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“My learning disability didn’t stop me from becoming a lawyer”
Read the full article at www.jacarandafm.com After being diagnosed with a severe learning disability and almost going blind, Willemien du Toit went on to obtain a Law qualification from the University of Oxford. She is now using her testimony to motivate women and...
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Law students stand to gain after MKU accreditation
Read the full article at www.nation.co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU) has received full accreditation from the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to offer law programmes.The university, which has joined 11 others with similar credentials in the country, has now set its...
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Law schools introduce 1Ls to profession’s obligations, responsibilities
Read the full article at www.theindianalawyer.com The incoming class of 2018 at IU Maurer prepares to take the professionalism oath. (Photo courtesy Indiana University Maurer School of Law) Kaelyne Yumul Wietelman remembers being a bundle of nerves during orientation...
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What Is a Good College GPA in J.D. Admissions?
Read the full article at www.usnews.com Law school admissions experts say it's important for J.D. hopefuls to realize that highly ranked law schools prefer to admit applicants with stellar college grades. So applicants to elite schools who lack an impressive college...
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Revolutionizing the Legal Industry — From the Bottom Up
Read the full article at www.lexology.com Bill Henderson’s Institute for the Future of Law Practice trains a new breed of lawyers Bill Henderson has long been a highly influential agent of change in the legal industry — as an educator, researcher, academic and writer....
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Tales From An Unsuspecting T14 1L: Gearing Up For Law School
Read the full article at abovethelaw.com Ed. note : Please welcome Earl Grey (not his real name) to our pages. He’s a first-year student of color at a T14 law school, and he’ll be sharing his experiences with us. The first year of law school can be a transformational...
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You’re In Recovery And Starting Law School — Now What?
Read the full article at abovethelaw.com When I walked through the doors of Pitt Law as a 1L in 1983, I was deep into alcohol use disorder, also known as an “alcoholic”. I was also dealing with traditional and exercise bulimia. Throw in clinical depression as well. I...
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Quebec student loses legal challenge over law school admission standards
Read the full article at www.canadianlawyermag.com An aspiring Quebec law student who took both a university and the provincial universities’ forum to court after he was refused admission to a law faculty has lost his case.But the 23-year-old says last Thursday’s...
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How Law School Applicants Can Discuss Extracurriculars
Read the full article at www.usnews.com According to an old wives' tale, law school applications rise and fall with the applicant's LSAT score and GPA, marginally aided by a personal statement. However, work experience is becoming increasingly important when applying...
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Harvard Law School Student Learns Law Firms Can Be Real Jerks
Read the full article at abovethelaw.com (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) It’s rare that someone from Harvard Law can garner your sympathy, what with their bright shining future just staring at them and all that, but this is the story to do that. See, this...
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Should You Take Law School Classes Online?
Read the full article at abovethelaw.com Online learning has been around for awhile now. Heck, I even took a few online classes back in college in the early 2000s. But like most things in the law, online classes were slower to appear in law schools. There are...
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Launches New Early Admissions Program
Read the full article at utahbusiness.com Salt Lake City–The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law has launched a new early admissions process designed to give candidates who know the U is their top-choice law school a chance to commit to attending law school...
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