Northeastern Law professor Rashida Richardson selected for White House science and technology policy post
NEWS @ NORTHEASTERN — Northeastern law scholar Rashida Richardson has been appointed to a new White House role in which she will help to advise President Joe Biden and others on issues related to data, automated systems, digital privacy and security, and civil rights.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Rashida Richardson selected for White House science and technology policy postNotre Dame Law launches Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government
THE CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH — A new center at the University of Notre Dame seeks to bring Catholic social teaching into current-day political and constitutional debates. In May, the university announced it was launching the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government, to feature discussions and scholarship on constitutionalism, Catholicism, and the common good.
Read More about Notre Dame Law launches Center for Citizenship and Constitutional GovernmentRecent University of Richmond Law graduate reflects on Children’s Defense Clinic victory
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — The Children’s Defense Clinic is a “litigation-oriented, holistic defense opportunity for students,” explained Professor Julie McConnell, Director of the Children’s Clinic. “For many students, this is their first opportunity to really apply what they’ve been learning in law school and at the same time get to actually help…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL LAW — When Professor Emily Ryo was 11, she and her sister were separated from their parents for two years when the parents immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea. The experience influenced Ryo’s scholarly research toward immigration law and policy.
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RADIO IQ — The University of Virginia says it will launch a legal initiative early next year – a program that could keep more innocent people out of local jails, state and national prisons.
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REUTERS — A recent American Bar Association study found that the legal profession in America has remained overwhelmingly white and male over the last decade and that racial diversity among lawyers has actually regressed in some respects.
Read More about Legal education experts discuss ABA report on diversity in the legal professionLaw Students for Climate Accountability annual scorecard rates law firms representing corporate polluters
REUTERS — Despite mounting concerns over climate change, U.S. law firms are handling ever more deals and litigation for the fossil fuel industry, according to a law student group that aims to name and shame firms for their work on behalf of polluting companies.
Read More about Law Students for Climate Accountability annual scorecard rates law firms representing corporate pollutersLaw firm Steptoe & Johnson launches pre-law fellowship to improve pipeline to the legal profession
REUTERS — Steptoe & Johnson is the latest law firm to expand its diversity efforts to target aspiring lawyers before they ever set foot on a law school campus. The firm’s new Steptoe Pre-Law Fellowship, launched this month, brings on three recent college graduates with an interest in law as full-time employees for two years, letting them…
Read More about Law firm Steptoe & Johnson launches pre-law fellowship to improve pipeline to the legal professionCalifornia Western Law establishes unitary tenure track policy for faculty
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — The California Western School of Law is pleased to announce that the faculty and Board of Trustees have voted to adopt a unitary tenure track. This change to the institution’s Faculty Bylaws creates opportunities for its clinical, Legal Skills, and other skills professors who were hired as full-time faculty to…
Read More about California Western Law establishes unitary tenure track policy for facultyOpinion: Law school enrollment growth will test the legal job market
ABOVE THE LAW — It is a hot time to be a lawyer with a little experience (at least if you have the right kind of experience). Salaries are up, and top firms are enticing laterals with perks that would have sounded comedic 10 years ago, including huge signing bonuses and indefinite work-from-home.
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