By Christine Charnosky | October 4, 2022
"As a Black, first-generation attorney from a family with limited means, I have a unique understanding of the financial roadblocks that many Black aspiring attorneys face on their path to becoming a lawyer," Jenny Young, partner at Vela Wood and director of its philanthropic arm, Vela Wood Forward, said in a statement, adding that Black people are "severely underrepresented" in the legal profession, which is not due to a lack of interest in law or personal merit.
By Avalon Zoppo | September 29, 2022
"I very much doubt that any liberal-leaning students had any desire to clerk for him, so his decision ironically only adversely impacts conservative-leaning Federalist Society members who agree with him ideologically," one Yale law student said.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 28, 2022
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld was ranked 10th among 77 firms in the 2022 Am Law Summer Associates Survey.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 23, 2022
Joan R.M. Bullock alleges in a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday that she was fired in June as dean of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law without cause and the university has denied her repeated requests for a due process hearing.
By Christine Charnosky | September 21, 2022
There are less than 200 ABA-accredited law schools in the U.S., but apparently not enough law school names to go around.
By Christine Charnosky | September 7, 2022
The new O'Quinn Law Building on the University of Houston Law Center campus opened last month—and a portion of the building now has a new name: "Len's Landing," named after the law school's current dean, Leonard M. Baynes.
By Christine Charnosky | August 26, 2022
"The more you compare yourself to others the more depressed you'll be, so just focus on being a good student and always be on the lookout for interesting job prospects," one Redditor advised.
By Christine Charnosky | August 25, 2022
There are more female law deans and faculty than ever before in the U.S., but many of those roles still tend to be "lower status" positions compared to the ones held by men, according to a new study.
By Christine Charnosky | August 22, 2022
To date, 27 comments have been posted regarding the proposed changes to Standard 503. Nineteen comments express support for removing the standardized testing requirement for admittance to law school and eight comments express opposition. However, one of those eight comments was endorsed by 51 people.
By Christine Charnosky | August 18, 2022
In December of 2019, The John M. O'Quinn Foundation donated more than $16 million to the University of Houston to help fund construction of the $90 million building, which is the largest gift in the school's history.
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