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American Bar Association

Five-Year Extension Granted for Duncan School of Law

The law school at Lincoln Memorial University has been granted a five-year extension to acquire accreditation from the American Bar…

Job Data Sent to Nonprofit Group by Law Schools

As a result of pressure for law schools to give students better information regarding job placement, job details for law…

Little Sympathy Given By ABA To Jobless Lawyers

Upcoming lawyer face enormous financial debt from college only to enter into a legal market with no available jobs. Despite…

Denying Accreditation Gets ABA Sued

Denying Knoxville, Tenn.-based Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law's American Bar Association accreditation prompted the school to file a…

Duncan School of Law Sues ABA

The law school at Lincoln Memorial University has sued the American Bar Association in Tennessee Federal Court. The law school…

ABA Panel Says No to an Outside Law Firm Ownership

An American Bar Association commission is considering recommending that the nonlawyers be allowed to take an equity stake in law…

The John Marshall Law School Launches New Law School in Savannah

The John Marshall LawSchool, located in Atlanta, Georgia, announced in recent days that it had received American Bar Association approval…

Haynes and Boone Adds Two Partners to New York Office

The law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP announced in recent days that it has added two partners to its…

Law Schools Offering More Opportunities to Study Abroad

As the world becomes increasingly global, America’s law schools are offering more opportunities for students to learn about international law,…

Proposed Law School Accreditation Standards to Change Reporting of Graduate Employment

The American Bar Association has made new drafts to its law school accreditation standards.  These proposed changes would change the…

American Bar Association to Kill LSAT?

The American Bar Association, the biggest voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students in the world, is now reviewing…

Obama Announces Nomination of Jimmie V. Reyna to U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit

On September 29, 2010, President Obama announced the nomination of Jimmie V. Reyna to the United States Court of Appeals…