University of Virginia Law awards women’s health fellowship to students
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The new Women’s Health Summer Fellowship has been established at the University of Virginia School of Law, adding to the mix of opportunities that will enable scores of law students to work in public service jobs this summer. As the inaugural fellow, Salwa Ahmad ’24 will work at the U.S.…
Read More about University of Virginia Law awards women’s health fellowship to studentsWashington University in St. Louis Law professor Kyle Rozema publishes research on alternative licensing for lawyers
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST. LOUIS LAW — If jurisdictions eliminate the bar exam as an entry to attorney licensure, the labor supply of lawyers would increase by 16%, according to new research by Kyle Rozema, an associate professor at the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
Read More about Washington University in St. Louis Law professor Kyle Rozema publishes research on alternative licensing for lawyersWashington & Lee Law professor Matt Boaz publishes article on speculative immigration policy
WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — Washington and Lee law professor Matt Boaz has published an article in the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. The article, “Speculative Immigration Policy,” explores how speculative fiction could serve as a platform for radical imagination about future U.S. immigration policies.
Read More about Washington & Lee Law professor Matt Boaz publishes article on speculative immigration policyWashington & Lee Law announces faculty appointed to leadership positions
WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — W&L Law Dean Melanie Wilson has announced two faculty appointments to roles in the senior leadership of the Law School. Professor Beth Belmont will serve as the Director of Experiential Education, and Professor Brandon Hasbrouck will take the reins as Director of the Frances Lewis Law Center.
Read More about Washington & Lee Law announces faculty appointed to leadership positionsWashington & Lee Law professor Josh Fairfield publishes article on virtual assets and related regulatory failures
WASHINGTON & LEE LAW — Washington and Lee law professor Josh Fairfield has published an article in the William and Mary Law Review. The article, “Making Virtual Things,” explores the ways that people perceive and use virtual assets and related regulatory failures.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY LAW — The WVU College of Law is taking a six-figure federal grant and investing it in the future of those recovering from substance use disorder in North Central West Virginia. Through a $117,000 State Opioid Response grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the College of Law is…
Read More about Grant to West Virginia University Law will support substance use disorder reentry aidThree WMU-Cooley Law students recognized as outstanding law students
WMU-COOLEY LAW — Three students from the WMU-Cooley Law School, Adriana Burga, Jennel Davoren, and Caroline R. Quant were honored as outstanding law students. Each student received a $3,500 scholarship by a partnering law firm, according to WMU-Cooley Law School.
Read More about Three WMU-Cooley Law students recognized as outstanding law studentsLaw school applications consistent with pre-pandemic numbers
REUTERS — The pandemic-era law school applications frenzy is officially over. The number of people applying to law school has dropped for the second straight year—further indication that the 13% applicant surge in 2021 was a COVID-19 one-off.
Read More about Law school applications consistent with pre-pandemic numbersUniversity of Arizona Law receives ABA approval to use its ‘JD-Next’ test for admissions
REUTERS — A law school entrance exam developed by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law has won approval from the American Bar Association, joining ranks with the LSAT and the GRE for law school admissions.
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ABAJournal — Starting in September, the time to take the Graduate Record Examinations will be less than two hours, which is about half its current length, according to a May 31 news release from the Educational Testing Service, which is responsible for the GRE and designs the exam.
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