By Meredith Hobbs | April 21, 2015
Emory University Law School is honoring Atlanta civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis with an endowed civil rights professorship that will be called the John Lewis Chair in Civil Rights and Social Justice.
By Karen Sloan | April 21, 2015
Emory University School of Law will establish an endowed chair in civil rights and social justice with a $1.5 million gift from an anonymous donor.
By almstaff | April 20, 2015
In this Special Report from the New York Law Journal, brought to you free by : "Changing the 'How' But Not the 'Why'," "J.D. Advantage Versus J.D. Required: The Old Rules No Longer Apply," "The Writing You'll Do, and the Writing They'll Read," "Think Outside the Box to Showcase Skills Firms Really Seek" and "Networking Your Way to a Great Legal Career."
By Jill Backer | April 20, 2015
Jill Backer, assistant dean of career and professional development at Pace Law School, writes: A J.D. is a versatile degree. So, why are the various regulators and reviewers of law schools making a sharp delineation between those graduates that are practicing law in the traditional sense which requires the Bar exam and those graduates using their degree in other ways?
By Tony Mauro | April 20, 2015
A leading group that opposes same-sex marriage is urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from the landmark cases that could decide whether such marriages must be permitted under the Constitution.
By Carol Kanarek | April 20, 2015
Carol Kanarek of Kanarek & Brady discusses various ways—from how to draft your cover letter and resume, to how to utilize contacts—to best draw attention to the qualities firms are really looking for.
By Joy Martini | April 20, 2015
Joy Martini, a principal with Martini Consulting, writes: The kind of writing you've been trained to do is unique and, to the non-lawyer or no-longer-practicing lawyer, kind of burdensome. There is another writing discipline, marketing writing, that is a key component of client nurture and firm branding.
By Jack Killion | April 20, 2015
Jack Killion, co-founder and partner of Bluestone+Killion, writes: Law students need to be developing networking skills both to find internships and their first positions after law school and to accelerate their careers once out and working in the profession
By Alyson M. Palmer | April 19, 2015
Georgia State University has successfully defended its Legal Food Frenzy title, winning the law school competition for the second year in a row. The fourth…
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | April 19, 2015
Leaders of the legal profession engaged in a lively debate Saturday over how to solve two problems: rural areas lacking young lawyers and young lawyers in cities lacking jobs.
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