Indiana Supreme Court rules graduates of online law schools can apply to take state bar exam

March 7, 2024

WRTV — A decision by the Indiana Supreme Court could have a significant impact on the state’s growing attorney shortage.

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LSAC releases study materials for the new LSAT format

March 7, 2024

LSAC — We are pleased to announce today that updated test preparation materials  are now available in LSAC’s LawHub, designed to support test takers planning to test in August 2024 or later.

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Advice on applying to law schools

March 7, 2024

HER CAMPUS — Almost as long as I’ve been able to conceptualize a career path, I’ve known I want to be a lawyer. And it’s not for stereotypical reasons, although I do love to argue and I’ve watched Legally Blonde an average of three times per year since the age of 14.

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Podcast: Advice for law students on crafting job application documents

March 7, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re joined by ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones to talk about some less common documents that employers might request from you when you apply for a legal job. 

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Albany Law professor Ray Brescia discusses his new book on the legal profession

March 7, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — Ray Brescia, a law professor at Albany Law School in New York, has taken a hard look at the country’s legal system in his new book, Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession.

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University of Arkansas Law students advance to national trial competition

March 7, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Taryn Bewley, Harleigh Gathright and Abigail Riddle, students at the U of A School of Law, comprised one of four teams crowned winners of the 2024 American Bar Association Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Regional Tournament in Los Angeles, California.

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UC Berkeley Law professor Henry Hecht publishes essay collection on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force

March 6, 2024

BERKELEY LAW — For 40 years, Lecturer in Residence Henry Hecht has been a Berkeley Law fixture, blazing a trail for experiential learning and teaching countless students the intricate skills of negotiating, client interviewing, and deposing witnesses. 

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UCLA Law students Katharine Young and Evan Mitchell Zepeda discuss their family legacy in civil rights

March 6, 2024

UCLA NEWSROOM — When Katharine “Kitty” Young and Evan Mitchell Zepeda met in their first-year section at UCLA School of Law in the opening days of the fall 2021 semester, neither of them anticipated the incredible connection that they would make through their years as classmates and friends.

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A look at the new UC Law San Francisco campus

March 6, 2024

THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD — When San Francisco was mired in “doom loop” talk last year, Mayor London Breed and some business leaders began openly calling for college students to save downtown.

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Campbell Law and Elon Law students partner for Ukrainian Humanitarian Immigration Clinic

March 6, 2024

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — Campbell Law School students are partnering with Church World Service and Elon Law School to hold a Ukrainian Humanitarian Immigration Clinic on Saturday, March 2, for immigrants, their families and community activists interested in learning more about the process.  

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