University of Virginia Law professor Thomas Nachbar co-teaches course on emerging national security challenges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students taking the new class Innovation in the Public Interest, co-taught by UVA Law professor Thomas Nachbar, work on real problems facing the U.S. Department of Defense — from understanding the implications of using artificial intelligence in making military decisions to implementing “norms of behavior” in outer space.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic offers William & Mary law students the opportunity to assist veterans with filing claims for disability compensation with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff are operating remotely to help clients and teach students.
Read More about William & Mary Law Veterans Benefits Clinic assists with military benefits claims during pandemicWilliam & Mary Law faculty and students maintain connections during the pandemic
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — A generous and close-knit camaraderie has long been a point of pride at William & Mary Law School. And it’s more evident than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — To that end, students were asked not to return after spring break, and faculty began to teach remotely through the end of the semester. And with that move, names such as Zoom and Panopto are now heard as much in everyday conversation as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
Read More about William & Mary Law details transition to online classesYale Law students create Coronavirus Stimulus Pledge to encourage charitable giving
HARTFORD COURANT — Wheeler is one of dozens of people taking part in The Coronavirus Stimulus Pledge, an initiative founded by three of her fellow Yale law students, and a Columbia Business School student, to encourage financially stable people to donate their stimulus checks to charity.
Read More about Yale Law students create Coronavirus Stimulus Pledge to encourage charitable givingLaw students face challenging job market due to coronavirus pandemic
BLOOMBERG LAW — As students graduating from the nation’s medical schools prepare to step into the front lines fighting the novel coronavirus, their law school counterparts confront a far more uncertain future. At the beginning of the year, they were looking forward to entering the strongest legal job market in more than a decade. Now, often with six-figure debt…
Read More about Law students face challenging job market due to coronavirus pandemicLaw deans and law partners weigh-in on law firm summer associate program changes
ABA JOURNAL — However, whether they can get a good sense of the firm’s culture—or whether the firm can determine if the summer associate is a good fit—could be an entirely different matter. And as various practices freeze and some big firms announce salary cuts, furloughs and layoffs, there’s significant concern about what will happen to…
Read More about Law deans and law partners weigh-in on law firm summer associate program changesOpinion: Time to look at the value of the bar exam
LAW 360 — So I ask, why are law students required to take the bar exam? More importantly, what relevance does it have to whether a law student will be a competent lawyer? Law students go through three years of legal education (or not) and have to take exams in all the required courses (and…
Read More about Opinion: Time to look at the value of the bar examLaw schools move moot court competitions online
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Technology is helping law students to continue to battle, argue, match wits, have at it. In a professional manner, mind you. A number of moot court competitions that used to be held in person are being held online in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More about Law schools move moot court competitions onlineOpinion: Students deserve partial refund for transition to online education
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE — But there’s no refund coming my way. Though my legal education has been reduced to lectures I could have YouTube’d for free, Berkeley has not signaled any intent to provide even a partial refund for the diminished quality of the educational experience.
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