Law firms saw increased profits in late 2023
REUTERS — Law firms ended 2023 on strong financial footing after a sluggish start, an industry report released on Monday found.
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REUTERS — Law schools must now adopt free speech policies in order to maintain their accreditation from the American Bar Association, following a key vote by the organization on Monday.
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REUTERS — Harvard Law School will this fall begin offering full-tuition scholarships to some lower-income students, following similar moves at Yale and Stanford.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Bloomberg Law’s second annual Law School Innovation Program recognizes law schools that teach students these foundational lawyering skills.
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Mitchell Hamline’s Dispute Resolution Institute is now offering a free resource for educators aimed at advancing the teaching of dispute-resolution and related skills.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today we’re talking about the format and scope of the NextGen Bar Exam, which will eventually replace the UBE.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Senior Black Justice Department prosecutors made an impassioned pitch to minority law students to overcome reservations of enlisting in an institution they may not trust.
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MONDEVISIONE — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the date of its 2024 Investor Advocacy Clinic Summit, where law students and their professors will engage with SEC staff and invited guests about issues addressed and lessons learned while providing free legal services to underrepresented investors.
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REUTERS — The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco has beaten a lawsuit seeking to reverse its 2023 name change, which followed a probe into whether the school’s former namesake Serranus Hastings orchestrated the deaths of Native Americans on land he owned.
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