What is the most underrated law school? The answer may surprise you

A 30-page paper published online Sunday by a law professor at the University of North Carolina contains a lot of data and analysis. But the results can be boiled down to a Top 10 list of “most underrated” law schools, with Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at…

Jul 2, 2015 10:10 AM CDT

Latest employment numbers for 2014 law school graduates don’t add up to a clear trend

Jul 1, 2015 1:50 AM CDT

Jurors reject law prof’s claim of anti-conservative bias in hiring

A federal jury in Iowa has rejected a conservative law professor’s claim that the University of Iowa law school rejected her for a promotion because of her political views and associations. Jurors in Danvenport ruled against Teresa Manning on Monday after a six-day trial, report the Associated Press, Radio Iowa…

Jun 30, 2015 11:22 AM CDT

Law school could lose $3M in funding; are lawmakers penalizing outspoken prof?

The University of North Carolina School of Law could lose $3 million in state funding—amounting to more than 10 percent of its budget—as a result of a proposal by a Republican state senator. The North Carolina Senate last week passed the budget cut proposed by State Sen. Tom Apodaca and…

Jun 24, 2015 9:30 AM CDT

Have you hired an innovation intern?

Dan Elliott of Michigan State University College of Law’s ReInvent Law Laboratory is going to Australia for August. He is not going there for vacation—it will be winter in Australia—but rather to be an innovation intern at Kain C+C Lawyers in the city of Adelaide. Kain C+C (which stands for…

Jun 23, 2015 8:30 AM CDT

Goodbye Rambo, hello ‘mindfulness’: More lawyers embrace Zen-inspired techniques

Unhappy with the aggressive side of the legal profession, a growing number of law firms and law schools are trying to develop “mindfulness.” Inspired by Zen-based breathing exercises, meditation and techniques to help individuals focus on the present moment, the mindfulness movement seeks to reduce the legal profession’s Rambo-like characteristics,…

Jun 19, 2015 10:40 AM CDT

ABA task force on law school financing calls for reforms

An ABA task force is calling for enhanced debt counseling for law students; “plain English” disclosures of loan repayment programs; an increase in the collection and public dissemination of law school financial data; and greater experimentation by schools to find new ways of lowering costs while maintaining sound educational programs.…

Jun 19, 2015 9:05 AM CDT

Law school applications continue to fall

Law school applications are down this year for the fifth year in a row. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports that 50,269 people have applied to law school for next fall as of June 5, a drop of 2.5 percent from the same period last year. Law Blog cites…

Jun 11, 2015 4:06 PM CDT

Indiana Tech Law School denied provisional accreditation

Indiana Tech Law School has been denied its bid for provisional accreditation by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The two-year-old school was notified of the decision Tuesday, according to a statement on the school’s website. The news was also posted (PDF) on the section’s…

Jun 10, 2015 4:30 PM CDT

Proposal to allow academic credit for paid externships moves forward in ABA

A proposed change to law school accreditation standards eliminating the current ban on students receiving academic credit for paid externships has been approved for notice and comment by the governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Under the proposal, a law school could…

Jun 8, 2015 3:03 PM CDT

Suit alleges InfiLaw paid poor performers $5K to delay taking the bar exam

Updated: A graduate of Arizona Summit Law School claims in a lawsuit (PDF) that school owner InfiLaw offers poorly performing students $5,000 to delay taking the bar exam. The suit by law grad Paula Lorona says InfiLaw offered the payment to students at all three of its law schools who…

Jun 8, 2015 6:15 AM CDT

Which region had the best employment rate for 2014 law grads?

Law schools in the country’s West North Central region have bragging rights for the best employment statistics in the nation. The Institute for the Advancement of the Legal System used its interactive online tool to crunch the numbers and revealed the results at IAALS Online. States in the region are…

Jun 4, 2015 11:55 AM CDT

Law school applicant who wanted his 1970s GPA adjusted for grade inflation won’t get SCOTUS hearing

A law school applicant who wanted his undergraduate grades adjusted to take into account subsequent grade inflation has failed to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case. The applicant, Michael Kamps, had sued officials of Baylor University and its law school for failing to admit him for his…

Jun 2, 2015 9:03 AM CDT

‘Hackathon’ movement may jump-start a legal career

Jun 1, 2015 2:50 AM CDT

Four law schools participate in residency program with legal tech firm

Four law schools are participating in a residency program that pairs graduates with legal process outsourcing firm UnitedLex Corp. The law graduates earn $55,000 to $70,000 a year, depending on their city, during the residency program that lasts up to two years, report the National Law Journal, LegalTech News, TaxProf…

May 29, 2015 9:28 AM CDT