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Dean Developments: 2 Law Schools Appoint New Leadership, ABF Elects New Fellow

The latest in law dean news across the U.S.
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Law.com

In Condemning UPenn's Response to Antisemitism, House Committee Chair Calls Out 'Double Standard' in Treatment of Law Professor Amy Wax

"Penn has demonstrated a clear double standard by tolerating Antisemitic vandalism, harassment and intimidation, but suppressing and penalizing other expression it deemed problematic," Virginia Foxx wrote in a letter last week.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'Illegal and So Awful': Yale Law Students Turn to Court Over Transgender Policy

"We don't know, frankly, why they're dragging their feet," law school student Alex Johnson said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Law's Business Boot Camp Trains Students To Be Business Savvy

"Law schools are well known for training students to think like lawyers, but there are times when practicing lawyers need to reach outside the traditional legal toolkit and think like a businessperson, and that is where our Business Boot Camp comes in," Michael Gerber, a professor of law at Brooklyn Law and co-founder of the boot camp, said in a statement.
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The Recorder

How Schools Fared on California's July 2023 Bar Exam

Statistics provided by the state bar this week reveal that more women than men took the 2023 summer exam, but a higher percentage of men passed among first-time test-takers.
2 minute read

Law.com

Gibson Dunn Partner Named First Black Dean of Drake Law

"A Drake Law education is unique due to its focus on theory and practical learning," Roscoe Jones Jr. said in a statement. "I am humbled to lead a community committed to an unwavering collegiality and a singular mission to prepare students to promote justice, service and ethics."
6 minute read

Law.com

Lawyer Employment Outlook Looks Good, Though Bar Passage Rates Decline

The latest occupational outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects lawyer positions will have the second-largest increase in openings among positions requiring a graduate or professional degree from 2021 to 2031, with 80,200 new jobs projected for lawyers.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

DSBA to Hold Grief Coping CLE

The Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) and the Delaware Lawyers Assistance Program (DE-LAP) are scheduled to hold a hybrid CLE event titled "Behind the Cool Image: Coping with Loss and Navigating the Pathways of Grief."
2 minute read

Law.com

Law School Admissions Officers Report Concerns About Diversity

While the Kaplan survey found that, almost universally, law schools say that diversity is important to administrators and students alike, one admissions officer who participated warned that the court's decision will have a "chilling effect on applications."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Two Miami-Based Programs Offer Foreign Attorneys Training at Am Law 100 Firms, Boosting Cross-Border Practices

"One way to get closer with international firms and to expand the referral network between the firms and the connections between the firms is to bring in someone from that firm," co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's Latin America practice Antonio Peña said.
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