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Widening the Lens on Vermont Law

Headlines of the school's recent challenges are hiding a bigger story of an innovative curriculum with a focus on the evolving business of law
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Job Market for Law Grads 'Surprisingly Strong,' NALP Finds

Robust Big Law hiring bolstered the entry level employment market for the law class of 2017, which saw increases in both the overall employment rate and in median and average salaries.
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ABA to Overhaul Law School Accreditation Process With Major Reorganization

The ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar plans to dissolve its accreditation and standards review committees in a bid the streamline law school accreditation and save money.
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Number of Law School Applicants Surges, Especially Among High Scorers

At the same time, the Law School Admission Council is increasing the number of LSAT test dates from six to 10 and will move to a computerized version of the exam in the spring of 2019.
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The Law Firm Disrupted: Summer Associates and a Bid to Redesign Law Firm Recruiting

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe might have found a way to streamline the on-campus interview process.
3 minute read

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Future of Independent Law Schools Is in Peril

Stand-alone law schools don't enjoy the same financial security as their university-based counterparts, but their leaders say the independence makes them better able to respond to changes in legal education and the profession.
1 minute read

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Ahead of the Curve: Lightning Round Edition

This week I'm focused on New York Law School's new tech-focused Business of Law Institute and the new LL.M. tax program at University of California, Irvine School of Law.
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Chicago to Get Its First Public Law School

Trustees at the University of Illinois at Chicago and John Marshall Law School on Thursday approved plans that will end John Marshall's 119 years of independent operation.
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Yale Law Divided Over Kavanaugh Nomination

Factions of Yale Law students and alumni have issued dueling letters in opposition and support of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, while at least one legal academic said his praise of the nominee as a person and teacher has been misconstrued as an endorsement.
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Yale Students Call on School to Oppose Alumnus Kavanaugh's SCOTUS Nomination

Yale students and alumni called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh a threat to democracy in a letter to the school's leadership, which requested that it take a public position against the Yale alum.
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