By Andrew Denney | November 6, 2015
Ten of New York's 15 law schools had their pass rates decline from last year on the July 2015 bar examination, according to figures that the law schools provided to the Law Journal. Three institutions—Touro Law School, New York Law School and Albany Law School—had a double-digit or near double-digit slide.
By Meredith Hobbs | November 6, 2015
The University of Georgia School of Law is launching the first legal clinic in the nation to assist victims of child sexual abuse, thanks to a gift from an alumnus, Atlanta plaintiffs lawyer Marlan Wilbanks.
By David Gialanella | November 6, 2015
When bar exam administrators in New York decided earlier this year to adopt a standardized version of the test already approved in 16 other states, they put significant pressure on New Jersey to do the same—more for logistical reasons that by pure force of example.
By Steven J. Harper | November 6, 2015
Some law professors and deans are rising to the defense of the wrong cause.
By David Gialanella | November 6, 2015
When bar exam administrators in New York decided earlier this year to adopt a standardized version of the test already approved in 16 other states, they put significant pressure on New Jersey to do the same—more for logistical reasons that by pure force of example.
By Joel Stashenko | November 5, 2015
Former state Court of Appeals judge Robert Smith will deliver the annual Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture on Nov. 16 at Albany Law School.
By Chris DiMarco | November 5, 2015
Program offers law school grads with practical experience in cutting-edge technologies and project management techniques.
By Ben Seal | November 3, 2015
For the fourth time in three years, Villanova University School of Law has added a center for study to expand its curriculum, using a $2 million gift to establish the Center for Law and Religion, the school has announced.
By Andrew Denney | November 2, 2015
Starting in January, the Fordham University School of Law will offer a master's degree in corporate compliance to non-lawyers, who will be required to take courses on the U.S. legal system, the legal profession and legal writing and research.
By Dwayne Thomas | November 2, 2015
I think the characterization of bar exam pass rates as "down" is misleading. The high pass rates of the last 10 years were unusually high, while the more recent results mirror historical averages.
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