Opinion: Bar exam technical issues keep students from succeeding
BLOOMBERG — This week, tens of thousands of budding lawyers sit for the bar examination. For the second year in a row, the big news is about technology. Last July, Examplify — the software used for remote testing — crashed repeatedly. Just weeks before this year’s exam, test-takers who’d bought new Windows laptops were informed…
Read More about Opinion: Bar exam technical issues keep students from succeedingOpinion: Why lawyers should teach law school courses
LI HERALD — Calling all lawyers: we need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom. Law schools regularly post openings for full-time and adjunct positions. They also need volunteers to serve as role models and mentors, to help inspire students so they excel in…
Read More about Opinion: Why lawyers should teach law school coursesAdvice for law school applicants interested in international law
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — International law has risen in prominence and popularity as the world has become more interconnected in commerce, governance and culture. Whatever specialty you plan to practice within, you are best off pursuing your interest in international law at a U.S. law school unless you plan to work in a…
Read More about Advice for law school applicants interested in international lawA look at direct law school admission programs
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Law school applicants often lament the time and effort it takes to study for the LSAT. Many desperately wish for a shortcut to get into law school without taking the test. The American Bar Association may soon grant this wish. Only a couple of years after permitting accredited U.S.…
Read More about A look at direct law school admission programsInaugural Jacksonville University Law dean Nicholas Allard discusses his plans for the school
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — Nicholas Allard is in Jacksonville to take advantage of what he calls a rare opportunity. The former dean and president of Brooklyn Law School in New York City is the founding dean at the Jacksonville University College of Law.
Read More about Inaugural Jacksonville University Law dean Nicholas Allard discusses his plans for the schoolJacksonville University Law will start first semester of classes on August 8
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — Fourteen first-year law students – seven women and seven men and the first enrollees at the Jacksonville University College of Law – will begin classes Aug. 8 at JU’s Downtown campus in VyStar Tower.
Read More about Jacksonville University Law will start first semester of classes on August 8Podcast: Attorney Michael H. Bassett discusses the evolution of legal education
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing large swings in applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law.
Read More about Podcast: Attorney Michael H. Bassett discusses the evolution of legal educationLooking at the advantages of Wisconsin’s diploma privilege for graduating law students
REUTERS — As thousands of would-be attorneys anxiously await their scores after slogging through last week’s bar exam, law grads in Wisconsin are already beginning their careers as full-fledged attorneys, blithely unburdened by the need to pass a test.
Read More about Looking at the advantages of Wisconsin’s diploma privilege for graduating law studentsSome graduates of for-profit law school could have debt forgiven as part of federal loan settlement
THE FLORIDA TIMES UNION — Former Florida Coastal School of Law students have been hurrying to request forgiveness of sometimes staggering student loan debts ahead of a court order that could cancel $6 billion in obligations haunting people who attended for-profit schools nationwide.
Read More about Some graduates of for-profit law school could have debt forgiven as part of federal loan settlementUC Hastings Law board of directors votes to change name to UC College of the Law, San Francisco
US HASTINGS LAW — Dear UC Hastings Community, I write to offer an update on our path towards a new name for the College. Today, the UC Hastings Board of Directors voted unanimously on a resolution to remove “Hastings” from our name in the California Education Code and replace it with San Francisco.
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