Survey: lawyers with lowest pay report more happiness
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Researchers who surveyed 6,200 lawyers about their jobs and health found that the factors most frequently associated with success in the legal field, such as high income or a partner-track job at a prestigious firm, had almost zero correlation with happiness and well-being.
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THE INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR – Starting July 1, Laura Ann Rosenbury will officially take her place as the first permanent female dean of UF’s Levin College of Law in the college’s 106-year history.
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Bloomberg BNA – Humans’ brain function and style of learning haven’t changed much over the last 50,000 years, not even for those so-called “digital natives” who have never known a world without computers and the Internet.
Read More about Paper: New technologies may be reducing learning outcomesUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law assistant dean named president-elect of the National Association for Law Placement
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI – Mina Jones Jefferson, assistant dean and director of the Center for Professional Development at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, has been named president-elect of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), an association of over 2,500 legal career professionals dedicated to facilitating legal career counseling and planning; recruitment and retention;…
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PHYS.ORG – A report by the UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment provides recommendations for harnessing the law to enhance the state’s preparedness for coastal climate change.
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ARIZONA DAILY STAR – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly were the featured speakers at a graduation ceremony at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law.
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THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE – Greg Bowman, who became the full-time dean of the West Virginia University College of Law on May 1, plans to continue the pace set by his predecessor, Joyce McConnell.
Read More about New dean seeks to keep West Virginia’s only law school moving forwardLSAC reports fall 2015 applicants are down 2.6% and applications are down 4.7% from 2014
LSAC – As of May 8, 2015, there are 322,360 fall 2015 applications submitted by 48,702 applicants.
Read More about LSAC reports fall 2015 applicants are down 2.6% and applications are down 4.7% from 2014Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession releases gender gap study for its graduates
BLOOMBERG BNA – Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession on Monday released the results of a widespread survey of its graduates which suggests women work more hours on average than men, among other potentially myth-busting findings.
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ABA JOURNAL – About 28 percent of Harvard law grads from four graduating classes are no longer practicing law in their current jobs, according to preliminary findings from the survey of grads in 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2000.
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