Denver Law dean to step down in 2016
LAW WEEK COLORADO – Martin Katz, dean of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, announced that he will step down from the position after the 2015-2016 academic year.
Read More about Denver Law dean to step down in 2016Northern Kentucky University Law considers move to former prison site
WLWT-TV (NBC) – NKU is considering moving its Chase College of Law into the Kenton County administration building and former jail at the foot of the Roebling Suspension Bridge in Covington.
Read More about Northern Kentucky University Law considers move to former prison siteDrake, Iowa and Indiana law schools partner with Iowa State to provide law scholarships to qualified engineering students or alumni
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS – Iowa State University’s College of Engineering announced a new partnership with three renowned law schools to provide opportunities for its graduates who wish to continue their education by pursuing Juris Doctorate degrees.
Read More about Drake, Iowa and Indiana law schools partner with Iowa State to provide law scholarships to qualified engineering students or alumniLoyola law student earns J.D. after spending 10 years in prison due to wrongful conviction
WBBM-TV (CBS CHICAGO) – Jarrett Adams received his law degree from Loyola after spending 10 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Read More about Loyola law student earns J.D. after spending 10 years in prison due to wrongful convictionHawaii Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership for Children program helps Kalihi’s poor with access to health care and legal needs
HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT – A collaboration between the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law and a local community health center has helped low-income residents get the help they need to avoid homelessness, stay employed or keep their families together.
Read More about Hawaii Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership for Children program helps Kalihi’s poor with access to health care and legal needsAALS President Blake D. Morant delivers University of Montana School of Law commencement address
MISSOULIAN – Blake D. Morant, who also serves as the dean of the George Washington University Law School and as president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), will deliver his speech, titled “You are the Leaders the World Needs,” to the 82 law school graduates earning juris doctor degrees from UM.
Read More about AALS President Blake D. Morant delivers University of Montana School of Law commencement addressFive law schools dropped the LSAT for top applicants in compliance with new ABA rules
CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS – The law schools are taking advantage of new rules issued in August by the American Bar Association that let law schools fill 10 percent of their classes with people who have not taken the LSAT but have done very well in college and on other standardized tests, such as the SAT.
Read More about Five law schools dropped the LSAT for top applicants in compliance with new ABA rulesAlternative fee arrangements gaining popularity among law firms
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER – Under intense client pressure to justify charges following the stock market crash of 2008, law firms took the first steps during the recession toward moving away from hourly charges by offering clients flat fees or by billing based on case outcomes.
Read More about Alternative fee arrangements gaining popularity among law firmsMark Cordes named interim dean of NIU College of Law
DAILY HERALD – Northern Illinois University has named Mark Cordes interim dean of the NIU College of Law, effective June 1, 2015. Cordes replaces Jennifer Rosato Perea, who will assume the dean position at DePaul College of Law on July 1.
Read More about Mark Cordes named interim dean of NIU College of LawLoyola New Orleans Law partners with local high school to encourage students to pursue a career in law
MID-CITY MESSENGER – Warren Easton Charter High School has established a new partnership with Loyola University’s College of Law, according to school officials.
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