Suffolk Law School names new law school dean
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL – Suffolk University Law School has named Andrew Perlman, founding director of Suffolk Law’s Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation, as its new dean, a move that underscores Suffolk Law’s emphasis on the growing use of technology in the legal profession.
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THE GLOBAL LEGAL POST – Large law firms had a slow start to 2015 with modest revenue growth and flat demand in the first quarter, compared with the same period last year.
Read More about Report cites slow financial start for big law firms compared to last yearNorthwestern Law alumnus gift to support faculty excellence
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS — Harry Seigle, the former president of Seigle Inc. lumber supplier in Elgin, has donated $3 million to Northwestern University School of Law to hire and retain faculty and create a newly named professorship, the Seigle Family Chair of Law.
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THE HARVARD CRIMSON — In an upcoming initiative, the Harvard Mediation Program at Harvard Law School would help mediate complaints levied by civilians against Boston Police Department officers, according to Rachel A. Viscomi, the assistant director of the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program at the Law School.
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PALMETTO BAY NEWS — Florida International University’s College of Law has received a grant to help improve the quality and effectiveness of defense lawyers handling capital cases.
Read More about Florida International University College of Law receives grant to train defense lawyers handling capital casesHighlights from the National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services
ABA JOURNAL — The National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services at Stanford University, organized by the ABA Presidential Commission on the Future of Legal Services, solicited views from individuals in the medical, engineering, social design and information technology fields in addition to those with JDs, demonstrating that no ideas were off-limits.
Read More about Highlights from the National Summit on Innovation in Legal ServicesFordham Law makes early enrollment agreement with Salve Regina University
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL — Beginning May 1, qualified Salve Regina University students who have completed three years of undergraduate study are now eligible to apply for early enrollment into law school at Fordham University.
Read More about Fordham Law makes early enrollment agreement with Salve Regina UniversityHarvard Law School increases mandatory pro bono requirement for students to 50 hours
HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Harvard Law School faculty has voted to increase the school’s mandatory pro bono service requirement for students from 40 hours to 50 hours of service during the students’ three years of law school.
Read More about Harvard Law School increases mandatory pro bono requirement for students to 50 hoursWisconsin Bar supports measure offering CLE credit for pro bono work
STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN — The State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors supports a petition that would allow Wisconsin attorneys to obtain continuing legal education (CLE) credit for doing pro bono work to foster practical learning and increase pro bono service.
Read More about Wisconsin Bar supports measure offering CLE credit for pro bono workNew Mexico Law School dean stepping down
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL — David Herring, dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, is resigning just two years after taking over the helm.
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