Former Senator Carl Levin to join Wayne State Law
DETROIT FREE PRESS — Having investigated Pentagon spending, Enron’s bookkeeping and the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin knows more than most about legislative oversight and its role in changing policy.
Read More about Former Senator Carl Levin to join Wayne State LawDeclining applications help spark innovations at law schools
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — A radically changed job market since the financial meltdown – in which law firms have retrenched, salaries have fallen and many new attorneys have struggled to find a job that puts their J.D. to use – has led to a precipitous drop in law school applications.
Read More about Declining applications help spark innovations at law schoolsUniversity of Cincinnati Law announces Jennifer Bard as its new dean
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER — The University of Cincinnati has named Jennifer S. Bard as its next law school dean – the first woman to ever hold the post.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law announces Jennifer Bard as its new deanMiami Law’s Human Rights Clinic founder and director named White House Advisor on Violence Against Women
MIAMI HERALD — The founder and director of the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law will be the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women.
Read More about Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic founder and director named White House Advisor on Violence Against WomenBrant Hellwig, Washington and Lee law professor, selected as school’s new dean
THE ROANOKE TIMES — A Washington and Lee University professor will head the university’s law school beginning July 1.
Read More about Brant Hellwig, Washington and Lee law professor, selected as school’s new deanQ & A with Angela Drake, supervising attorney, Missouri Law’s veteran’s clinic
COLUMBIA BUSINESS TIMES — Start early and do good often.
Read More about Q & A with Angela Drake, supervising attorney, Missouri Law’s veteran’s clinicUVA law clinic broadens Supreme Court docket
CBS NEWS — A law professor and his students prepare to take a case over gun ownership rights to the high court.
Read More about UVA law clinic broadens Supreme Court docketNumber of women and minority partners at law firms increased slightly in 2014
INSIDE COUNSEL — There has been some slight improvement for women and minorities in terms of their representation at law firms.
Read More about Number of women and minority partners at law firms increased slightly in 2014ABA launches fund aimed at new lawyer hiring
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA has announced it will award $40,000 in Catalyst Grants to groups with proposed programs to hire new and underutilized lawyers.
Read More about ABA launches fund aimed at new lawyer hiringLaw school leaders on meeting the challenges of declining applications
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH — Brent Phipps always figured he’d segue seamlessly from his undergraduate studies to law school, but the economy changed his timeline.
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