Jennifer Reynolds named dean of University of Oregon Law

April 7, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON — Dear Academic and Administrative Leaders, I am delighted to announce that Jennifer W. Reynolds will be the new permanent Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law, following a national search.

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ABA informs St. Thomas University Law of non-compliance with standard on financial resources

April 7, 2025

ABA JOURNAL — The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has found the St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law out of compliance with an ABA accreditation standard focused on sufficiency of financial resources and also denied its application to create a part-time hybrid-distance JD program.

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Seattle University Law Dean Anthony Verona discusses the challenges that first-generation law students face

April 7, 2025

ABA — Although efforts to diversify the legal profession across racial and ethnic axes have been stubbornly slow in producing results, the Law School Admission Council reports that law schools recently admitted the largest cohort of first-generation students in history.

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International Refugee Assistance Project law school chapters advocate for humanitarian treatment of refugees

April 7, 2025

IRAP — “We believe everyone should have a safe place to live and a safe way to get there”—each meeting during Advocacy Week began with this shared value, grounding participants in the urgency and importance of IRAP’s mission and vision.

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Opinion: Law students should receive academic credit for journal participation

April 7, 2025

VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY — With the journal tryout officially complete, 1Ls are getting their first introductions to legal academia (and patiently awaiting the results of their efforts), 2Ls are moving up the ranks in their journals, and certain 3Ls are finally starting to “3LOL.” 

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Advice for students on using artificial intelligence while searching for a job as a law student

April 7, 2025

FORBES — With the news that law school applications are up 20.5% over last year, the logical question becomes: How will all these new law students find jobs?

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Podcast: Advice for law students learning partnership liability

April 3, 2025

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — This is the second installment of our episodes on partnerships.

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University of Arkansas Little Rock Law recognizes faculty excellence winners

April 3, 2025

UA LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has named Theresa Beiner, John Cook, Beth Levi, Alicia Mitchell, and Rob Steinbuch as the winners of the 2025 Faculty Excellence Awards.

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Boston University Law faculty share tributes to women that have influenced their lives

April 3, 2025

BU TODAY — Each March, the nation celebrates Women’s History Month, honoring the vital role of women in American history.

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University at Buffalo Law incoming student Emery Taylor to become the youngest to attend school

April 3, 2025

UBNOW — Understanding why Emery Taylor merits attention in the current roll call of UB students to watch works best when returning to the days she ran an underdog contest for high school class president.

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