Jeremy Paul

Jeremy Paul

April 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Ask What the Bar Can Do for Law Schools

Jeremy Paul, dean and professor of law at Northeastern University School of Law, discusses what a collaboration between the Bar and law schools might produce, writing: Bar leaders have looked to law schools to get better at producing so-called "practice-ready" graduates. But it is the profession's leaders who are best positioned to partner with law schools to solve the very problems legal employers so often identify.

By Jeremy Paul

21 minute read

April 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Changing the 'How' But Not the 'Why'

Jeremy Paul, dean and professor of law at Northeastern University School of Law, writes: How lawyers will add value in this changed environment is the question of the day. How lawyers should be trained to do so should be a top priority for every legal educator in the United States.

By Jeremy Paul

9 minute read

April 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Changing the 'How' But Not the 'Why'

Jeremy Paul, dean and professor of law at Northeastern University School of Law, writes: How lawyers will add value in this changed environment is the question of the day. How lawyers should be trained to do so should be a top priority for every legal educator in the United States.

By Jeremy Paul

9 minute read

April 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Theory Makes Successful Lawyering Possible

Jeremy Paul, dean of Northeastern University School of Law, writes that the over-emphasis on the divide between theory and practice lurking within today's calls for law school reform obscures a far more basic reality. Grounding in "theory" is what makes successful lawyering possible in the first place.

By Jeremy Paul

12 minute read

December 04, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Why Young People Are Rejecting Law

Legal educators and professional leaders must tackle directly public perceptions of the value lawyers add, so more students will be interested in becoming lawyers.

By Jeremy Paul

5 minute read

November 18, 2013 | National Law Journal

Why Young People Are Rejecting Law School

A sluggish job market is just one of the reasons for the decrease in the number of applicants.

By Jeremy Paul

5 minute read

September 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer

With All Due Respect, Mr. President

Merely shortening law school to two years won't solve legal education's woes.

By Jeremy Paul and William Henderson

4 minute read

April 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The Role of Strategic Thinking in Legal Training

Jeremy Paul, dean at Northeastern University School of Law, and Alan M. Klinger, co-managing partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, write that while knowledge of the law, rigorous analysis and strong communication skills will always remain the hallmarks of great lawyering, more is needed to educate tomorrow's professionals. Training in teamwork, technology, strategic thinking, real-world ethics, economics and more is essential.

By Jeremy Paul and Alan M. Klinger

13 minute read

August 16, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Calling All Problem Solvers, Freedom Fighters

For the first time in decades, this summer`s end brings America`s students back to campus in a nation worrying about the safety of our homeland. Although the country`s need for soldiers, doctors and engineers is palpable, the increase in law school applications, up 23 percent nationwide and 46 percent at the University of Connecticut, is capturing headlines.

By Jeremy Paul

5 minute read