Podcast: A look at the evolution of the legal profession

August 5, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re excited to have lawyer, strategist, and entrepreneur Candice Cook Simmons with us to talk about the evolving legal industry and how to position yourself for success in an increasingly dynamic environment.

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National Conference of Bar Examiners offers law grads money to test NextGen Bar Exam

August 5, 2024

REUTERS —  Law school graduates typically pay upwards of $1,000 to take the bar exam. But this fall, there’s a way they can actually profit from their hours of study to prepare for the dreaded attorney licensing test.

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ABA encourages law firms to give attorneys time off to avoid burnout

August 5, 2024

REUTERS —  Legal employers should encourage their employees to fully unplug from work for a minimum of one week a year to reduce burnout and improve well-being, according to an American Bar Association proposal.

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Opinion: Law schools should give students a more accurate picture of legal career paths

July 25, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Some people may be drawn to law school by the promise of high pay, public service, and the drama of courtrooms they have seen on TV. But the legal profession is failing to deliver its promise and leaves many lawyers unhappy and looking for alternative paths. Law schools can help fix the problem,

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A look at fall 2024 law school admissions

July 25, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Every year, around this time of year, the current law school application cycle starts to wrap up. Most schools have completed admitting students and may just be finalizing the class and admitting students from waitlists.

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Podcast: A look at LSAC data on 2024 law school admissions

July 25, 2024

KEEPING UP TO DATA — I’m Susan Krinsky, interim president and CEO at LSAC®, with my regular update on the 2024 application cycle and an interview with Gisele Joachim, LSAC’s vice president for law school engagement, who will talk with us about the upcoming LSAC Law School forums, the first one of which is less than

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Podcast: UCLA Law professor Andrew Verstein and University of Florida Law professor Lynn LoPucki discuss teaching business association courses

July 25, 2024

ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — Andrew Verstein, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, and Lynn LoPucki, University of Florida College of Law, talks about the second edition of Business Associations: A Systems Approach.

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University of Chicago Law dean Thomas J. Miles announces that he will step down in June 2025

July 25, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE LAW SCHOOL — Dear Members of the Law School Community, I am writing to share the news that I have decided to return to the full-time faculty at the end of the next academic year, June 30, 2025. 

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University of Iowa Law dean Kevin Washburn to step down in December

July 25, 2024

THE GAZETTE — Adding to turnover atop the University of Iowa’s 12 colleges is Kevin Washburn, who’s leaving his post as dean of the College of Law in December after six years on campus.

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