1685 ABA Journal Legal Education articles.
It may seem odd—and perhaps uncomfortable—for an associate to use Mr. or Ms. when speaking with a partner. But few lawyers refer to judges by their first names, even if…
Aug 23, 2016 1:45 PM CDT
Conservative groups pushing for a constitutional convention are just six states short of their goal.
Thirty-four states are needed to call a constitutional convention under Article 5 of the…
Aug 23, 2016 9:46 AM CDT
A judge in Florida has approved a subpoena for medical records showing who paid for breast enhancement surgery for a woman whose name has surfaced as a possible witness in…
Aug 22, 2016 3:23 PM CDT
Three months after he was ousted as president of Baylor University, Ken Starr has announced he is leaving his position as a law professor at the school.
Starr is leaving…
Aug 19, 2016 11:38 AM CDT
It was this tweet by Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe that led to online condemnation: “I have notes of when Trump phoned me for legal advice in 1996. I’m…
Aug 19, 2016 7:00 AM CDT
Michigan State University College of Law and ThinkSmart are teaming up to teach law students about automation.
In a Thursday press release, ThinkSmart announced that its ThinkSmart Automation Platform…
Aug 18, 2016 3:05 PM CDT
Updated: The Arizona Summit Law School is taking a new step in a bid to bolster its reputation.
The school plans to partner with a major university, Above the…
Aug 17, 2016 3:07 PM CDT Last year’s law school graduates snagged fewer private practice jobs than any class since 1996, according to an analysis of the statistics by the National Association for Law Placement. Among…
Aug 17, 2016 10:48 AM CDT A federal appeals court has ruled for Widener University School of Law in a would-be class action claiming the school posted misleading job statistics. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court…
Aug 17, 2016 9:15 AM CDT ABA President Linda Klein has announced an effort to provide legal representation and resources for veterans. Klein says in a video that she became aware of the needs of veterans…
Aug 10, 2016 2:16 PM CDT The ABA’s accreditation committee has recommended that the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law not receive accreditation, the school’s dean told the ABA Journal, and he plans a…
Aug 10, 2016 12:36 PM CDT Competition among law firms is heating up as they chase fewer students in on-campus interviews. Law school enrollment dropped from 52,488 in 2010-2011 to 37,058 in 2015-2016, Law.com (sub.…
Aug 10, 2016 8:55 AM CDT Though the organization that administers the LSAT has said it would stop certifying law schools average scores because schools might use another test for admissions, the organization administering that other…
Aug 9, 2016 5:41 PM CDT The election may not be decided in November, even if there are no hanging chads and disputed vote counts. That’s because the electoral college doesn’t cast votes for president and…
Aug 8, 2016 8:00 AM CDT Updated: The Law School Admission Council, which certifies LSAT scores and undergraduate GPA data submitted by law schools for ABA accreditation, announced Aug. 2 that it intends to suspend the…
Aug 5, 2016 5:50 PM CDTAre law firm jobs declining? Private practice jobs drop 7.6 percent for class of 2015
Suit over Widener law school’s job statistics can’t be brought as a class action, 3rd Circuit rules
ABA’s Veterans Legal Services Initiative aims to create online resource, mobilize lawyers
New Texas law school not recommended for ABA accreditation
How law firms compete for fewer students in on-campus interviews
Organization that administers GRE offered to share exam results with Law School Admissions Council
Could members of the electoral college go rogue on Trump?
LSAC says it won’t continue certifying LSAT scores for the ABA
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