Legal technicians in Washington State may own minority share of law firms
ABA JOURNAL — The only state in the nation that allows limited license legal technicians to help civil litigants has gone a step further with a new change to its rules. The change will allow the legal technicians in Washington state to share fees with lawyers and become minority owners of law firms, Bloomberg BNA reports.
Read More about Legal technicians in Washington State may own minority share of law firmsOpinion: Law Schools must focus on entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEUR — According to the National Association of Law Placement, the percentage of law graduates going into solo practice continues to increase year after year. With such a large and growing fraction of the legal sector launching their own firm, one must ask whether law schools are doing enough to prepare law students for entrepreneurship.
Read More about Opinion: Law Schools must focus on entrepreneurshipNew UW School of Law program to help minority law students finish degrees and pass bar
THE SEATTLE TIMES — The UW is establishing the Gregoire Fellows, a new program to support nine minority law students each year, guaranteeing them summer fellowships at local law firms, and giving them a mentoring relationship with Gregoire and help studying for the bar exam.
Read More about New UW School of Law program to help minority law students finish degrees and pass barNew paper addresses lawyers’ responsibilities amidst increasingly competitive field
BLOOMBERG BNA– Authored by former general counsel of the General Electric Corporation Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr., Wilmer Hale partner William F. Lee, and Harvard Law School Vice Dean of the Legal Profession David B. Wilkins, the paper contemplates lawyers’ ethical responsibilities and their role as the profession grows increasingly competitive.
Read More about New paper addresses lawyers’ responsibilities amidst increasingly competitive fieldNew business program at Wake Forest School of Law
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Wake Forest School of Law has launched a business law program to help prospective lawyers better hone their legal skills for the business world.
Read More about New business program at Wake Forest School of LawUniversity of Chicago law dean to lead University of Oregon as president
THE OREGONIAN — Willamette Week newspaper in Portland is reporting that the University of Oregon will name Michael H. Schill, University of Chicago Law School dean, as the university’s next president.
Read More about University of Chicago law dean to lead University of Oregon as presidentSUNY Buffalo Law Interim Dean Gardner discusses plans for the school
THE SPECTRUM — Interim dean James Gardner is looking to guide the law school through a difficult time in both UB’s and law schools across the country.
Read More about SUNY Buffalo Law Interim Dean Gardner discusses plans for the schoolStudy reveals barriers to Native American participation in the legal profession
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — The National Native American Bar Assocation (NNABA) commissioned the first-ever study of Native American attorneys: The Pursuit of Inclusion.
Read More about Study reveals barriers to Native American participation in the legal professionMore online law programs in the works
CNBC — The William Mitchell College of Law applied to the ABA for permission to design a hybrid online program to students. In an unprecedented move, the ABA approved it.
Read More about More online law programs in the worksSouth Texas College of Law launches immigration law clinic
HOUSTON CHRONICLE –Thanks to a nearly $200,000 grant from the Houston Endowment, South Texas College of Law is starting a new immigration clinic, in addition to the other clinics they already have going. This one will be designed to offer free legal service to unaccompanied minors, adults, and families, and to build on an existing…
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