Northwestern Receives $5 Million Gift from Late Faculty Member
Summary: The estate of former Illinois politician and faculty member of Northwestern University School of Law has given $5 million…
Law Students
Law School Creates ‘Freddie Gray’ Course
Summary: The University of Maryland’s law school has created an eight-week course that was inspired by Freddie Gray. According to…
Conditional Scholarships Offered to More Students Than Ever Before
Summary: Retention rates are causing many law schools to rethink conditional scholarships but the number of these scholarships being offered…
Elon Law’s Shorter Program Length Entices More Students
Summary: The attempt to attract more applicants by Elon Law through changing their program length so that students will graduate…
Retirement the Next Step for Florida State Law Dean
Summary: Highly regarded Florida State Law School dean, Donald Weidner will be retiring from dean to serve as only a…
Judge Stops Layoff of Tenured Professor at Charleston Law
Summary: A judge has ruled that a tenured Charleston Law professor may keep her job at the school. The professor…
Yale Mourns Loss of Top Professor
Summary: Yale mourns the loss of Robert Burt. Yale Law has lost a good one now that Professor Emeritus Robert…
Law School Specialties Ranking List by Law Street
Summary: See the top five law schools in criminal law, international law, family law and civil rights law based on…
JD Hiring Improves
Summary: Fresh figures suggest improvement in JD hiring. Constrictions dilate, depressions express themselves. With the difficulty we’ve seen amidst JD’s…
Merger Approved by American Bar Association, Rutgers Law School Created
Summary: After years of preparation, the merger creating Rutgers Law School has been approved by the American Bar Association. On…
Ban on Academic Credit for Paid Externships Remains
Summary: For now, the ban on students’ receiving academic credit for paid internships will remain in place. According to the…
Law Schools Resist New ABA Guidelines on Job Definitions
Summary: The ABA has proposed stricter guidelines on what constitutes a “job” for law school employment statistics. Fearful that these…