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New York Law Journal

First Pro Bono Scholars Admitted to the Bar

The first class of Pro Bono Scholars, a program that allows 3L students to spend their final semesters of law school working in the field, was sworn in this week to each of the state's four appellate division departments.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Guest Column: Six Ways to Doom Yourself on the Bar Exam

Here's what bar exam veterans say to do.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Fordham Expands Fashion Law Studies With Degree Programs

Fordham University School of Law broke new ground in 2010 when it launched the first academic center devoted to fashion law. Now the school is following up with two first-of-their-kind degree programs in fashion law: an LL.M. for attorneys and a master of studies for nonlawyers.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Retrial Begins on Would-Be Law Prof's Political Bias Claims

A former part-time legal writing instructor at the University of Iowa College of Law, who claims she was passed over for a faculty position because of her conservative political views, is back in court nearly three years after a jury first pondered her case.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

D.C. to Allow Laptops for Bar Exam Essay

Aspiring lawyers taking the bar exam in July in D.C. will be allowed to use their laptops for the essay portion, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals announced Monday.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Northwestern Law Rolls Out Program for STEM Students

The university's masters of science in law degree is one-year program for students with STEM backgrounds.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Female Deans Taking Charge

Since 1989, women who run law schools have dined together during an annual American Bar Association workshop for leaders in legal education. Tradition dictates that each attendee talk about her greatest success and failure during the year. They share support and ideas.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

State Senate Proposes Stripping $3M from UNC Law

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have once again set their sights on the University of North Carolina School of Law. The state Senate has voted, 30-19, to strip $3 million from the law school in Chapel Hill—more than 10 percent of its proposed $27.2 million budget for next fiscal year.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

ABA Task Force: Bring Law School Costs Down

Law schools should provide students with better debt counseling, report more information about their revenues and expenditures, and experiment with ways to make a law degree more affordable, an American Bar Association task force has recommended.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

New Rule Spells Trouble for For-Profit Law Schools

Accredited for-profit law schools will soon be subject to a new regulation that restricts federal loans to underperforming colleges. If only the government would hold all law schools similarly accountable.
6 minute read

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