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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.
2 minute read

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.
7 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar of California Board of Trustees Approves Reducing Bar Exam Testing Locations

The board of trustees in August approved reducing the number of facilities for the February bar exam, with a cost savings of $645,000. On Thursday, the board voted for the July 2024 bar exam to be administered in person at six approved sites, which is one fewer than the July 2023 bar exam.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Tech's Predictions for Legal Education, Lawyer Training & Evolving Legal Roles in 2024

The legal industry makes its predictions for what we can expect to see in terms of legal education, lawyer training and how legal roles will evolve in 2024.
9 minute read

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