Should Law Schools Be Closing?
Summary: In such a weakened legal job market, many feel that law schools should be closing instead of receiving accreditation.…
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The Top 10 Underrated Law Schools
Summary: A new way of ranking law schools based on LSAT median scores, employment outcomes, and citations has uncovered several…
Kellogg Foundation Gives Grant to Vermont Law School
Summary: Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems received a grant to address the national food policy for…
$3 Million in Funding to Be Removed from UNC Law School
Summary: A portion of the State funding for UNC Chapel Hill School of Law has been taken away to give…
Washington, D.C. Bar Exam Takers Will Be Allowed to Type on Personal Laptops
Summary: The D.C. Court of Appeals recently announced that bar exam takers will be allowed to type their answers to…
Concordia Law School Working to Attract Students
Summary: Concordia Law School has received provisional accreditation after months of back-and-forth with the American Bar Association. Graduates will now…
JDs Increasingly Seek “JD Advantage” Jobs
Summary: The ABA has noted the rise of alternative JD careers. Perhaps it was inevitable. With the legal market glutted…
Ex-UND Law Student Files Suit against the School
Summary: A former University of North Dakota Law School student is filing a civil lawsuit against the school, accusing it…
Opinion: Why More States Should Not Jump on the Uniform Bar Exam Bandwagon
by Ben Bratman In May, New York became by far the most populous and prominent state to adopt the Uniform Bar…
Branford Lawyer Fights Student Loans, Fails
Summary: A Connecticut lawyer attempts to escape his student loans, but is ordered to pay $236,000. It would be a…
Law Schools Provide Funding for Recent Grads
Summary: Several law schools have programs in place that provide law school graduates with jobs in exchange for their offering…
Concordia Law Gains Provisional Accreditation
Summary: Concordia Law School gains provisional accreditation from the ABA. When Concordia University School of Law opened in fall of…