Christine Charnosky examines transformation in legal education, spotlighting innovation and separating fact from flash as law schools prepare their students for a rapidly changing industry.
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By Zack Needles | November 1, 2021
This week, we look at how veteran lawyers and legal educators can help to prepare recent law grads for the possibility of failing the bar exam—and, more importantly, persevering.
By Zack Needles | October 26, 2021
Top-tier law schools are proving to be less-than-elite when it comes to handling student disciplinary actions involving protected speech.
By Zack Needles | October 12, 2021
This week, we look at the controversy surrounding one of Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor Jr.'s new clerks and how it demonstrates the need for more transparency and due diligence in the judicial clerk hiring process.
By Zack Needles | October 6, 2021
This week, we look at how and why diversity-focused law firms are beginning to recruit the next generation of attorneys before law school.
By Zack Needles | September 22, 2021
This week: what can (and can't) be gleaned from early reporting of the July 2021 remote bar exam results; the country's first fully-online, ABA-accredited law school; and Fordham Law's inaugural jurist in residence.
By Zack Needles | September 16, 2021
This week, we examine two law schools that have partnered with outside organizations to help their students embark on their legal careers.
By Zack Needles | August 16, 2021
There has been and continues to be plenty of debate over whether remote learning should remain on offer at law schools post-pandemic. But even if demand for the continuation of such programs proves to be high among students and faculty (which, at this point, is still not totally clear) the fate of virtual legal education options may ultimately come down to cost.
By Zack Needles | July 27, 2021
This week, we examine how the pandemic may accelerate the existing trend of law schools seeking to equip their future graduates with legal tech know-how that can be applied in the real world.
By Zack Needles | July 20, 2021
Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I'm Zack Needles, editor-in-chief of Law.com, and I'll be your host for this week's look at innovation and…
By Karen Sloan | July 15, 2021
Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I'm Karen Sloan, (former) legal education editor at Law.com, and I'll be your host for this weekly look at innovation…
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