Christine Charnosky

December 11, 2023 | Law.com

It's either a Festivus miracle or Christmas arriving early this year: we have decided to release our "Go-To Law Schools: Additional Employment Outcomes" data now instead of waiting until next year. So... surprise!

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

Nearly 25% of American Bar Association-accredited law schools have been granted a variance from Standard 503 to use JD-Next as an admission test, which can be used in lieu of the Law School Admissions Test and the Graduate Record Exam.

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

December 08, 2023 | Law.com

"I applaud the working group for coming up with this proposal," Steven C. Bahls, president emeritus, said during the meeting. "It's something that other professional creditors have done some time ago. And I believe that the American Bar Association is an outlier here, and I am particularly attracted by your argument that this creates an opportunity for some to reduce the cost of legal education and may enable some rural areas without access for law schools to enter the profession to serve our underserved areas."

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

December 05, 2023 | Law.com

Ultimately, Wright claims in the new complaint, he was forced to resign from his employment at the university in June (effective in August) because "it had been made clear to Mr. Wright through the University's actions that he was not going to receive any fair process at the University."

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

December 04, 2023 | Law.com

After hearing of the death of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Friday, I reached out to the legal community for comment and quotes poured in honoring the former Supreme Court justice. I received so many responses that speak so well for themselves that I don't feel the need to comment further.

By Christine Charnosky

10 minute read

November 30, 2023 | Law.com

Nance has served the university for nearly 30 years, and "her experience within the School of Law and the university, as well as her expertise in legal education and respect of the bench and bar, is unmatched," Provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs Terry Martin said.

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

November 30, 2023 | The Recorder

"We know—and regret—the pain and disruption that will come from ending the ABA-accredited JD program," Barbara Mendelson, chair of the Board of Trustees and David J. Fike, president, wrote in a letter to the GGU community Thursday. "Given the realities of the marketplace, our Law School's place in it and a host of related trends and data, we determined it is no longer viable to offer this degree program."

By Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

November 29, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"It has been a joy to usher nine classes of graduates across the stage (albeit some virtually) who have gone on to become brilliant, skilled, empathic legal professionals equipped with the skills and tools to become the next generation of leaders in our society," Dean Gillian Lester said in a letter to the Columbia Law community.

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

November 29, 2023 | Law.com

Rosato Perea is "a brilliant and highly effective leader, a broadly experienced legal scholar, teacher and law school administrator, and a history-maker and ceiling-shatterer as one of the longest serving law deans of color, and women law deans, in history," Anthony Varona, dean of Seattle University School of Law, told Law.com.

By Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

November 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

"While I am disappointed in the outcome, I am not upset with my fellow students regarding this vote," Ryna Workman said in an email to Law.com on Tuesday. "I blame the administration for taking extraordinary steps to remove me as president, when they did not elect me."

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read