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Camerons and CMS bolster training options

By Charlotte Edmond | November 27, 2008

CMS Cameron McKenna and its European alliance firms are set to roll out a training course for partners and associates, in the latest effort to increase unity across the network. From next March, partners and associates at all nine CMS firms can sign up for a series of week-long training courses run by business school IMD.The course, aimed at boosting lawyers' commercial knowledge, will be run in modules, similar to a mini-MBA, through the group's existing 'CMS academy'.

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Camerons and CMS bolster training options

By Charlotte Edmond | November 27, 2008

CMS Cameron McKenna and its European alliance firms are set to roll out a training course for partners and associates, in the latest effort to increase unity across the network. From next March, partners and associates at all nine CMS firms can sign up for a series of week-long training courses run by business school IMD.The course, aimed at boosting lawyers' commercial knowledge, will be run in modules, similar to a mini-MBA, through the group's existing 'CMS academy'.

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Kaplan secures tie-up with training provider

By Legal Week | July 25, 2008

Education provider Kaplan Professional has extended its legal offering after acquiring Altior, a specialist in post-qualification legal training, it was announced yesterday (24 July) The acquisition follows the launch in London last year of Nottingham Law at Kaplan Law School, which specialises in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and the Graduate Diploma in Law, as well as extending in to legal professional development by acquiring Hawksmere.

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Elite law schools sign up Camerons and Barlows as duo carve up market

By Ben Wheway | August 2, 2006

College of Law and BPP fight for supremacy as firms scramble for LPC deals; Olswang and Macfarlanes review providers

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International Edition

Elite law schools sign up Camerons and Barlows as duo carve up market

By Ben Wheway | August 2, 2006

College of Law and BPP fight for supremacy as firms scramble for LPC deals; Olswang and Macfarlanes review providers

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Law.com

NCBE Releases Sample Questions for NextGen Bar Exam

By Christine Charnosky | July 12, 2023

"The new multiple-choice questions test legal issue spotting in a way that reflects the complexity of legal issues found in practice, where a matter of criminal law, for example, may have associated evidentiary and procedural issues," Mike Gianelloni, NCBE's managing editor for the NextGen exam, said in a statement.

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Law.com

Judge Cuts Counts From Professor's Discrimination Suit Against Michigan Law

By Christine Charnosky | July 12, 2023

University of Michigan Law School professor Laura Beny claims she was subjected to inequitable treatment dating back to when she joined the law school faculty in 2003.

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Law.com

After 'Fierce Battle' With ALS, Tulsa University Law Professor Dies at 60

By Christine Charnosky | July 10, 2023

"In her typical warrior fashion, Betsy fought this horrid disease with everything she had and then some, advocating not only for herself but for others and their families stricken by ALS," Miriam H. Marton, associate dean for Experiential Learning, wrote in an obituary published in LexisNexis on Saturday.

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Law.com

Dean of Drake Law School to Step Down Next Year

By Christine Charnosky | July 10, 2023

"The Law School is in a strong position to attract a highly talented successor, in very large part because of Dean Anderson's many notable accomplishments," Drake University Provost Sue Mattison said in an email to faculty and staff announcing Anderson's plans to step down.

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National Law Journal

Law Schools Must Embrace AI

By Joseph Landau and Ron Lazebnik | July 10, 2023

While AI may eliminate some legal jobs, the legal profession will continue to thrive as new technology enables lawyers to spend less time on basic tasks and more time on developing creative legal strategies and providing more personalized client services.

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Law.com

Superior Court Wrongly Conducted 'In Camera' Review of Attorney-Client Privileged Documents, State Appeals Court Says

By Mason Lawlor | July 7, 2023

A father suing his former counsel for alleged legal malpractice in a parental rights lawsuit instead improperly used his privilege "as a shield" to block inquiry into an issue he raised, Judge Michael S. Catlett found.

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Law.com

Judges and Media Both Want to Get the Truth Out—but How?

By Christine Charnosky | July 7, 2023

"In one of Dr. King's speeches, he said that our destinies are inextricably intertwined," Bernice B. Donald, a nationally recognized retired federal judge, said. "And I think that is certainly true of courts and media."

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Law.com

Tips for Maximizing the Homestretch of Bar Prep

By Kimberly Wolenberg | July 7, 2023

The Fourth of July marks a pivotal point during study for the July bar exam.

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Daily Report Online

2 Ga. Law Schools Are 'Overperforming' on Bar Passage Rates, According to New Study

By Christine Charnosky | July 6, 2023

A paper recently published in the Florida Law Review gives a different perspective on law school bar passage rates—and the top 25 schools on the list yield some unexpected results.

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National Law Journal

Storming the Beach Houses

By Devon Westhill | July 6, 2023

School officials who racially discriminate should pay dearly.

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