Mar 29, 2013

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On popularity, Law School still No. 1
Yale Daily News
Roughly 83 percent of applicants who received admission letters from Yale Law School for the 2012-'13 academic year accepted the offer, a number that is more than three times the national yield average, according to full- and part-time admissions data ...
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Yale Daily News
In Defense of Law Schools Hiring Their Own Graduates
Above the Law
Legal education is a hot-button topic these days. Elie Mystal and I have taken our debate on the future of legal education to UNLV and Cardozo Law, in appearances co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society, and our ...
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Above the Law
Follow These Steps Before Borrowing for Law School
U.S. News & World Report
Dane Rennier turned down several federal student loans during his law school tenure at the University of Missouri—Columbia. He wasn't going to stress himself out about borrowing what was needed to complete his education, but he also didn't want to go ...
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U.S. News & World Report
An Unofficial Orientation to Law School: Tell Us Your Stories
Above the Law
Our very own Joe and Elie will be hosting an "Unofficial Orientation to Law School" on Google Hangouts, Google's new video chat platform. This three-part series will help 0Ls navigate the application process and the first year of school and hopefully ...
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Above the Law
Which Law Schools Employed the Most Grads in 'Elite' Jobs?
Above the Law
Yesterday, we brought you some news you can use when it comes to law schools and the employment data that went into the 2014 U.S. News law school rankings. The Top 10 lists we provided you with contained some pretty vital information, including which ...
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Above the Law
Dismissal of NY Law School grads suit over misleading job data stands
Thomson Reuters News & Insight
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to hear an appeal from a group of New York Law School graduates who brought a $200 million lawsuit against their alma mater for allegedly publishing misleading employment ...
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Thomson Reuters News & Insight
UGA law school grad chosen for US Supreme Court clerkship
Online Athens
"A Supreme Court clerkship is one of the most distinguished appointments a law school graduate can obtain," Georgia Law Dean Rebecca Hanner White said in the news release. "I am extremely proud of Andrew, and I know he will make the most of this ...
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Alums' bellwether fraud suit against New York Law School fails on appeal
Connecticut Law Tribune
New York state's court of last resort has refused to revive a lawsuit by disgruntled New York Law School graduates who alleged their alma mater enticed them to enroll through fraud. As the first of 15 similar lawsuits to reach a courtroom, the case had ...
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Connecticut Law Tribune
ABA taps one-time law school dean to head new Legal Ed Section post
ABA Journal
The appointment was announced to the staff after the close of business Wednesday by ABA Executive Director Jack L. Rives, who announced the appointment publicly Thursday in a joint press release with Washington University law school dean Kent ...
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ABA Journal
State law school applications see double-digit decline
Fairfaxtimes.com
George Mason University, along with several other state schools offering law degrees, has not been able to buck a national trend of the double-digit drops in student applications. "It's the economy," said George Mason's Law school Dean, Daniel Polsby.
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University of Idaho Law School Dean Named Interim President
Boise Weekly (blog)
Burnett also announced that he would not be returning to his position as law school dean when his tenure as interim president is over. Accordingly, he said the faculty at the law school will begin working with university administration to select a new ...
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Government Data Reveal Freestanding Private Law Schools' Growing Reliance ...
The American Lawyer
Neither article drew significant attention to the fact that these schools are not attached to a larger university. Those were missed opportunities because the overall nosedive in law school applicants places such law schools at particular risk since ...
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The American Lawyer
Leave to Appeal Is Denied In Suit Over Law School Data
New York Law Journal (registration)
The state's highest court declined in a one-sentence ruling yesterday to hear the case of nine former students who allege New York Law School inflated its postgraduate employment data to trick them into enrolling. The Court of Appeals refused by a 4-1 ...
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Marcus to join Indiana Tech Law School faculty
fwdailynews.com
Marcus to join Indiana Tech Law School faculty. Nancy Marcus, a constitutional lawyer presently practicing in Cleveland, is the final faculty member to be named to Indiana Tech's new law school. She will join the school in July. The new law school will ...
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For KU law faculty's many Michigan alumni, it's still Jayhawks all the way in ...
Lawrence Journal World
Seven of the law school's 41 current full-time faculty members graduated from Michigan's law school — a fact that becomes even more notable during a week like this, as the KU and Michigan men's basketball teams prepare to face each other in the NCAA ...
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Proposed faith-based law school in BC draws protest
CBC.ca
A B.C. university that hopes to open the country's first faith-based law school has become the latest battleground between religious freedom and equality rights. Over a thousand students from eight Canadian law schools have signed letters protesting ...
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CBC.ca
Court Rejects School Search of Student's Cellphone
Education Week News (blog)
The court was unanimous in holding that revocation of G.C.'s out-of-district privileges amounted to an expulsion under Kentucky school law. School officials could not unilaterally remove an out-of-district student in the middle of the school year ...
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Privacy vs. Public Interest: Vermont Justices Weigh DNA Law Merits
Valley News
At Vermont Law School in South Royalton yesterday, State Supreme Court Associate Justice Brian L. Burgess, left, asks a question during a hearing about the legality of collecting DNA information from defendants prior to conviction. (Valley News - Sarah ...
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Let law students 'vote with their feet,' Northwestern's dean says (Video)
ABA Journal
Northwestern Law School Dean Daniel Rodriguez says he supports a proposal under consideration in New York that would allow students to take the bar exam after two years of law school without getting a degree. Some fellow deans have told him privately ...
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Govt needs concrete measures to nurture legal professionals
The Daily Yomiuri
Govt needs concrete measures to nurture legal professionals. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Many law school graduates cannot pass the national bar examination, or even if they do, they struggle to find jobs. To address the situation, the government must review ...
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Australian connection as new professor joins city law school
This is Nottingham
THE Nottingham Law School, part of Nottingham Trent University, has recently appointed Professor Paul Maharg, a leading expert in the field of legal education. Professor Maharg will combine his new role with existing responsibilities as professor of ...
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New Rochelle Alums Remember DOMA Attorney From High School
The Daily Voice
According to USA Today, her trajectory from New Rochelle High School has included Yale for college and law school, editing the Yale Law Journal, clerking for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, teaching at the Georgetown Law Center and becoming ...
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Albany and Brooklyn Law Students Win New York Bar Foundation Fellowships
ReadMedia (press release)
"The committee was very impressed with the quality and interest of the law school applicants this year, making the committee's decision very difficult," said Carl Baker of Glens Falls, chair of the State Bar Association's Trusts and Estates Law Section ...
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School City notified law enforcement after allegations surfaced on Morton teacher
nwitimes.com
HAMMOND | School City of Hammond Superintendent Walter Watkins said the district immediately notified law enforcement and suspended a former Morton High School teacher when allegations arose of his conduct. The former teacher, Jon Erik Lilly, 27, ...
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Details of expanding school voucher law shows split among Hoosier Republicans
Evansville Courier & Press
Under the current law, which was upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court this week, those who come from families that make less than approximately $64,000 a year for a family of four can get state tax dollars to pay for private school tuition, as long as ...
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New Law Puts LGBT Contributions in Elementary School Literature
KRCRTV.COM
The debate over same-sex relationships is now in the public school system, as a new law requires districts to teach children K-Thru-12 of the contributions of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender persons. This week the California Dept. of Education ...
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KRCRTV.COM
Governor signs law designating Shakespeare Festival
Rappahannock News
Thomas Norment, R-Williamsburg, who serves as an adjunct professor at William and Mary's law school, sponsored the bill. Courtesy of Virginia Shakespeare Festival. The new law comes just in time for the festival's 35th anniversary this summer. The ...
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Rappahannock News
high desert sketches
Bigbendnow
"Why don't you practice law?" was what I was asked daily. "You've got a law degree from a respectable law school and a valid law license, so why don't you practice law?" friends and acquaintances ask repeatedly. They pointed out that the "Big Money" in ...
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Bigbendnow
Law enforcement presence, problem students leaving halts gang problem at ...
Bangor Daily News
GUILFORD, Maine — The daily presence of a sheriff's department investigator and attrition has halted problems caused by a gang of students at Piscataquis Community Secondary School, according to SAD 4 Superintendent Paul Stearns. Incidents of ...
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Blogs9 new results for Law School
 
University of Virginia BLSA Members Teach Law in Sierra Leone ...
By University of Virginia School of Law - Mary Wood
The country's only law school graduates roughly 40 lawyers annually, most of whom go into private law. "They have their own customary law, but we focused more on the formal legal system," Bridges said, which is a common law system, ...
UVA Law School News
First Tier Bloody Stool: William & Mary Law School - Third Tier Reality
By Nando
My goal is to inform potential law school students and applicants of the ugly realities of attending law school. DO NOT ATTEND UNLESS: (1) YOU GET INTO A TOP 8 LAW SCHOOL; (2) YOU GET A FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND ...
THIRD TIER REALITY
Friday Links: Law School Tips for Success, Prepping for 1L, & More ...
By LaurenGolin
Here's a roundup of Manhattan LSAT's favorite articles from the week.
Manhattan LSAT BlogManhattan...
Court: Disclosure of SEC Investigation Insufficient to Plead Loss ...
By Noam Noked, co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation,
Court: Disclosure of SEC Investigation Insufficient to Plead Loss Causation - The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation - A law and economics blog from the Harvard Law School Program on ...
The Harvard Law School Forum...
Final Member of Indiana Tech Law School Faculty Hired - JD Journal
By jim
The final member of the founding faculty at the Indiana Tech Law School has been hired by Dean Peter C. Alexander. That final member is Nancy.
JD Journal
Rethinking Law Schools with Brian Tamanaha and Lawrence Mitchell
By Law Librarian
All this has spurred a debate about what law school should be, and possible ways to reform it. Today, rethinking law school. First, guest host, Tracey Matisak, talks with Washington University law professor, BRIAN TAMANAHA, about his book, ...
Law Librarian Blog
UGA School of Law grad selected to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court ...
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
"A Supreme Court clerkship is one of the most distinguished appointments a law school graduate can obtain," Georgia Law Dean Rebecca Hanner White said in the news release. "I am extremely proud of Andrew, and I know he will make the ...
ATLaw
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports: Currier Named Managing ...
By Dan Filler
The American Bar Association has announced that the current interim Consultant on Legal Education, Barry Currier, will permanently take on the job of Managing Director...
Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
Court Rejects School Search of Student's Cellphone - How Appealing
"Study finds class affects Law School experience": Today's edition of The Yale Daily News contains an article that begins, "When Yale Law School sends out its coveted admission letters, the nation's top-ranked law school may not be ...
How Appealing

Web2 new results for Law School
 
Harvard Law School and the road to marriage equality
Below is roundup of some of the Harvard Law School faculty and alumni who have played or are now playing central roles in the gay marriage cases before the ...
www.law.harvard.edu/.../harvard-law-school-and-road-to-mar...
At four law schools, fewer than 40 percent of students retain their ...
Which law schools have the worst rates for scholarship retention? There is no complete answer to the question, because 90 law schools have missed an Oct. 15 ...
www.abajournal.com/.../four_law_schools_fewer_than_40_pe...


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