Legal Education

Touches weren’t sexual, says Berkeley law prof facing second disciplinary process

Sujit Choudhry, the former dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law who stepped down after a university finding that he repeatedly hugged his executive assistant, has filed a grievance (PDF) about a second disciplinary process, which he says could result in him losing tenure. The first…

Apr 26, 2016 2:43 PM CDT

Law prof ponders: If a highly advanced robot kills, is it murder or product liability?

We aren’t there yet. But a human-likerobot portrayed in the short story “Mika Model” could eventually be developed. And, if so, the central question of the story also could come to life, says law professor Ryan Calo of the University of Washington. That is, how should the legal system treat…

Apr 26, 2016 1:12 PM CDT

Are law school applications rising? So far applicant pool is larger and stronger, law prof says

Law school enrollment could jump 5.5 percent this year, according to a law professor’s analysis of applications so far. Jerry Organ, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, estimates that 57,500 people will apply to ABA-accredited law schools this admissions cycle, the National…

Apr 26, 2016 7:24 AM CDT

Suit says BarBri violates ADA; online study materials aren’t fully accessible to blind law grads

Three law students have filed a federal lawsuit against BarBri Inc. contending that the company’s online bar-exam preparation materials aren’t fully accessible to the blind. The suit, filed Monday in Dallas, alleges that BarBri violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing appropriate accommodations, Texas Lawbook reports in an…

Apr 25, 2016 5:25 PM CDT

Former law school CFO takes theft plea; he will get probation and owe $24K in restitution

A former chief financial officer of Barry University’s law school in Orlando, Florida, has taken a plea in a grand theft case. John LaTorre, 57, had been accused last year of charging $50,000 in personal expenses on a corporate American Express account for the institution and of writing another $50,000…

Apr 25, 2016 3:15 PM CDT

Wayne State law dean runs Boston Marathon in just over 6 hours, while 8 months pregnant

It took Jocelyn Benson more than six hours to complete the Boston Marathon this year, more than double the time of the fastest female runners. But, unlike the Wayne State University law dean, they presumably weren’t eight months pregnant. Benson, 38, qualified for the Boston Marathon by completing the San…

Apr 22, 2016 4:37 PM CDT

Syracuse University online law program will try Socratic method

A part-time program where students complete the majority of courses online was recently announced by New York’s Syracuse University College of Law. William Banks, the law school’s interim dean, told the National Law Journal (reg. req.) that these courses will help the school’s recent enrollment decline. Banks told the NLJ…

Apr 21, 2016 10:50 AM CDT

This law school had more than 7,700 applications; which schools are in the top 10?

The 10 law schools with the most applications for their full-time JD programs had an average of 5,544 applications for fall 2015, compared to an average of 1,650 for all 195 law schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The law school that received the most full-time JD applications—Georgetown…

Apr 4, 2016 7:30 AM CDT

Berkeley law dean resigns but remains on faculty after sex harassment allegations

At first report, University of California at Berkeley law dean Sujit Choudhry was taking a leave of absence after he was accused of sexual harassment by his former assistant. Since then, Choudhry submitted his resignation as dean, and it was immediately accepted, report the Recorder (sub. req.), the Washington Post…

Mar 11, 2016 9:17 AM CST

When the legal job market tanked, a law student changed it

As a law student facing a tough job market, Shahed Kader figured he had a couple of options: He could leave law school and try a new career or move ahead with his degree. But he ended up choosing a third option—change the job market.

Dec 1, 2015 2:00 AM CST

Jonathan Zittrain: Fighting ‘link rot’ in court opinions and legal scholarship

Fighting ‘link rot’ in court opinions and legal scholarship

Sep 24, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Professor Tanina Rostain has her students developing access-to-justice apps

Professor Tanina Rostain has made a 180-degree turn in her work on the ethics of lawyering. For nearly 20 years she pushed to reform organizational pressures that increasingly had lawyers bending and breaking rules on behalf of corporate clients. (Think dodgy tax shelters.) Now she’s focused on the essence of…

Sep 23, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Georgetown Law teams up with 2 firms to create ‘low bono’ law firm

When Sheldon Krantz, a retired DLA Piper attorney and adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, published his book, The Legal Profession: What Is Wrong and How to Fix It, in 2013, one of the biggest problems he identified was that there’s a large swath of low-income individuals and families…

Apr 16, 2015 9:00 AM CDT

Show ‘true grit’ and stop complaining, author advises women lawyers

Law students who let cynicism influence their decision-making may be holding themselves back, according to law school officials and an author interviewed by National Jurist magazine. Students with negative thinking may avoid writing competitions or applying for internships or jobs, the National Jurist says. Focusing on the negative can also…

Nov 14, 2013 11:44 AM CST

Law students can collaborate globally to solve problems in the industry, says Michele DeStefano

Opening Law to the World

Sep 25, 2013 1:30 PM CDT