Ronald Weich to Leave Job for Law Dean Position
Ronald Weich, the Assistant Attorney General who sent a letter to Congress denying that gunwalking tactics used in Operation Fast…
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UMass Law Receives Provisional Accreditation from ABA
The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the University of Massachusetts School of Law. With the provisional approval,…
ABA Postpones Decision on Accrediting Foreign Law Schools
A decision as to whether or not accredit foreign law schools has been put on hold by the ABA Section…
Law Schools Continue to Announce Admission Reductions
As we have discussed before, law schools across the country are reducing the number of students they are admitting in…
Anonymous Donor Gives $25 Million to Cornell Law School
On Friday, the Cornell Law School announced that it would receive a $25 million donation from an anonymous donor for…
Mary Lu Bilek Named Dean of University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth
According to a press release, Mary Lu Bilek has been appointed Dean of the University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth.…
Employment for Law Graduates Lowest Since 1994
According to a report released by the NALP on Monday, graduates nine months out of law school had the lowest…
Harvard Professor Alan Dershowtiz Criticizes Angela Corey
Alan Dershowitz, a legal commentator and attorney, has criticized State Attorney Angela Corey for how she had handled the prosecution…
Law Schools Dropping Admission Numbers
Two law schools from Northeast Ohio have decided to reduce the number of students they admit to their schools because…
Maurer School of Law Introducing JD with Minor in Education Policy
Looking forward at the saturation of options for lawyers and the increasing interests of law students in non-lawyer career options,…
University of Seattle and University of Alaska Anchorage to Create Joint J.D.
In the month of May, the legal industry added a small amount of jobs, roughly 600, according to the U.S.…
Three Law schools Consider Downsizing to Respond to Diminished Market
Northwestern University's law school, one of the top in the nation, Loyola University in Chicago, and Hastings College of Law…