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New York Law Journal

Fordham Offers Non-Lawyer Training in 'Hot' Compliance

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.
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New York Law Journal

Could Bar Exam Pass Rates Be Returning to Normal?

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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National Law Journal

Suffolk Law Students Help Sink Nautica's Fight Against 'NautiGirl' Trademark

Suffolk University Law School in Boston successfully represented a Washington state businesswoman in a trademark fight with Nautica Apparel Inc. over a cheeky marine-themed logo. The law school's Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic won for Christine Palmerton at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Nautica had petitioned to cancel Palmerton's "NautiGirl Dare to be naughty" trademark.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Arkansas Professor Named Florida A&M Law Dean

University of Arkansas Little Rock's Angela Epps is named dean of Florida A&M School of Law in Orlando, beating out 28 other applicants.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Obama Promises Federal 'Ban the Box' During Rutgers Talk

If state-by-state efforts to "ban the box" on job applications have gotten the employment bar's attention, President Barack Obama's Nov. 2 remarks from one of New Jersey's law schools surely will resound.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Game-Changer: The Legal Education Crisis Goes Public

To the chagrin of many legal educators, when The New York Times speaks, powerful people listen.
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Daily Report Online

Law School Deans Wrestle With Two-Year Drop in Bar Pass Rates

Georgia law school deans said they are trying to figure out why pass rates for the Georgia bar exam dropped for the second year in a row, by conducting detailed analyses of July exam score data released by the Georgia Office of Bar Examiners last week.
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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: D.C. Pro Bono Week Prompts Low Bono Firm Ribbon-Cutting, Social Media Campaigns, Dress-Down Friday

D.C. Pro Bono week will conclude with a “Go Casual for Justice” fundraiser at firms across the city: This is a round-up of legal news from ALM and around the country.
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Daily Business Review

He Scored the Highest on the Florida Bar Exam. And he Didn't go to Law School in Florida

Meet Jared Spector, 26, the highest scorer in the latest Florida Bar exam, who beat out 2,687 other people and was asked to speak at the Florida Supreme Court official induction ceremony.
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New York Law Journal

Cornell Law Plans to Offer Tech Degree at City Campus

Joining a growing list of New York law schools that have formed technology-focused academic programs, Cornell Law School has announced that it will offer a new LL.M. degree program for law, technology and entrepreneurship.
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