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New York Law Journal

Law Grad Job Rates Inch Up in NY as Class Size Declines

For the third year in a row, the graduating class from New York's 15 law schools had fewer graduates than the previous year, but a slightly larger percentage finding full-time law jobs, according to figures compiled by the American Bar Association.
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National Law Journal

Eric Holder Joins Board of 'Storied' Civil Rights Group

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., the first African-American leader of the U.S. Justice Department, is joining the national board of directors of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. "Those who make it unnecessarily difficult for some of their fellow citizens to cast a ballot are on the wrong side of history and will be considered harshly by it," Holder recently told a graduating law school class in Wisconsin.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Q&A: Judge Posner on Writing, Law School and Cat Videos

Judge Richard Posner speaks with The National Law Journal about his aversion to legalese, why he holds law schools responsible in part, and his belief that the judiciary is too focused on the past.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Sotomayor Pushed Mandatory Pro Bono. What Do You Think?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor this week said she's in favor of "forced labor"—mandatory pro bono. Not a new concept, sure, but the justice's remarks generated considerable buzz. Tell us what you think. Good idea, or bad? How would it work? Join the conversation.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Touro Law Center to Begin Search for a New Dean

Patricia Salkin, the dean of the Touro College Jacob B. Fuchsberg Law Center since 2012, is stepping down to become the provost for Touro College's Graduate and Professional Division, effective Aug. 1.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Student Overcomes Bleak Background, Earns Law Degree

Graduating law student Cha'Mira Keener's interest and passion for juvenile law comes from the personal understanding of what it means to a child when no one stands up for you.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

'Antonin Scalia Law School' Name Change is Official Now

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on Tuesday unanimously approved George Mason University's plan to rename its law school after the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Law Grad Employment Rates Up, But Class Size Is Smaller

The latest law school graduate employment data from the American Bar Association show mixed results for the class of 2015.
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National Law Journal

Special Recording of Scalia Play 'The Originalist' to Air on Public Radio

A 2015 political drama based on the late Justice Antonin Scalia is moving from the theater stage to the sound stage. The Originalist by John Strand will be recorded by the original cast, aired on public radio stations and distributed free to public high schools throughout the country.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

As Supply of Law Grads Drops, More Struggle to Find Work

With fewer people finishing law school each year, a greater proportion of them should be finding work. Instead, even nonlaw jobs are declining for recent grads.
10 minute read

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