Large law firm cuts summer associate program to change recruitment approach
BLOOMBERG BNA – Every summer, big law firms around the country welcome a fresh batch of law students to work for their clients and gain valuable experience that they hope will contribute to landing them full-time employment in Big Law upon graduation. Next year, law students may look past one firm that has announced plans to largely…
Read More about Large law firm cuts summer associate program to change recruitment approachBaylor Law receives State Bar of Texas grant for clinic providing free legal counsel to Texas military veterans
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY NEWS – For the first time in Baylor Law School history, the State Bar of Texas has awarded a grant to support and foster the ongoing effort of the Baylor Law School Veterans’ Assistance Clinicto provide Texas military veterans free legal counsel.
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WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL NEWS – The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics recently presented its Jay Healey Award to Judith Daar, Professor of Law at Whittier Law School. This is considered the highest honor in the health law field.
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AL DÍA NEWS – “Sí Se Puede,” launched by the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania (HBAPA) and the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund (HBA LEF), will be supporting high school students who are considering careers in law.
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QUARTZ – There were 48 mergers or acquisitions among US law firms in the first two quarters of 2015, according to the Pennsylvania firm Altman Weil. That’s the largest first-half number since the firm started tracking buyouts and mergers nine years ago.
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LEGAL BROADCAST NETWORK – Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law developed a not-for-profit law firm to train recent graduates of the law school with on-the-job learning and to provide the public with affordable legal services in a variety of practice areas.
Read More about ASU Law introduces teaching law firm for new lawyersABA releases report on law school affordability and student financial education
BLOOMBERG BNA – The American Bar Association released a report that calls for better debt counseling for law students and changes to provide more affordable legal education.
Read More about ABA releases report on law school affordability and student financial educationLarger law firms increase spending on technology
BLOOMBERG BNA – U.S. law firms are devoting more of their budgets to technology, investing in practice and financial management systems, network upgrades and other areas, although the activity has been measured, according to legal experts.
Read More about Larger law firms increase spending on technologyWilliam & Mary Law video on appellate advocacy features Supreme Court of Virginia Justices
WILLIAM & MARY NEWS – A new video produced by William & Mary Law School explores the “Art of Appellate Advocacy” and features current justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Read More about William & Mary Law video on appellate advocacy features Supreme Court of Virginia JusticesUtah Law’s Cliff Rosky is honored with Equality Award from Human Rights Campaign
UTAH POLICY – Utah Law Professor Cliff Rosky is one of the country’s leading experts on the constitutionality of laws against same-sex marriage, one of several reasons he will be honored this week by the Human Rights Campaign at the organization’s 2015 Utah Gala as the recipient of the Equality Award.
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