Law Schools

Arizona Summit Law School seeks university affiliation, requires mock bar exam passage

Updated: The Arizona Summit Law School is taking a new step in a bid to bolster its reputation. The school plans to partner with a major university, Above the Law reports. Summit president Don Lively says in a press release that the school is “negotiating with a few universities that…

Aug 17, 2016 3:07 PM CDT

Suit over Widener law school’s job statistics can’t be brought as a class action, 3rd Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled for Widener University School of Law in a would-be class action claiming the school posted misleading job statistics. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (PDF) on Tuesday that the suit can’t be certified as a class action, report Law.com (sub. req.)…

Aug 17, 2016 9:15 AM CDT

ABA’s Veterans Legal Services Initiative aims to create online resource, mobilize lawyers

ABA President Linda Klein has announced an effort to provide legal representation and resources for veterans. Klein says in a video that she became aware of the needs of veterans when members of her law firm volunteered at a homeless shelter. She learned that over half the needs of homeless…

Aug 10, 2016 2:16 PM CDT

New Texas law school not recommended for ABA accreditation

The ABA’s accreditation committee has recommended that the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law not receive accreditation, the school’s dean told the ABA Journal, and he plans a response. “We will get a fair hearing,” says Royal Furgeson Jr., UNT Dallas Law’s dean and a former U.S. district…

Aug 10, 2016 12:36 PM CDT

How law firms compete for fewer students in on-campus interviews

Competition among law firms is heating up as they chase fewer students in on-campus interviews. Law school enrollment dropped from 52,488 in 2010-2011 to 37,058 in 2015-2016, Law.com (sub. req.) reports. Meanwhile, law schools are seeing the same or slightly more law firms participating in on-campus interviews, Law.com reports in…

Aug 10, 2016 8:55 AM CDT

Organization that administers GRE offered to share exam results with Law School Admissions Council

Though the organization that administers the LSAT has said it would stop certifying law schools average scores because schools might use another test for admissions, the organization administering that other test, the GRE, says it offered to help resolve difficulties in certifying scores. The Law School Admission Council announced that…

Aug 9, 2016 5:41 PM CDT

Jenner and University of Chicago Law School open SCOTUS clinic

A U.S. Supreme Court clinic, led by a University of Chicago law professor and appellate lawyers from Jenner & Block, has opened. Clients will be represented pro bono at the Jenner & Block University of Chicago Law School Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic, according to a press release. Students working…

Aug 2, 2016 1:30 PM CDT

Why Tim Kaine became disillusioned at Harvard Law School

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine experienced some “bumpy years” at Harvard Law School, according to a newspaper account of his years there. Kaine was the son of a metal shop owner and a graduate of a Jesuit boys’ school in Kansas City, the Boston Globe reports. When he entered…

Aug 2, 2016 11:04 AM CDT

Federal panel ‘sent a signal’ to ABA about law school loans and accreditation enforcement

Concerns about enforcement of accreditation standards and the need for response to law school costs, student debt and lack of lawyer jobs swirled during a Department of Education panel’s discussion that led to their vote to recommend suspending the ABA from accrediting law schools for one year, a transcript of…

Aug 1, 2016 2:47 PM CDT

Which law schools have the highest percentage of graduates with federal clerkships?

Some of the country’s most affordable law schools also have a fair amount of graduates with federal clerkships, according to a recent list compiled by Business Insider. Besides using its annual list of top 50 law schools, the publication relied on ABA data to compile its clerkship list. Among the…

Aug 1, 2016 2:05 PM CDT

Law clinic goes pro as students and profs launch startup practice

Eve J. Brown saw law students get a year's worth of client experience at the intellectual property clinics she ran at Suffolk University and Boston University, but few found jobs in the field after graduation. Small IP firms usually don’t hire first-year associates, and large firms for the most part…

Aug 1, 2016 2:00 AM CDT

These are the top-rated law schools in the nation’s cheapest cities

Want a good legal education while saving on living expenses? Law.com has compiled a list of the law schools that are highest-ranked by U.S. News in the nation’s most affordable cities, as ranked by Forbes. First, Law.com starts with the cheapest cities and finds the best-ranked law schools in those…

Jul 25, 2016 8:00 AM CDT

Which law schools’ grads have the least amount of debt?

Based on its annual survey, US News & World Report has identified 10 law schools where the average student who took out loans has less than $70,000 of debt. The survey focuses on 2015 graduates who took on law school debt. Graduates of the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson…

Jul 19, 2016 2:00 PM CDT

Trump’s VP pick practiced law at a small firm; he wouldn’t wish law school ‘on a dog I didn’t like’

Donald Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, once practiced law at a small firm that handled a variety of legal work, including contract disputes and negotiations, real-estate transactions and landlord-tenant issues. Pence graduated from Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1986, but he didn’t enjoy his…

Jul 18, 2016 11:10 AM CDT

In a BigLaw first, Orrick will pay new associates an extra $100 a month toward student loans

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe announced on Friday that it will give a boost to new associates with student debt by paying them an extra $100 a month towards principal. The new perk, scheduled to start in September, will be paid until the new associates are eligible for their first bonus,…

Jul 15, 2016 9:54 AM CDT