Suzanne Reynolds named dean of Wake Forest University School of Law

June 8, 2015

WAKE FOREST NEWS – Suzanne Reynolds will become the next Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Law, effective July 1. Reynolds, who joined the Wake Forest law faculty in 1981, has served as interim dean for the past year.

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Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg discusses justice and advocacy at Harvard Law

June 8, 2015

HARVARD MAGAZINE – Ginsburg, the recipient of the 2015 Radcliffe Medal, has been a fierce promoter of understanding women’s rights as a constitutional principle from the earliest stages in her career.

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Penn Law students honored by U.S. military for their work on interdicting foreign terrorist fighters

June 8, 2015

PENN LAW – Six students in Robinson’s spring course, “Using Law to Interdict Foreign Terrorist Fighters,” received an official commendation recognizing their “outstanding support to Special Operations Command Pacific,” and each was awarded a special military coin from the SOCPAC Commander.

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UNM Law School uses AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ as inspiration for latest law journal

June 8, 2015

LAW STREET – A class at the University of New Mexico Law School analyzed the legal issues surrounding this popular television show and published their findings in a student-run journal for the school.

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Albany Law School and UAlbany closing in on new affiliation

June 8, 2015

ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – University at Albany and the Albany Law School expect to outline an affiliation agreement by the end of October 2015.

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New Mexico Law 2015 applicants rose by 9 percent

June 8, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS FIRST – According to Jeffery Dubinski-Neessen, assistant dean for admissions, the school has seen a more than 9 percent increase this year and applications are still being accepted.

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Advice for Wisconsin’s new lawyers from the state bar

June 8, 2015

WISCONSIN BAR NEWS – The U.W. Law School class of 2015 – 110 in all – took the Attorney’s Oath and signed the Supreme Court Roll to join the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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Advice for new lawyers opening firms: start lean

June 8, 2015

LEGAL TALK NETWORK – The Legal Toolkit interviews the chief strategy officer at Curo Legal about what it means to have a lean business, how to apply lean concepts to law firms, and where new lawyers and established law firms can start.

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Arizona State Law receives grant to expand public health-law network

June 8, 2015

ASU NEWS – The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has received an additional $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to continue in its scholarly and applied efforts focused on the role of law as a key driver for improving public health.

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New Yorker born in Mexico will become first undocumented student to earn law license in state

June 8, 2015

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – Cesar Vargas, who graduated from CUNY School of Law and passed the state’s bar exam on his first try, is now set to become the first undocumented law graduate to get his New York law license.

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