http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-18T00:52:02-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/want_a_california_law_license_prposal_says_you_should_take_15_hours_of_law-/ A passing grade on the bar exam wouldn’t be enough proof of legal competency in California under a proposal approved on Tuesday by a state bar task force. To get a law license in the state, would-be lawyers would have to complete 15 units of skills courses or externships in… Bar Associations, Careers, Law Schools, States, California Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:25 -0500 44622.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/social_entrepreneurs_awarded_grants_from_their_alma_mater_harvard_law/ Two Harvard alumni are launching a nonprofit civil rights law firm, thanks to a new program that awards grants to grads working in public service, including grads who create their own jobs. It’s the first law school program to offer grants for “social entrepreneurs,” according to a Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Law Schools, Law Students Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:40:14 -0500 44619.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/track_job_outcomes_9_or_10_months_after_graduation_ABA_section_of_legal_ed/ The governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has voted to defer action until August on a proposal to push back by a month the date on which law schools measure graduate employment outcomes. The council, which met Friday in St. Louis, decided… Bar Associations, ABA, Education Law, Labor & Employment, Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:05:24 -0500 44529.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/offer_rates_at_top_law_schools_are_better_than_at_some_elite_kindergartens_/ Getting into a top law school is easier than getting into kindergarten at a private school in New York City, according to a legal blogger. On average, 23 percent of the applicants to the nation's top 25 law schools are offered admission, Bloomberg Law reports in its… Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:00:49 -0500 44518.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_school_offers_a_three-day_taste_of_campus_life_for_about_1000/ William & Mary’s law school has launched a new program aimed at helping nonlawyers understand the law—and offering a taste of law school to those who are considering entering the profession. The course, “Introduction to the U.S. Legal System,” has two parts, Law Technology News reports… Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:17 -0500 44511.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cooley_law_school_announces_quicker_path_to_a_jd/ Corrected: Cooley Law School is joining with Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., in announcing a “3 plus 3” program that will shorten the path to a law degree. The program allows students in the final year of Oakland University's integrative studies program to begin taking law school classes at Cooley… Law Schools, Law Students Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:35:35 -0500 44465.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suit_claims_law_profs_were_fired_after_opposing_proposals_to_discourage_stu/ Updated: Two tenured law professors at Phoenix School of Law have filed a suit claiming they were fired after objecting to proposals making it more difficult for students to transfer to other schools. Michael O'Connor and Celia Rumann, who are married, claim they were fired after objecting to the anti-transfer… Law Professors, Law Schools Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:09:38 -0500 44467.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_glut_is_the_worst_in_mississippi_stats_suggest_these_states_made_the/ Updated: Overall there are more than two law grads for every estimated job opening, according to data compiled by a lawyer who is a legal blogger. But it’s much worse in some parts of the country. At least one state has more than six law grads for each legal job… Careers, Law Schools Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:58:43 -0500 44460.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/university_of_louisville_tops_new_list_of_law_schools_getting_the_most_u.s/ The University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law is ranked 68th in the country by U.S. News & World Report, but it gets the most bang for its buck, according to the publication. The school tops a U.S. News list of the most efficiently operating law schools, according to Law Schools, Law Students Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:04:59 -0500 44445.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law-school_applicants_drop_for_third_year_in_a_row/ The number of law school applicants continues its decline. Law-school applicants dropped 13.4 percent this year, according to data from the Law School Admission Council. As of May 17, about 55,760 people had applied to ABA-accredited law schools, the Washington Post reports. Applicants have dropped three years… Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:01:04 -0500 44442.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/employment_picture_for_law_grads_looks_pretty_much_the_same_as_a_year_agofo/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Careers, Lawyer Pay, Law Schools, Law Students, Your ABA Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:50:58 -0500 44254.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/legal_education_section_announces_new_staff_director_during_a_time_of_close/ Bar Associations, ABA, Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students, Your ABA Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:40:10 -0500 44255.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/compliance_class_is_a_gateway_to_legal_work_for_new_law_grads_teacher_says/ As both law students and law schools struggle to develop a game plan for a new reality in which legal work and what corporate clients are willing to pay for it has become something of a scarce commodity, an adjunct law professor at the University of Houston Law Center says… Careers, Corporate Law, Law Professors, Law Schools, States, Texas Fri, 31 May 2013 11:10:15 -0500 44425.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/whats_driving_change_in_legal_education_and_why_you_should_care/ Change is coming to a law school near you. Economics will drive the change, but the exact configuration will depend on choices made by law schools, state supreme courts, the ABA, and Congress over the next few years. Without intervention, market forces are likely to segment law schools. Are schools… Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Rebels, The New Normal Thu, 30 May 2013 09:01:53 -0500 44395.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/harvard_law_grad_is_one_of_youngest_blacks_to_graduate_from_the_school/ Cortlan Wickliff is graduating from Harvard Law School at the age of 22. He will be one of the youngest African-Americans to ever graduate from the law school, the Boston Globe reports in an inspiring story. He started his college studies at 15, and graduated from Rice… Law Schools, Law Students Thu, 30 May 2013 06:51:02 -0500 44405.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/frank_quattrone_donates_15m_to_u_of_pennsylvania_for_legal_research_center/ A well-known investment banker who successfully fought charges in a securities case has donated $15 million to the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Frank Quattrone, through the Frank and Denise Quattrone Foundation, is funding the new Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at Penn Law. It will help… Banking Law, Law Schools, Securities Law, States, Pennsylvania Wed, 29 May 2013 14:01:46 -0500 44392.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/elite_law_schools_let_down_their_students_because_of_intellectual/ Elite law schools are “bastions of liberalism” that are failing their students because of their “intellectual homogeneity,” according to an op-ed by a Harvard law student. Joel Alicea, organizer of a Federalist Society conference on intellectual diversity, says the lack of conservative views means that many students at top law… Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students Wed, 29 May 2013 06:10:33 -0500 44381.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/stanford_law_hotbed_for_tech_startups_and_legal_entrepreneurs/ Taking a cue from the academic origins of many Silicon Valley inventors, Stanford Law School has become an incubator for legal technologists. Not typically credited as innovators, at least five startups have been created by current students and grads at the school since 2009, Law Technology… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Law Schools Wed, 22 May 2013 08:40:04 -0500 44299.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/as_fewer_traditional_students_seek_law_degrees_schools_market_to_mid-career/ Updated: As the legal job market has contracted and law school enrollment has declined, law school administrators are focusing their marketing efforts beyond the traditional pool of applicants who want to earn a juris doctor degree and practice law after three years of study. Instead, they looking to mid-career professionals… Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:21 -0500 44265.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_schools_are_choosing_substance_over_lsats._admissions_dean_says/ According to the rumors, it’s a lot easier to get into a good law school nowadays. The Careerist asked the admissions dean at the University of Michigan Law School whether the rumor is true. Sarah Zearfoss, the school’s dean for admissions, financial aid and career… Law Schools, Law Students Thu, 16 May 2013 06:09:42 -0500 44195.abajournal.com