Bureau of Labor Statistics: jobs outpace law grads in 2016
ABA JOURNAL – The Bureau of Labor Statistics has changed the way it calculates job openings in the legal profession, producing a rosy outlook for law grads in 2016.
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FINANCIAL TIMES — Law firms are having to become nimble. A combination of technology, evolving markets, changing client demands and a financial crisis have forced a notoriously conservative sector to embrace new services, form fresh partnerships and become more entrepreneurial in order to keep relevant and stay alive.
Read More about Law schools continue to adjust to changing marketWilliam & Mary to expand domestic violence legal services
WILLIAMSBURG YORKTOWN DAILY — A legal clinic at the William & Mary School of Law focused on assisting victims of domestic violence is expanding its services with the help of a federal grant.
Read More about William & Mary to expand domestic violence legal servicesUniversity of Colorado advances plans for master’s degree in law
DAILY CAMERA — The University of Colorado’s Board of Regents approved two new degrees — a master’s of studies in law and a bachelor of science in technology, arts and media — which the Boulder campus expects to offer starting next fall.
Read More about University of Colorado advances plans for master’s degree in lawWashington Univ. School of Law Dean Staudt outlines community initiatives in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH – As the community awaits the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer involved in the tragic shooting of Michael Brown, we at Washington University School of Law are actively engaged in ways to help our community.
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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE – At the first meeting this semester of the Brooklyn Entertainment and Sports Law Society (BESLS), Jose Landivar brought up the idea of doing a film festival.
Read More about Brooklyn Law hosts film festival with director Tony GilroyLoyola New Orleans Law enhances social justice programs
THE TIMES PICAYUNE – The Loyola University College of Law has added a new social justice certificate program for students interested in advocating for poor and marginalized people.
Read More about Loyola New Orleans Law enhances social justice programsJustice O’Connor visits ASU law school construction site
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC – Sandra Day O’Connor had the chance Thursday to size up the future site in downtown Phoenix of the law school that was named in her honor.
Read More about Justice O’Connor visits ASU law school construction siteWilliam & Mary expands domestic violence clinic with federal grant
DAILY PRESS – William and Mary’s law school said this month that it has received a $250,000 grant to expand its Domestic Violence Clinic.
Read More about William & Mary expands domestic violence clinic with federal grantStanford study analyzes law school gender gap
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Authors Daniel Ho and Mark Kelman, both professors of law at Stanford University, say that common professional school pedagogies, such as the Socratic and adversarial methods, may put women at a disadvantage when class sizes are big.
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