The proposal to double the required number of experiential learning credits from six to 12 by the council of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has met fierce opposition, with the majority of comments received arguing against it.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had people talking about her dissents during the 2024-25 term.
More than 40% of 2021 graduates shifted their career goals during law school, prompted by changing interests and compensation issues, according to a Law School Alumni Employment and Satisfaction study.
Creating a holistic public defender system, protecting a vulnerable group from imminent housing loss and advancing the American Bar Association’s mission to assure meaningful access to justice are some of the accomplishments recognized by the ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division through its 2025 Dorsey, Hodson and Nelson Awards.
A creative writing class at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law awakened a love for writing and led to a $5,000 prize for the winner of the 2025 ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday left intact a judge’s preliminary injunction blocking a Florida law that makes it a crime for immigrants to enter the state if they are in the country illegally.
Deans from eight Texas law schools—along with leaders of the Association of American Law Schools, the Law School Admission Council, the AccessLex Institute and the National Association for Law Placement—oppose ending Texas’ requirement that bar exam takers graduate from an ABA-accredited law school, according to responses to the Texas Supreme Court obtained by the ABA Journal.
Updated: A federal judge has imposed a sanction of $3,000 each on two lawyers representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for submitting a brief citing cases that didn’t exist.
Law students hoping to land a coveted law firm spot post-graduation are facing a changing job market. The traditional summer associate role is no longer a direct route to a job. Instead, law firms are finding new recruiting strategies.
