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National Law Journal

Law School in Two Years? Most Grads Say Yes

President Barack Obama set legal educators buzzing in 2013, when he argued for reducing law school from three years to two during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University. It turns out that plenty of law graduates agree.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Rally to Save American Judicature Society Journal

The American Judicature Society may have closed its doors, but its trademark publication, Judicature, lives on. A group of judges paired with professors at Duke Law School to bring back the law journal. The nonprofit organization, which focused on advocating for merit selection of judges and judicial ethics, closed on Sept. 30 after 101 years.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Native Americans Left Behind

Native American lawyers in the United States feel overlooked both as a minority group and in their individual careers, and their paltry numbers won't grow without focused efforts to recruit and retain them in the profession, a survey has found.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Law Schools Line Up Graduation Speakers

A former Atlanta mayor and Georgia governor, two judges and the state bar president are the commencement speakers for Georgia's five law schools.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Op-Ed: Like Father Like Son, Bar-Exam Ritual Is a Necessity of the Profession

Law school taught them how to think like lawyers; exam prep taught them the law.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Anonymous Benefactor Gives $4.5M to Case Western Law

Case Western Reserve University School of Law has received its largest donation ever—$4.5 million from an anonymous donor.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

D.C. Bar Votes for Next President-Elect

A law school associate dean and a small-firm attorney are vying this year for the D.C. Bar's top job.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: NSA Surveillance Sack'd | Law School Commencement Speaker Circuit

The Second Circuit smacks the NSA's bulk phone metadata collection program. Loretta Lynch will soon (formally) announce DOJ's investigation of Baltimore police. And a peek at the top lawyers who will speak at law school graduation ceremonies in the coming weeks. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Senate Leader Takes Leave From Law Firm Position

Dean Skelos, the state Senate majority leader accused of bribery and extortion by Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, is taking a leave of absence from his longtime law firm, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fordham Law Offers Early Enrollment to RI School

Qualified undergraduate students from Salve Regina University in Rhode Island who have completed at least three years of study can apply for early enrollment at the Fordham University School of Law, the Newport school announced May 1.
1 minute read

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