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How This 3L Won a Precedent-Setting Sixth Circuit Case

Some lawyers wait years for the chance to argue before a federal court of appeals. Kellie Kulka did it as a third year law student--and just won a precedent-setting decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Credit Squire Patton Boggs with the opportunity.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Syracuse Launches Online J.D. Program

As the latest law school to make a transition from lecture hall to laptop, Syracuse University College of Law plans to offer a so-called hybrid Juris Doctor program, in which students primarily attend class online.
10 minute read

Law.com

Harvard Law-Student Activists Demand Free Tuition

A group of student activists at Harvard Law School is calling for an end to tuition. Reclaim Harvard, which has been pushing for greater diversity and inclusion at the elite law school, argues that the cost of attendance unfairly impacts minority students because they typically have less family wealth.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Inquiry Into BYU Law School's Expulsion of Ex-Mormons Proceeds

The American Bar Association is moving forward with an inquiry into whether the expulsion of ex-Mormons by Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School violates ABA accreditation standards.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Can Social Media Networking Help Your Job Search?

Jill Backer, assistant dean for career and professional development at Pace Law School, discusses how LinkedIn and other social media platforms can be effective and beneficial modes of professional communication and networking if utilized properly and effectively.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Top 10 Tips for Acing Summer Associate Interviews

Joshua Amsel and Jackie Cohen, co-chairs of Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Professional Hiring and Steering Committee, share their top tips for students when preparing for their law firm interviews, as well as mistakes they regularly see that can easily be avoided.
26 minute read

New York Law Journal

Debunking Four Myths About Law Firm Job Offers

Carol Kanarek of Kanarek & Brady, Career Management for Lawyers, addresses common misconceptions about law firm employment, and writes: Don't let anyone tell you that if you don't have a job before graduation, you're not going to get one.
20 minute read

New York Law Journal

Law Schools

By | April 18, 2016
In this Special Report from the New York Law Journal, "Ask What the Bar Can Do for Law Schools," "Top 10 Tips for Acing Summer Associate Interviews," "Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers to Handle New Digital Problems," "Debunking Four Myths About Law Firm Job Offers" and "Can Social Media Networking Help Your Job Search?"
7 minute read

Legaltech News

EDI Launches Distance Learning Program as New E-Discovery Education Initiative

The web-based program features judges, corporate counsel, law firm experts as lecturers and costs $1.
5 minute read

International Edition

Are India's 1,200 Law Schools Enough?

The South Asian country with the world's largest lawyer population—two million—saw more than 400 new law schools open in the last three years. And yet, firms say, good law graduates are still rarities.
9 minute read

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