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Tennessee agency rejects proposal to move Valpo Law

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has killed a proposed agreement to move Indiana-based Valparaiso University's law school to Middle Tennessee State University.

Oct 16, 2018 2:40 PM CDT

Hurricane Michael survivors in Florida can call hotline for legal assistance

Hurricane Michael survivors can now call a hotline at 1-866-550-2929 to get legal help from volunteer lawyers. The hotline is a partnership of the Disaster Legal Services Program of the ABA Young Lawyers Division, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and legal aid agencies around…

Oct 16, 2018 1:13 PM CDT

ABA Legal Ed rejects Arizona Summit’s proposed teach-out plan

A teach-out plan for Infilaw’s Arizona Summit School of Law, by which its remaining students would finish course work for their degrees at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, has been rejected by the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.…

Oct 12, 2018 10:05 AM CDT

North Carolina order opens up pro bono opportunities to serve Hurricane Florence victims

As our concerns are with those in the path of Hurricane Michael, lawyers across America are eligible for a pro bono opportunity made possible by a recent order of the North Carolina Supreme Court. The order permits out-of-state lawyers to temporarily provide pro bono legal services to low- to moderate-income North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Florence.

Oct 11, 2018 4:35 PM CDT

2 schools seek approval to move Valpo Law to Middle Tennessee

A proposed agreement in which the Indiana-based Valparaiso University would gift its law school infrastructure to Middle Tennessee State University, which would offer a reimbursement for interim expenses, has been reached by the governing boards at both institutions. The potential agreement must be approved by both the Tennessee Higher Education…

Oct 11, 2018 2:35 PM CDT

Have an innovative idea to serve community legal needs? This ABE grant program could be for you

Applications are open for the American Bar Endowment's Opportunity Grant Program, which gives one-time monetary awards to innovative legal services or research programs offered by nonprofit groups. Previous Opportunity Grant awardees include Kentucky's Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, which used the money to buy a Mercedes Sprinter van outfitted with a mobile law office, and the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which started a medical-legal partnership embedded in a diagnostic clinic for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Oct 10, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

For Law Student Mental Health Day, ABA groups focus on ways to promote well-being

Approach someone if you think he or she is having mental health problems, but don’t make assumptions or give examples of why you think something is amiss, says Laurie J. Besden, executive director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania.

Oct 9, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary reopens Kavanaugh evaluation

The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary sent a letter on Friday to the Senate Judiciary Committee to inform them that they will be reopening their evaluation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Oct 5, 2018 11:22 AM CDT

Access-to-justice work earns MacArthur ‘genius grant’ for American Bar Foundation faculty fellow

American Bar Foundation faculty fellow Rebecca Sandefur has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for 2018 for her work "promoting a new, evidence-based approach to increasing access to civil justice for low-income communities."

Oct 5, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Serving the public good: Pro Bono Celebration 2018 highlights disaster resiliency efforts

Oct. 21-27 is the 10th anniversary of the Annual National Celebration of Pro Bono—a nationwide opportunity for lawyers to honor our responsibility to the profession and our communities by volunteering to serve those who cannot afford legal services. This year’s Pro Bono Celebration will showcase disaster resiliency activities. United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will serve as honorary chair.

Oct 1, 2018 2:10 AM CDT

Tennessee agency rejects proposal to move Valpo Law

Hurricane Michael survivors in Florida can call hotline for legal assistance

ABA Legal Ed rejects Arizona Summit’s proposed teach-out plan

North Carolina order opens up pro bono opportunities to serve Hurricane Florence victims

2 schools seek approval to move Valpo Law to Middle Tennessee

Have an innovative idea to serve community legal needs? This ABE grant program could be for you

For Law Student Mental Health Day, ABA groups focus on ways to promote well-being

ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary reopens Kavanaugh evaluation

Access-to-justice work earns MacArthur ‘genius grant’ for American Bar Foundation faculty fellow

Serving the public good: Pro Bono Celebration 2018 highlights disaster resiliency efforts

ABA members to see lower dues, more benefits

House of Delegates urges end to mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims

Rosenstein defends zero-tolerance immigration policy

Team protest cases are labor law, not free speech

Women’s experiences differ from men’s and affect their longevity in law, survey finds

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