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What Classes Should I Take?
Read the full article at abovethelaw.com This week marks the final week of classes for the Fall semester at Vanderbilt Law. While students are currently toiling away outlining and preparing for exams, the end of the semester often makes me think of the new slate of...
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Law schools advance in technology
Read the full article at www.newsday.com The evidence pops up on a screen in front of the jury. Meeting with a lawyer is done via video conference. And court documents that used to be stored in boxes are on a flashdrive.Technology advances in the practice of law are...
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Law: concepts and perspectives
Read the full article at www.open.ac.uk What you will study The module explores the wider role of law in society and the international community by considering different legal systems and traditions. It considers civil law, common law and national systems and...
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Dating in law school: The dos and don’ts
Read the full article at www.nationaljurist.com By Alexandra SumnerWhen discussing the idea of dating during law school, the question is not: “Should you date someone while in law school?” It's: “Should you even date someone who’s in law school?” No, probably not.Law...
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Columbia Law School Students Are Turning Into Legal Tech Developers
Read the full article at www.law.com Jerome Greene Hall, the primary home of Columbia Law School. (Courtesy photo) Columbia Law School students are using a software program to create apps to help various legal organizations’ clients automate the drafting of legal...
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Harvard Law School Pipeline Parity Project Celebrates Another Change to Controversial Law Firm Policies
Read the full article at www.thecrimson.com Harvard Law School Library The Pipeline Parity Project — a Harvard Law School student group that has pushed law firms to remove controversial arbitration policies — celebrated again Friday after the firm Kirkland & Ellis...
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It’s law and order for St Mary’s as London university launches new school
Read the full article at www.thisislocallondon.co.uk Lord Kerr was on hand to help launch St Mary's new law school Lord Kerr was in attendance alongside a host of other luminaries on Tuesday evening as St Mary’s University launched its new law school.Lord Kerr, who...
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‘SAN rank is the ultimate achievement for all of us at the bar’
Read the full article at guardian.ng Octogenarian law practitioner, life bencher and former chairman of Body of Benchers, Chief George Uwechue (SAN) Chief George Uwechue was born in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha-South Local Council Area of Delta State on November 30, 1938. He...
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Law exam question on Muslim man killing cow triggers row, Delhi govt orders inquiry
Read the full article at greaterkashmir.com GK Web Desk A Delhi university has retrospectively “deleted” a question in a law exam that asked the students to decide the whether a Muslim man committed any offence by slaughtering a cow in the presence of Hindus.According...
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Penn will be the first top law school to require attorney mental health training for students
Read the full article at www.thedp.com Penn Law will launch a pilot program this spring to integrate sessions on attorney well-being into mandatory coursework, making it the first top-ranked law school in the country to do so.In 2017, the American Bar Association...
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UCLA faculty voice: Why is it so much harder to become a lawyer in California than in New York?
Read the full article at newsroom.ucla.edu As the legal profession has evolved, law schools have been offering more clinics and specialized training, further distancing their curricula from what’s on the bar exam. Jennifer Mnookin is dean of UCLA School of Law. She is...
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Welcome To The Biglaw Holiday Party, Law Students
Read the full article at abovethelaw.com With final exams in full swing here at Vanderbilt, the minds of many law students, both in Nashville and elsewhere around the country, have likely started to wander into thoughts of how they will be spending their winter break....
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