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Law Students

NALP Commission on Summer Associate Recruiting Issues Report

The National Association for Law Placement set up a commission to examine the way big firms recruit summer associates at…

Hastings College of Law Names New Dean

Frank H. Wu has been named the next dean of California Hastings College of the Law. Wu, 42, is currently…

ABA’s Loan Relief Proposal for Law Graduates Rejected by Congress

Despite recent efforts from the American Bar Association to help recent law school graduates defer their student loans, neither the…

UC Irvine School of Law Announces Scholarships for Class of 2013

UC Irvine, School of Law announced on Monday that next year’s incoming class will, for all three years, receive a…

New York Bar Denies Applicant Based on Large Student Loans

An aspiring lawyer who has racked up excessive student loans has been denied admission to the New York Bar based…

Belmont University Opening a New Law School

Belmont University in Nashville, TN, is opening a new law school with classes set to begin in fall of 2011.…

We’ll Keep Your Application on File… Really!

Anyone that's ever hunted for a job has heard this phrase a few times, but I always secretly suspected the…

New Trends in Legal Education

Law students are worried about an increasingly competitive job market and law schools are looking for ways to better prepare…

Ethics Concerns Scuttle Massachussetts Clerkship Plan

It seemed like a match made in heaven - thanks to a struggling economy, Massachusetts was unable to fill all…

University of Illinois Law School Scandal – the Bill is Due

Back in Julof y we learned about a scandal at the University of Illinois. Former Governor Rod Blagojevich used his…

Facebook fact finding in Florida

Online social networking doesn't quite make the cut as one of the four f's of human behaviour, but it's close.…

Summer associates at Morgan Lewis left in the cold

♫ Summer dreams, ripped at the seams, but oh oh those summer nights... ♫ As any fan of the musical…