Colleges explore digital strategies to rethink learning
INSIDE HIGHER ED – It’s taken decades, but educational technology is finally beginning to change the way we think about education itself — not just the way we deliver it.
Read More about Colleges explore digital strategies to rethink learningUniversities increasingly adding entrepreneurship courses
FORBES – There are now more than 2,700 entrepreneurship programs throughout the country, many offering courses in hiring, managing assets and cash flow, designing products, computing, creating legal structures and other challenges of starting a business.
Read More about Universities increasingly adding entrepreneurship coursesUnaccredited law schools in California have alarming graduation rate
LOS ANGELES TIMES – Nearly 9 out of 10 students at California’s unaccredited law schools dropped out, according to a Times investigation based on recent state bar data.
Read More about Unaccredited law schools in California have alarming graduation rateNALP reports smaller class size had positive impact on employment rate for law graduates
NALP – The National Association for Law Placement put out its annual employment figures Thursday, and the big news is that the overall employment rate rose for the first time since 2007, to 86.7% for class of 2014 graduates. That compares to 84.5% the prior year.
Read More about NALP reports smaller class size had positive impact on employment rate for law graduatesRutgers-Camden Law professor participates in Philadelphia disability rights panel
RUTGERS NEWS – Rutgers Law Clinical Professor Sarah Ricks was on the panel of the Philadelphia antidiscrimination agency that heard evidence and issued a groundbreaking opinion concerning the rights of disabled people to emotional support animals.
Read More about Rutgers-Camden Law professor participates in Philadelphia disability rights panelOpinion: Law firm mergers do not benefit consumers
LOS ANGELES TIMES – “In the wake of several big deals in recent days, I put that question to dozens of business professors, economists and lawyers specializing in mergers and antitrust issues. Not one was able to cite a single big-ticket merger that irrefutably benefited consumers in a long-term, demonstrable way.”
Read More about Opinion: Law firm mergers do not benefit consumersEmory Law Dean Robert Schapiro weighs in on ABA job categorizations
ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE – Emory School of Law Dean Robert A. Schapiro said in a letter to the ABA that the new proposals appear to be “driven by a desire” to label the so-called bridge-to-practice positions as “bad” jobs versus “good” jobs.
Read More about Emory Law Dean Robert Schapiro weighs in on ABA job categorizationsReport: Female solicitors in Scotland are paid 42 cents less than male counterparts
THE NATIONAL SCOT – Female solicitors are paid 42 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Research carried out by the society also suggests women in the legal industry are passed over for promotions.
Read More about Report: Female solicitors in Scotland are paid 42 cents less than male counterpartsAustralia legal industry reports continued hiring surge
AUSTRALIAN LAWYER – Revenue in private practice has had a solid increase, causing firms to increase hiring, according to a Mahlab legal industry report released this week.
Read More about Australia legal industry reports continued hiring surgeNorth Dakota Law program connects law students with rural communities in need of legal services
VALLEY NEWS LIVE – A shortage of attorneys is a problem being experienced in rural areas across the State. However, UND’s Law School has started the “Rural Justice Program” to help solve the problem.
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