By Karen Sloan | June 2, 2015
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. David Coar, a former judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois. Those are just a few of the leaders who benefited by various NAACP Legal Defense Fund scholarships during the past 50 years. Now the organization is overhauling its law student scholarship program, increasing the amount of grants and providing substantive civil rights training.
By Karen Sloan | June 1, 2015
Northwestern University School of Law will expand its global Access to Health Project with a $1 million donation from university alumnus Chris Combe and his wife Courtney.
By Katelyn Polantz | June 1, 2015
In an election separated by a mere 35 votes, Annamaria Steward, a law school associate dean, won the District of Columbia Bar presidency over media lawyer Laura Possessky, the bar said Monday. "It absolutely is the closest race in our history," D.C. Bar spokeswoman Cynthia Kuhn said.
By Miriam Rozen | June 1, 2015
"End of the road," concedes 57-year-old plaintiff Michael Kamps. He had argued that his 1970s GPA was not directly comparable with scores of younger applicants who earned theirs in the post-grade-inflation decades.
By Meredith Hobbs | June 1, 2015
Emory University law graduates have a new job option: learning how to manage legal services outsourcing.
By Scott Graham | June 1, 2015
The University of Denver law professor used online mock juries to test common trial strategies.
By Celia Ampel | May 29, 2015
University of Miami School of Law graduates can pursue a two-year residency working for UnitedLex, a global legal services firm.
By Karen Sloan | May 29, 2015
UnitedLex's legal residency program is a collaboration between the legal services firm and four law schools. Graduates get two years of hands-on training in litigation management, discovery, cybersecurity, intellectual property and more.
By Kathleen Baydala Joyner | May 28, 2015
Religion and politics aren't generally considered topics of friendly conversation, but they're exactly what an Emory University law professor wants to start a global discussion around.
By Karen Sloan | May 28, 2015
The University of Toledo College of Law has named Benjamin Barros as its next dean.
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