequest from the estate of the late Dawn Clark Netsch, a political and civic leader and professor in Chicago and Illinois for many years.
Read More about Bequest to Northwestern Law to help public interest law students and graduatesMSU Law’s legal research center looks to improve legal service delivery
THE STATE NEWS – A new legal research center at MSU could provide a hopeful future for those entering the law profession, which has stagnated and faced tough times since the last recession, the research center’s director claims.
Read More about MSU Law’s legal research center looks to improve legal service deliveryGrowth in job market for tax law offers opportunities for millennials
HUFFINGTON POST – “There is one specialty seeing significant growth and has a wealth of opportunity: tax law. Earning a master’s degree in tax law opens the door to a variety of career options.”
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JOURNAL STAR – The University of Nebraska’s College of Law stepped in, hooking up veterans like Vonfeldt — who served on a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion flight crew during the Vietnam War — with law students looking to get practical experience while also serving a population in need.
Read More about Nebraska Law students help veterans through free counselingReal estate market boom means higher demand for lawyers in Philadelphia
PHILLY.COM – The biggest firms in Philadelphia and other cities with booming real estate markets say finding lawyers skilled in handling the zoning, tax, and transactional pieces of complex projects has become a near impossibility.
Read More about Real estate market boom means higher demand for lawyers in PhiladelphiaBig Law firm’s Canadian office opening sparks discussion on Canada’s globalization
BLOOMBERG BNA – “On the surface, Littler’s expansion into Toronto, along with the firm’s reported interest in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary down the road, seems to be just the latest Big Law behemoth dropping by for a double-double at Tim’s. But there are several interesting aspects of this development that deserve a closer look.”
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LAWYERS WEEKLY – A growing number of law students are concerned their law degree is a revenue-raising exercise for the universities, a leading student body has claimed. Marie Iskander, vice-president of the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA), suggested students feel their degrees are now less valuable, despite costing more.
Read More about VP of the Australian Law Students’ Association states concerns student perception of law degree valueChief Justice of Kerala High Court calls for action to improve standard of legal education in India
BUSINESS-STANDARD – Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Ashok Bhushan today called for a concerted action by the bar, bench and law teachers to improve the standard of legal education.
Read More about Chief Justice of Kerala High Court calls for action to improve standard of legal education in IndiaABA selects Linda Klein as president-elect
ABA – The American Bar Association on Tuesday named Atlanta lawyer Linda Klein president-elect. She will serve a one-year term, then become ABA president in August 2016.
Read More about ABA selects Linda Klein as president-electFormer University of Texas president and law dean joins Austin law firm
KXAN (NBC AUSTIN) – It didn’t take long for the former president of University of Texas Austin to land a new job. On Monday, Jackson Walker L.L.P. announced William Powers, Jr. joined the firm’s Austin office as of counsel.
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