Law firms turn to virtual internships to recruit summer associates
REUTERS — Digital internships for undergraduates and J.D. students are catching on as law firm summer associate recruiting tools that can help build a firm’s “brand awareness.” Eight major U.S. firms now offer “virtual internships” through Forage, an online platform that provides simulated work experiences that employers can use to connect with and evaluate potential future hires.White…
Read More about Law firms turn to virtual internships to recruit summer associatesPandemic teleworking has made work more accessible for lawyers with disabilities
ABA JOURNAL — Since March 2020, most law firms and legal organizations have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing their employees to work remotely and transition to more flexible hours. For some lawyers with disabilities, teleworking has brought significant benefits, including increased access to their clients and colleagues and to more job opportunities. Britney Wilson, an…
Read More about Pandemic teleworking has made work more accessible for lawyers with disabilitiesFollowing repeat problems with remote bar exam, California releases investigation findings
ABA JOURNAL — Out of more than 7,000 people who took the July 2021 California bar exam, about 31% experienced software issues. But those problems didn’t result in losses of testing time, the State Bar of California announced Monday. According to a news release, 2% of examinees lost testing time because of software issues. The agency is…
Read More about Following repeat problems with remote bar exam, California releases investigation findingsUniversity of Akron Law students contribute to success of new medical technology innovation competition
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — You can think of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)’s new NEOvations Bench-to-Bedside program as the region’s grad student Shark Tank for medical innovation – without the bite. Modeled after a world-renowned program at the University of Utah, NEOvations B2B brings medicine and pharmacy students from NEOMED together with law,…
Read More about University of Akron Law students contribute to success of new medical technology innovation competitionFordham Law symposium discusses diversity and inclusion in IP law
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On October 8, the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (IPLJ) hosted its 29th annual symposium titled “IP Interrupted: Diverse Voices in Intellectual Property.” Speakers presented on a host of subjects that dealt with the unique ways in which intellectual property impacts marginalized groups. “For me, being an African American woman,…
Read More about Fordham Law symposium discusses diversity and inclusion in IP lawPace Law professor Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer delivers lecture on social media law
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer delivered the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, October 6, on “Social Media and the Common Law.” Dean Horace Anderson appointed Professor Tenzer as the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law for the 2019-2021 term. During the holder’s term, the James…
Read More about Pace Law professor Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer delivers lecture on social media lawPenn Law Global Institute for Human Rights hosts hackathon focused on building a better post-COVID-19 world
PENN LAW — Over the summer, over 65 emerging young leaders from over 13 countries came together for the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s 2021Global Institute for Human Rights (GIHR) organized by Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership and the Academic Director of the Global Institute for Human Rights, and…
Read More about Penn Law Global Institute for Human Rights hosts hackathon focused on building a better post-COVID-19 worldPenn Law professors release research on the economics of social media and online services
PENN LAW — University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) and The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences have released the findings of nine independent research projects that focus on current market dynamics for online services and the business strategies and models that digital platforms are pursuing through access to user data.…
Read More about Penn Law professors release research on the economics of social media and online servicesA look at the hybrid college campus
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — The pandemic undoubtedly inflicted real pain on higher education during the past year, but it also brought about clarity for what’s next. Much has already been written about how Covid-19 forced schools to accelerate their blending of in-person and online learning. While this abrupt shift created significant challenges, this hybrid model…
Read More about A look at the hybrid college campusGeorge Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitors
THE GW HATCHET — A law professor found that wearing an ankle monitor during probation or parole is just as restrictive as incarceration in a report published late last month. Kate Weisburd, an associate professor of law and the lead researcher of the study, said she worked with a team of 10 GW Law students who collected…
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