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New York Law Journal

Want a Job in Big Law? Go to School in New York

Many law schools had special relationships with certain firms. So for Columbia, it was Davis Polk with 24. Eighteen of the NYU grads and eight of the Cornell grads went to Paul Weiss. Six Fordham grads were chosen by Latham & Watkins.
6 minute read

The Recorder

In UCLA Stabbing Case, California's High Court Finds Universities Have Duty to Protect Students

The ruling that comes in the wake of a recent wave of school campus violence weighs in on when universities can be held liable for student-on-student violence.
4 minute read

Law.com

Avoid the Search: Law Schools' Bar Pass Rates Now Found in One Spot

Not only has the ABA presented the data all together, but it shows that the vast majority of law graduates who take the bar exam pass within two years.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Local Ordinances Prohibit Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals in Workplace, Schools

Federal laws including Title IX, which governs access to education, and Title VII, which concerns employment, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. In short, educational institutions and employers must provide equal opportunities to both men and women.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former FSU, West Point Lawyer Convicted After Child Sex Sting

Dayton Michael Cramer is a retired colonel who served as chief legal counsel at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Savannah Law School Is Latest to Shut Down

For the second time, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School is pulling out of Savannah, where it has operated a branch campus since 2012.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

UConn Law Professor's Book Revisits Psychoanalysis in Law

Overlapping themes in psychology and law offer endless insights and opportunities for study, but real-life application in the courtroom has been limited since the popular psychology boom of the 1960s and '70s.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Fund Opening in Downtown Miami

500 Startups is opening after the Downtown Development Authority pledged $300,000 in incentive money for the Miami operation.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court: Students Facing Criminal Charges Lack Right to Counsel in Disciplinary Hearings

Students facing criminal charges do not have the right to have an attorney actively participate in related disciplinary hearings at their school, a Pennsylvania federal judge has determined, ruling on an issue unaddressed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Eleventh Circuit Decision Shines a Light on Modern Segregation Efforts

Although the U.S. Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education nearly 70 years ago, segregation is still a reality in our public schools. But today's segregation is more subtle. It's de facto segregation—the days of communities intentionally segregating students are behind us. So they say.
5 minute read

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