Legal Education

Pinsents starts UAE law student training scheme

By Legal Week | December 3, 2008

Pinsent Masons has teamed up with the United Arab Emirates University to give local law students a chance to train with the firm in the UK. The firm has operated in Dubai since 2004 and will offer UAE University College of Law students the chance to develop skills across areas including commercial, property, outsourcing and Dubai law. The scheme, initially limited to two students, is not a full training contract but will run between January and February and June and July. Students will spend the rest of the summer in one of the firm's UK offices.

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International Edition

Camerons and CMS bolster training options

By Charlotte Edmond | November 27, 2008

CMS Cameron McKenna and its European alliance firms are set to roll out a training course for partners and associates, in the latest effort to increase unity across the network. From next March, partners and associates at all nine CMS firms can sign up for a series of week-long training courses run by business school IMD.The course, aimed at boosting lawyers' commercial knowledge, will be run in modules, similar to a mini-MBA, through the group's existing 'CMS academy'.

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Camerons and CMS bolster training options

By Charlotte Edmond | November 27, 2008

CMS Cameron McKenna and its European alliance firms are set to roll out a training course for partners and associates, in the latest effort to increase unity across the network. From next March, partners and associates at all nine CMS firms can sign up for a series of week-long training courses run by business school IMD.The course, aimed at boosting lawyers' commercial knowledge, will be run in modules, similar to a mini-MBA, through the group's existing 'CMS academy'.

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Kaplan secures tie-up with training provider

By Legal Week | July 25, 2008

Education provider Kaplan Professional has extended its legal offering after acquiring Altior, a specialist in post-qualification legal training, it was announced yesterday (24 July) The acquisition follows the launch in London last year of Nottingham Law at Kaplan Law School, which specialises in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and the Graduate Diploma in Law, as well as extending in to legal professional development by acquiring Hawksmere.

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Elite law schools sign up Camerons and Barlows as duo carve up market

By Ben Wheway | August 2, 2006

College of Law and BPP fight for supremacy as firms scramble for LPC deals; Olswang and Macfarlanes review providers

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International Edition

Elite law schools sign up Camerons and Barlows as duo carve up market

By Ben Wheway | August 2, 2006

College of Law and BPP fight for supremacy as firms scramble for LPC deals; Olswang and Macfarlanes review providers

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The Legal Intelligencer

It's Official: Penn State's Two Law Schools Will Be Reunited

By Christine Charnosky | August 14, 2023

"I view bringing together Penn State's two outstanding law schools as a crucial step in meeting the challenges facing the legal academy and the legal profession in preparing the next generation of lawyer leaders for society," Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway said in a statement.

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Law.com

August LSAT Plagued by Tech Issues: 'Proctoring More Stressful Than the Exam Itself'

By Christine Charnosky | August 14, 2023

"What happened was partway through the first day of testing on Friday, Prometric encountered a number of problems that resulted in unacceptable delays that affected many test takers, and it wasn't any one single big problem," Mark Murray, public affairs liaison for the Law School Admission Council, told Law.com Monday afternoon.

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Law.com

Like 'Star Trek,' the ABA Has a Mission, Says ABA President-Elect Bill Bay

By Christine Charnosky | August 11, 2023

"In every 'Star Trek' episode, viewers are reminded right at the beginning of a simple statement of their mission," Bill Bay said in a statement, adding that the ABA also has a mission that "should guide everything we do."

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Law.com

Mary Smith Becomes First Native American Female President of ABA

By Christine Charnosky | August 11, 2023

Lawyers need "to harness both the promise—and the peril—of AI," Mary Smith said in a statement announcing the formation of an artificial intelligence task force "that will take a comprehensive look at the use of AI and make recommendations on the impact on the practice of law, access to justice and laws and regulations."

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Law.com

Illinois Pipeline Program Created by Retired Federal Judge Turned Jones Day Lawyer Prepares 91 1Ls for Law School

By Christine Charnosky | August 11, 2023

"When I developed Jumpstart, my goal was to teach students who may not have been exposed to the legal profession how to build successful and meaningful law school experiences," Ann Claire Williams, a former U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois and current of counsel at Jones Day, who created Jumpstart, said in a statement.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 11, 2023—Antheil Maslow, Gawthrop Greenwood

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | August 11, 2023

Speakers Estate planning attorney Elaine Yandrisevits of the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn in Doylestown was a presenter at the Pennsylvania…

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Daily Report Online

Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Upsets the Rule of Law

By Lynsey Barron | August 11, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court now views race-conscious admissions policies to be facially unconstitutional for want of being colorblind—a standard it has consistently rejected in the past. Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent embraces the long-settled framework that race-conscious education policies are necessary to fulfill the promise of equal protection.

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New York Law Journal

No One Gets There Alone: The Value of Mentorship Programs in the Legal Profession 

By Josh Mathew | August 10, 2023

By getting involved in pipeline mentorship programs, attorneys can provide support that lifts up those who might otherwise be left behind—particularly in the highly competitive process of becoming a judicial law clerk.

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Law.com

Widener Commonwealth Law Enters 3+3 Agreement With Slippery Rock U

By Christine Charnosky | August 9, 2023

Widener University Commonwealth Law School has signed a 3+3 agreement with Slippery Rock University to provide SRU students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degree and law degree in six years.

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The Recorder

Working Group Drafts Potential Licensing Alternative to California Bar Exam

By Cheryl Miller | August 9, 2023

An initial proposal drafted behind closed doors calls for supervised law practice and demonstrated proof of legal knowledge and competence by bar applicants.

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