Elon Law and Vermont Law School launch environmental dual-degree program
THE PENDULUM — Elon University School of Law announced Wednesday they will offer a dual-degree program with Vermont School of Law beginning fall 2015.
Read More about Elon Law and Vermont Law School launch environmental dual-degree programAlbany Law adds mediation and immigration clinics
ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW — Albany Law School added two clinics, where students practice law under the supervision of professors and practice attorneys, in the past week. The two clinics are in mediation apprenticeship and immigration law.
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HYDE PART HERALD — The University of Chicago Law School will host a conference addressing the relationship between the police and the public it protects. The Youth/Police Conference hopes to continue the ongoing conversation about how the police interact with African American youth in urban America.
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THE WASHINGTON POST — Law schools across the country are facing their lowest enrollment numbers in years, causing some to slash their budgets and revamp their programs in an effort to attract students worried about finding a job in a diminished legal industry.
Read More about Law schools tackle innovations in the face of a tough job marketGeorge Mason Law announces new dean
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY NEWS — Henry N. Butler the executive director of George Mason University’s Law & Economics Center, will be the fifth dean of the George Mason University School of Law.
Read More about George Mason Law announces new deanGeorgetown Law partners with DLA Piper and Arent Fox to open affordable law firm
ABA JOURNAL — Georgetown Law announced it has teamed up with DLA Piper and Arent Fox to create a new nonprofit law firm designed to help low-income individuals with their civil law needs. The DC Affordable Law Firm, scheduled to open its doors in October, will be staffed by six Georgetown Law graduates.
Read More about Georgetown Law partners with DLA Piper and Arent Fox to open affordable law firmLaw school location impacts graduates’ job prospects
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Law school admissions experts say where students go to school can influence where they’ll have job opportunities, especially if they’re eyeing regional schools.
Read More about Law school location impacts graduates’ job prospectsResults of the latest National Association for Law Placement salary survey
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Salaries for lawyers starting out at firms have remained flat, with an annual pay of $160,000 continuing to be the top of the market, according to a new survey from the National Association for Law Placement.
Read More about Results of the latest National Association for Law Placement salary surveyInterview with new Penn Law Dean Theodore Ruger
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — On Feb. 17, Theodore Ruger was named the Penn Law School’s next dean, effective July 1. Ruger, the law school’s deputy dean since 2013, has been a professor at Penn since 2004 and is known for his work in health law and regulation, food and drug law and constitutional law.
Read More about Interview with new Penn Law Dean Theodore RugerHarvard Law weighting more experienced applicants
THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Since after 2009, roughly three-fourths of each incoming class of Harvard Law students comes to campus having spent some time beyond their college campuses.
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