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Harvard Law Opens Applications to Juniors
Harvard Law School has announced a pilot program under which Harvard undergraduates may apply and gain acceptance during their junior year, provided they agree to work for two years in between graduation and beginning their legal studies.
'U.S. News' Top Law Schools Fall Short on Diversity
If you want to find the most racially diverse law faculties, look outside U.S. News and World Report's top-ranked schools—way outside.
In Focus
LAW SCHOOLS: A SPECIAL REPORT
Law for Laymen
There are nearly 30 law schools that have or soon will offer a master's degree for nonlawyers, up from just a handful two years ago.
University of San Francisco Finds Next Law Dean at HUD
The University of San Francisco School of Law has tapped John Trasviņa to be its next top administrator, effective on June 17. Trasviņa is assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Donors Lavish Money on Law Schools
In recent weeks Northwestern, Wake Forest, and the University of Utah schools of law have received generous donations from both alumni and community foundations.
Pelosi, Boies and Verrilli Hit the Commencement Circuit
It's graduation time, which means legal luminaries are making the commencement speaker rounds. As of Thursday, no law schools had claimed the services of any of the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, who usually can be counted upon for at least a couple of commencement addresses. Still, schools snagged some pretty big names to impart wisdom and encouragement to the soon-to-be lawyers.
Brooklyn Law Offers J.D. in an 'Intense' Two Years
Brooklyn Law School is poised to become the first in the New York metropolitan area to offer an accelerated, two-year J.D. The school's board of trustees on May 7 approved the so-called "Brooklyn 2-3-4" program effective in 2014.
Website Allows Comparison Shopping for Law Schools
Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers, a consortium of 28 law schools, has created an interactive website detailing schools' job-placement rates.
Former Pitt Dean Prepares to Take Over in New Mexico
The University of New Mexico School of Law has announced that David Herring will be its next dean. Herring is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as dean from 1998 to 2005. He will assume his new job on July 1.
Prager to Assume Deanship at Southwestern Law School
Susan Westerberg Prager, a leading figure in legal education who once served as dean of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, will assume the top administrative position at Southwestern Law School next fall.
ABA Eyes Tighter Bar-Passage Rule for Law Schools
The American Bar Association is poised to require law schools to make sure that more of their graduates pass the bar exam.
Is Law Faculty Tenure In or Out? ABA Can't Decide
The committee updating the American Bar Association's law school accreditation standards hopes to wrap up its initial review by the end of 2013, but the group remains nowhere near a consensus regarding job protections for law faculty—perhaps the most controversial item on its agenda.
ABA Panel Struggles for Answers on Law School Reform
The lack of consensus about what ails law schools and how to fix them was on display Wednesday during a daylong conference hosted by the American Bar Association's Task Force on the Future of Education.
$1 Million Gift Boosts Family Advocacy at Tulsa Law
The University of Tulsa College of Law is launching a family advocacy clinic with a $1 million donation. The endowment came from the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, itself started by former car rental industry executive Bill Lobeck and his wife Kathy Taylor, a trustee of the university, attorney and former mayor of Tulsa.
New Dean at Santa Clara Law
The Santa Clara University School of Law has named Lisa Kloppenberg as its next dean. She was dean of the University of Dayton School of Law from 2001 to 2011 and has since served on the faculty there.
Which law schools are tops for jobs?
The American Bar Association breaks down the types of jobs law school graduates have landed and whether they are full-time, long-term or short-term positions, and identifies the three states where graduates of each law school were most likely to find work.
Baltimore Shows Off Its New Law School Building
The University of Baltimore School of Law welcomed a crowd of several hundred, including Vice President Joe Biden, for a sneak peek at its new, $112 million building this week.
