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ABA report finds cause for concern regarding women's role
The American Bar Association has for years advocated for greater diversity within the legal profession and more inclusion of women, but the organization's leadership remains largely male.
ABA joins disability advocates in pressuring Law School Admission Council
The American Bar Association has sent a message to the Law School Admission Council that it's not happy with that group's handling of requests for special accommodations by takers of the Law School Admission Test.
Part-time law school losing allure
According to a panel of legal educators who gathered during the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) annual meeting in early January, lagging employer support, workers' fears about losing their jobs, the growing popularity of Master of Business Administration programs, rising tuition and the tough legal job market all are contributing to declining enrollment in part-time programs.
Chinese prosecutors will hone their craft in Atlanta
Some Chinese prosecutors will soon be learning the ins and outs of the American criminal justice system, under a partnership between Emory University School of Law and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's KoGuan Law School.
Fresh round of litigation targets 12 law schools over jobs data
The team of lawyers behind proposed class actions against the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and New York Law School have followed through with their threat to sue even more schools.
Get your free textbooks at the University of Dayton
The University of Dayton School of Law has unveiled a unique recruiting tool: Admitted students can visit campus, enroll, and receive their first year of textbooks for free. The offer comes at a time when competition for law students is heating up, given an anticipated decline in applicants this cycle.
George Washington sharpens focus on health care policy
George Washington University Law School plans to launch a health care law and policy program next fall. The school has received $1 million from an anonymous donor to kick-start the program and is attempting to raise an additional $4 million, according to Dean Paul Schiff Berman.
Law schools are adapting to the shifting job market
Job searching today takes more work outside of one's comfort zone — both for students and career services professionals.
Indiana Tech breaking ground on law school building
Officials at the Indiana Institute of Technology announced on Jan. 25 that they will construct a $15 million building on the Fort Wayne campus to house a new law school.
Campus, professor lawyer up to fight criminal negligence charges following lab death
A chemistry professor at the University of California at Los Angeles who faces felony charges following a student's death in a lab accident has retained Thomas O'Brien, the former U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.
Vermont launching agricultural law center
Vermont Law School is launching a Center for Agriculture and Food Systems with the help of a $1.25 million grant from an anonymous donor.
ABA panel would require law schools to get specific about jobs data
Following months of discussion, a committee reviewing the American Bar Association's law school accreditation standards has agreed upon changes in the way law schools report graduate employment and salaries.
Study of law schools' job placement disclosures raises a 'red flag'
Law schools on the whole have not done a great job of providing comprehensive job placement data for the class of 2010, Law School Transparency reported on Jan. 17.
Vanderbilt administrator accused of theft; New England controller sentenced
A former administrative manager at Vanderbilt University Law School was arrested in Arkansas on Jan. 13 on suspicion of stealing more than $600,000 from the university. On that same day, a former controller at the New England School of Law was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for stealing more than $173,000.
What is law school for, anyway?
Changes in the legal profession — and how law schools should respond — was the hot topic during the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools in Washington earlier this month.
Students happy with law school experience, with caveats
Legal education may be grappling with some problems, but the vast majority of law students are satisfied with their experience, according to the 2011 Law School Survey of Student Engagement.
