State Bar of California signs development contract with Kaplan for the California Bar Exam

August 22, 2024

REUTERS — The State Bar of California has finalized a $8.25 million deal with test prep company Kaplan Exam Services to produce the state’s bar exam for the next five years, the attorney licensing body said on Tuesday.

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A look at international students attending American LLM programs

August 22, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Law students and lawyers around the world often look to the U.S. as one of their options for post-LL.B. study. But prospective LL.M. students have many other choices.

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Podcast: Advice on organizing legal research and writing assignments

August 22, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re discussing the importance and challenges of first-year Legal Research and Writing projects in law school. 

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UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky welcomes students

August 22, 2024

BERKELEY LAW — Each new school year provides a wonderful sense of a new beginning. I am thrilled to welcome our new students to Berkeley Law, welcome back our returning students, and convey deep gratitude to our exceptional faculty and staff as we launch into the 2024-25 academic year.

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UC Berkeley Law student Addie Gilson discusses work in family defense advocacy

August 22, 2024

BERKELEY LAW — Addie Gilson ’25 was an undergraduate at Princeton when she got her first glimpse of the child welfare system. As a sociology major and a former camp counselor, she was drawn to an internship with a law firm representing kids in foster care. 

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UC Berkeley Law student Hannah Pigg discusses summer internship in business law

August 22, 2024

BERKELEY LAW — Our annual Student Summer Series presents first-person reflections from Berkeley Law students who are involved in an array of compelling summer work experiences. 

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UC Law San Franisco (formerly UC Hastings Law) sees additional spotlight with US presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a graduate

August 22, 2024

REUTERS — After President Biden chose Kamala Harris as his 2020 running mate and the pair were elected to the nation’s two highest offices, applications to her law school alma mater surged 33%—far outpacing that year’s national 13% increase in law school applicants.

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California Western Law dean Sean M. Scott discusses the history of the school and new initiatives

August 22, 2024

THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE — 2024 marks the centennial anniversary of California Western School of Law. In 1924, San Diego was a small coastal town with a population of around 100,000, on the cusp of becoming a metropolitan city. 

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Campbell Law students Madison Parker and Katie Renn Williams help clients get eviction cases dismissed

August 22, 2024

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — Campbell Law School students enrolled in the school’s pro bono Blanchard Community Law Clinic (BCLC) this summer worked together to help a single mother of three living in Raleigh from becoming homeless by going to court and getting her eviction case dismissed.

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Case Western Reserve Law graduates named to first class of Cleveland Legal Collaborative Fellows

August 22, 2024

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For nearly a decade, CWRU School of Law has been working with the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) on an exciting project – the Cleveland Legal Collaborative.

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