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Law professors: law schools should open their own law firms

Law professors: law schools should open their own law firms

According to law professor Robert Rhee’s article, a new twist might occur in the history of law schools; law schools starting their own law firms. This will be done to…

Edwards Angell and Wildman Harrold merger to create law firm with over 650 lawyers

Edwards Angell and Wildman Harrold merger to create law firm with over 650 lawyers

Boston based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge have announced a merger with Chicago law firm Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon and new firm will be called Edwards Wildman Palmer. The…

Law schools schedule early interviews with law firms for their students

Law schools schedule early interviews with law firms for their students

The hiring outlook may be slightly better for law students this year, and the hiring law firms include Bingham McCutchen and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. This year, more…

11th Circuit strikes against Obama Administration’s mandatory health insurance law

11th Circuit strikes against Obama Administration’s mandatory health insurance law

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta, struck down the Obama administration’s mandatory health insurance purchase requirement on August 12. The administration argued the commerce clause of…

Cooley law school to open campus in Florida

Cooley law school to open campus in Florida

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the nation’s largest law school, has received approval from the American Bar Association to open a campus in Tampa, Florida. The expansion is necessary to…

Companies recruit from college campuses for their in-house positions

Companies recruit from college campuses for their in-house positions

Companies have started hiring from law schools directly for their legal departments instead of relying on law firms for expensive law firm associates who have no real world experience. Law…

DOJ announces cuts to honors program for lawyers

DOJ announces cuts to honors program for lawyers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has also been hit by the government’s austerity measures. Although the honors program is still going on, it will be smaller this year. The exact…

Law schools under pressure push law firms to hire early

Law schools under pressure push law firms to hire early

Law schools under pressure to prove that their students will get good, well-paid jobs upon graduation have started pushing law firms to start recruiting in August. This is months earlier…

Another ‘law school is a scam’ blog started by a professor

Another ‘law school is a scam’ blog started by a professor

There are an increasing number of bloggers who are set on exposing on what they call the ‘law school scam’.  Most of these are recent law graduates who are unemployed…

Senator Grassley not satisfied with ABA’s response, asks more questions

Senator Grassley not satisfied with ABA’s response, asks more questions

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) was not satisfied with the ABA”s response last month to the questions that he had asked the organization about how it handled law schools. Grassley has…