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National Law Journal

Harvard Law Names New Dean

John Manning will be the next dean of Harvard Law School. University leaders announced Thursday that Manning, a conservative scholar who has been on the faculty of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, law school since 2004 and served as deputy dean since 2013, will replace outgoing dean Martha Minow on July 1.
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National Law Journal

With New Lobbyists, Charlotte Law Disperses Federal Student Loans as School Year Ends

The school hired a trio of lobbyists, one of whom helped shepherd Education Secretary Betsy DeVos through the confirmation process in January.
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National Law Journal

The 2016 Law Grads Hiring Report

The American Bar Association has released detailed data on the employment of the law school class of 2016, and there's both good and bad news.
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National Law Journal

Law Schools Play Prominently in Trump's Judicial Nominations

The legal academy is well represented in President Donald Trump's initial slate of federal judicial nominees, unveiled Monday.
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National Law Journal

Harvard Law Will Save Undergrads a Spot—Terms and Conditions Apply

College juniors around the world can have a guaranteed seat, but they must get experience before they start.
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National Law Journal

A Supreme Court First-Timer Scores on the Money

Stuart Banner is a legal historian who has written books on the history of baseball's antitrust exemption, the struggle to control airspace and how American Indians lost their land. On Wednesday, Banner achieved a new distinction: He won his first U.S. Supreme Court argument.
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The American Lawyer

The Government's Dismal Job Outlook for Lawyers

Law school enrollment is declining, but so are prospects for future legal employment.
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New York Law Journal

A Career in Law That Almost Didn't Happen

I was a Harvard teaching fellow in the 1966-67 school year. which in those times meant an almost automatic entre into a teaching position; five other teaching fellows that year received multiple offers from various law schools. It did not take much to figure out why I did not. I am a Chassidic Orthodox Jew. I wear a yarmulke, have a beard that was never trimmed and wear the classic Chassidic garb.
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The American Lawyer

The Crisis in Legal Education Is Over!

Wishful thinking is never a sound strategy for success.
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New Jersey Law Journal

With Response Tepid, Input Still Sought on Uniform Bar Exam

The New Jersey judiciary has shown that it's poised to move swiftly on the proposed adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam in the state, but a January recommendation now appears unlikely.
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