Opinion: There needs to be more transparency in the clerkship application process
BLOOMBERG LAW — This month, law students will apply to as many as 50 or 100 judicial clerkships using an online application system. The effort during summer break will be worth it for many of those who land a coveted judicial clerkship. Clerkships can provide a glide path to the most sought-after jobs and will…
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LEXOLOGY — Visibility is the first step to inspiring a new generation of leaders. In an ever-changing world, promoting visibility is especially important for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Read More about Opinion: Why LGBTQIA+ visibility is important in the legal professionABA legal education section council announces leadership for next term
ABAJournal — Judge Bridget Mary McCormack, a retired Michigan Supreme Court chief justice, is slated to serve as the next council chair of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar during the next term.
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LAW.COM — Law.com recently interviewed Alex Geisler, London-based litigation partner with Duane Morris and creator of Lean Adviser—a structured program that helps lawyers efficiently and consistently deliver high value to clients resulting in repeat business and long-term profitable relationships for all parties—to discuss how Lean Adviser could supplement traditional legal education.
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JDSupra — Joshua Mathew describes his experience with friends, law firm partners, and professors who provided mentorship throughout his legal education and professional career.
Read More about Opinion: How mentorship programs help law studentsA look at law professors teaching in business schools
ABAJournal — A JD degree is a gateway to various career alternatives. One of these opportunities, teaching law in a business school, receives little publicity and often is overlooked by law school graduates.
Read More about A look at law professors teaching in business schoolsAmerican Lawyer’s 2023 Diversity Scorecard finds that law firms are becoming more diverse
Law.com — Diversity advancements face roadblocks amid anti-DEI laws and the possible end of affirmative action. Law firm diversity professionals are looking to defend and continue those gains.
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Law.com — Recruiting firm BarkerGilmore recently released their annual compensation report which found that in-house attorneys who went to a Top 50 law school earn an average of 30% more than those attending schools ranked 100 or lower.
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EINPRESSWIRE — Ruben Duran, chair of the bar’s board of trustees, formally asked the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, better known as COPRAC, to draft guidance for lawyers or potentially an advisory opinion by November. Regenerative AI “has already changed the way that many lawyers practice law,” Duran said during a regularly scheduled board meeting…
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ABA JOURNALS — The State Bar of California’s board of trustees on Friday asked members of a blue-ribbon commission who backed a proposal to bypass the bar exam to develop their proposals further. The full Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam had deadlocked on whether would-be lawyers should be able to…
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