Tax Clinic Gives Law Students Real Life Look
Thursday April 30, 2009
Many law schools offer their students the opportunity to work in clinics, but the tax clinic at Elon University School of Law has given participants a close-up look at how ... Read More
Finding Legal Employment in a Bad Economy
Wednesday April 29, 2009
With news of associate deferrals by large firms and job anxiety setting in for new law school grads, you may be wondering what you can do to protect yourself in ... Read More
The Curious Incident of the February 2009 Florida Bar Results
Tuesday April 28, 2009
*UPDATE: If you're happening upon this post looking for information about the July 2009 Florida Bar Exam results, see Florida July 2009 Bar Exam Results Announced, which also includes information ... Read More
US News & World Report Rankings Out, Including Part-Time Programs
Monday April 27, 2009
The long-awaited US News & World Report rankings are out, and nothing has changed in the number one position. Yale Law School is once again the top-ranked law school in ... Read More
From Wall Street to Yale Law
Friday April 24, 2009
Greg Fleming, ex-president of Merrill Lynch, is now a member of the Yale Law School faculty, and he's not the only former Wall Streeter to find a new job in ... Read More
NY Law Grads Face Uncertain Future
Thursday April 23, 2009
The New York Law Journal recently ran a great piece entitled Job Anxiety Grips Graduating Law School Students, which details the problems the Class of 2009 is facing as they ... Read More
"Live from Death Row" Appears in Law Schools
Wednesday April 22, 2009
On April 1, the Live from Death Row tour by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty appeared in the Baker Courtroom of Rutgers School of Law.
The program features former ... Read More
North Carolina Business Court Moves to Campbell Law
Tuesday April 21, 2009
Starting this fall, the Raleigh division of the North Carolina Business Court, which handles complex business litigation, will move to the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, making ... Read More
New UC Irvine School of Law Most Selective in the Land
Monday April 20, 2009
The new law school at the University of California-Irvine still hasn't opened its doors, but a press release from the school says that it's the most selective law school in ... Read More
Law Students and Social Media
Friday April 17, 2009
I've mentioned before that you can follow me on Twitter @lawschoolguide, but I'm wondering what other kinds of social media law students are finding useful these days.
The value of LinkedIn, ... Read More
Former Supreme Court Justice Advises: Learn Speedreading
Thursday April 16, 2009
In a recent visit to the Florida State University College of Law, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor offered her views on life post-bench and how students can prepare ... Read More
Rat Poison Delivered to SJU Law
Wednesday April 15, 2009
Over Easter break, a letter laced with rat poison was delivered to the Queens campus of St. John's University School of Law. Thankfully, no one was injured.
Some fast-thinking employees noticed ... Read More
Law Student Helps Woman Gain Freedom After 29 Years
Tuesday April 14, 2009
Adam Reich, a 2L at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, isn't waiting until he passes the bar to make a difference in the legal profession.
Through his ... Read More
UNC Law Marks Passing of Ms Betty
Monday April 13, 2009
The University of North Carolina School of Law recently lost one of its finest: Betty Degraffenried, known simply as Ms Betty, who was a manager of the law school's snack ... Read More
Rutgers-Newark Law Offers Summer Courses
Friday April 10, 2009
Rutgers School of Law-Newark has announced that registration has begun for the summer session; spots are available for students of any ABA-accredited law school, not just for Rutgers students.
The eight-week ... Read More
University of Alabama Drops LSAT Requirement for Some
Thursday April 9, 2009
The fall 2009 entering class of the University of Alabama School of Law will include some UA undergraduates who don't even have LSAT scores; if officials like the results of ... Read More
Book Recommendations for Newly Admitted Law Students
Wednesday April 8, 2009
In a recent post at Leadership and Women Lawyers, Cynthia Rowland shares her book recommendations for newly admitted law students.
Rowland's recommended books include:
"Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters" by Karen Clanton
"One ... Read More
Pennsylvania Innocence Project at Temple
Tuesday April 7, 2009
A national project that aims to exonerate wrongfully convicted inmates has begun a chapter at Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law.
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project at Temple is made ... Read More
Rethinking the Legal Profession
Monday April 6, 2009
A recent New York Times editorial by Adam Cohen argues that it's time to rethink the legal profession. Cohen suggests that the economic downturn will actually give lawyers and law ... Read More
Haddon Named Dean at University of Maryland
Friday April 3, 2009
Big congratulations go out to one of my former law professors, Phoebe Haddon, recently named the new dean at the University of Maryland School of Law.
One of my favorite courses ... Read More
Law School Can Deny Official Recognition of Discriminatory Student Group
Thursday April 2, 2009
Every now and again law schools get a close-up view of the law from the inside, which is exactly what happened recently when the University of California Hastings College of ... Read More
Indiana Law Establishes Pro Bono Program
Wednesday April 1, 2009
This fall, Maurer School of Law at Indiana University will institute its Public Service Program, encouraging students to complete 60 hours of pro bono work during law school.
Other law schools ... Read More