Iowa Supreme Court drops basic-skills course requirement
THE DES MOINES REGISTER — Newly licensed Iowa attorneys will no longer have to take a course on Iowa-specific law that was previously required within one year of being admitted to the bar, the Iowa Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday.
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CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER — The head of Cincinnati’s largest law firm says people thinking about going to law school should go ahead and make the leap.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — For all that’s uncertain about the future of legal education in America, some things remain consistent.
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DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE — Students at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law are getting a half-price education — and that’s by design.
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STAR TRIBUNE — The Board of Trustees of William Mitchell College of Law today announced the appointment of Mark C. Gordon, a respected educator and innovator, as its new president and dean.
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BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL — Legendary NFL coach Bill Parcels was known for his one-liners when dealing with reporters, and one of his more memorable quotes — “You are what your record says you are” — is an apt way of summarizing the state of the local law schools sector. It’s a tough time, no way around…
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STAR TRIBUNE — Vershawn Young, a college professor from Canada, started his first day of law school on Monday. So did Dr. Brooke Baker, an anesthesiologist from New Mexico.
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DAILY PILOT — Jill Hiraizumi started her legal practice on a shoestring. The Whittier Law School graduate often delivered her estate planning advice across a client’s kitchen table.
Read More about Whittier Law School provides recent grads clients and office spaceLaw school applications down in last year
WALL STREET JOURNAL — The law school applicant pool appears to be getting more and more shallow. The number of people applying to law school is down 8.5% compared to last year at this time, according to the latest figures released by the Law School Admission Council.
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THE DAILY FREE PRESS — In recognition of her dedication to applied learning and creating opportunities for students, Maureen O’Rourke, dean of Boston University’s School of Law, was named one of the top 25 most influential people in legal education in the January edition of the National Jurist.
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