Florida State Law Dean Donald Weidner announces retirement
WCTV (CBS TALLAHASSEE) – Donald J. Weidner, the Florida State University College of Law Dean and Alumni Centennial Professor, has announced his retirement as dean, effective June 2016.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Host Deborah Merritt speaks with Deacon Haymond, a graduate of Quinney College of Law at University of Utah, about the challenges of growing his boutique firm that focuses on trusts and estates.
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TECH.CO – Legal technology is booming as companies compete to crash the technological, legal space at every level and in every angle. Check out these 9 Legal Industry Startups finding new ways to analyze legal data and provide services.
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ABA JOURNAL – On Saturday, during a panel discussion held at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, a panel of disruptive innovators in the legal service industry tried to assuage the fears of a roomful of state bar officials and leaders while attempting to foster greater cooperation with them in order to provide much-needed representation to the…
Read More about Panel of legal technology entrepreneurs address legal industry at ABA Annual MeetingPanel at the ABA Annual Meeting examines the business costs of ignoring diversity
ABA JOURNAL – The benefits of having a diverse workplace are well-established. In fact, a lack of diversity can even have a negative effect on the bottom line. So why haven’t law firms taken account of the business benefits of diversity?
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ABA JOURNAL – Three candidates have emerged in what has become a contested race to serve a three-year term as ABA treasurer starting in 2017. The candidates made their first formal presentations to the Nominating Committee on Sunday during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Read More about Three candidates compete for ABA treasurer opening in 2017Florida lawyers express concern over suggested reciprocity plan for state bar admission
ABA JOURNAL – Bar president Ramón Abadin clarified his position after the idea of loosening Florida’s bar admission rules provoked a heated and divided reaction from lawyers in Florida, some of whom fear such a shift would flood the state with out-of-state lawyers and undermine their business.
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NIKKEI ASIA REVIEW – As Japanese companies venture out to the world looking for M&A deals to secure future growth, good lawyers that can handle international litigation and deal closings are in demand. Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo branch has a full-fledged summer associates program that invites students from the top U.S. law schools.
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NYU LAW NEWS – NYU School of Law announced Jason Belk as the new dean of students, to begin on September 8. He comes to the Law School from Duke University School of Law, where he has served as the assistant dean for student affairs since December 2008.
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TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL – Wake Forest University School of Law has launched the Health Law and Policy Program to help consolidate and expand research and educational efforts.
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