University of Utah Law highlights student Alex McFarlin

January 16, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — 3L Alex McFarlin grew up in Tennessee and trained in a professional ballet school there.

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University of Utah Law student Paulina Barboza discusses impact of scholarship supporting single parents

January 16, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S. J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Navigating law school as a single parent has been challenging, but an understanding S.J. Quinney staff and faculty—and help from the Beatrice F. Kroesche Memorial Scholarship—have made the journey easier for 2L Paulina Barboza.

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University of Virginia Law to host George Washington Law professor Blake Morant for MLK Day lecture

January 16, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Blake D. Morant ’78 (Col ’75), the first Black person to serve as dean at the George Washington University and Wake Forest University law schools, will speak at the University of Virginia School of Law as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration on Jan. 25.

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Washington & Lee Law welcomes students back to campus for spring semester

January 16, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Welcome back to campus.  I hope each of you enjoyed relaxing time with friends and family over the winter break.

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Washington University in St. Louis Law hosts Yale Law professor Lauren Yu-Hsin for lecture

January 16, 2024

ST. LOUIS RECORD — Visiting Professor Lauren Yu-Hsin Lin recently spoke at the Yale Law School Wasserman Workshop in Law & Finance.

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Podcast: Yale Law professor Natasha Sarin discusses the past year of women in economics

January 16, 2024

BLOOMBERG TALKS — Natasha Sarin, Associate Professor at Yale Law School says that in 2023, the economic power of women shined brightly. She speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin to discuss this power and the key women driving it.

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How generative artificial intelligence has impacted the legal profession over the past year

January 16, 2024

LAW.COM — Generative AI-powered legal tech platforms secured some of the biggest funding rounds in a year when investments slowed significantly. From higher e-discovery costs to unprepared judges, Legaltech News highlights some of the key risks that deepfakes pose to legal professionals going into 2024.

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Founders of Vanderbilt Law AI Lab discuss plans for the organization’s future

January 16, 2024

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Dean Chris Guthrie announced the creation of the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL) to explore how artificial intelligence intersects with the delivery of legal services and access to justice.

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How to manage time when applying for a graduate degree

January 16, 2024

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Applying to graduate school can be stressful and time-consuming, not to mention expensive. But whether you’re sure you want to get a master’s degree or just think you might want to someday, following a grad school application timeline will make the process easier.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report details student loan servicing errors

January 16, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Student loan borrowers have experienced billing errors and long waits to get hold of the companies managing their loans since payments restarted in October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a new report released Friday.

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