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Sidley Austin Partners With MetLife in Scholarship Initiative

Sidley Austin Partners With MetLife in Scholarship Initiative

Sidley Austin announced it is teaming with MetLife in support of Sidley’s Prelaw Scholars Initiative and offer a legal internship to a Sidley Prelaw Scholar who has completed first year…

NFB Files Complaints Against 9 Law Schools for Violating Civil Rights of Blind Law School Applicants

NFB Files Complaints Against 9 Law Schools for Violating Civil Rights of Blind Law School Applicants

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced today it has filed complaints with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, requesting investigations of nine prominent law…

More Debate Over NALP Recruitment Plan

More Debate Over NALP Recruitment Plan

Jones Day has been the most vociferous opponent of the NALP recruitment plan, as we originally reported here, but several other firms have come out against it. Weil Gotshal and…

We’re Doing This for Your Own Good… Really!

We’re Doing This for Your Own Good… Really!

Do you wake up every morning hoping that today will be the day that your firm will improve attorney development, and strengthen its ability to recruit, retain and develop the…

Belmont University Opening a New Law School

Belmont University Opening a New Law School

Belmont University in Nashville, TN, is opening a new law school with classes set to begin in fall of 2011. Belmont will be the first new law school in central…

New Trends in Legal Education

New Trends in Legal Education

Law students are worried about an increasingly competitive job market and law schools are looking for ways to better prepare them for life after school. Several schools have begun adapting…

University of Miami Law School Offers Deferrals to Incoming 1Ls

University of Miami Law School Offers Deferrals to Incoming 1Ls

The University of Miami School of Law is offering incentives to its incoming Fall 2009 students, to defer starting at the school until Fall 2010. The school says a higher…

Tipster: Layoffs at USC Law School

Tipster: Layoffs at USC Law School

According to a JDJournal tipster, there have been stealth layoffs at the USC Gould School of Law. With all of the recent focus on the University of California Law School…

UC Law School Profs Hit By Pay Cut

UC Law School Profs Hit By Pay Cut

The University of California has announced a furloughs scheme beginning in September, affecting faculty at law schools, amongst others. The system is effectively slashing salaries by 4% to 10%. The…

Ballard Spahr Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Ballard Spahr Cancels 2010 Summer Program

Ballard Spahr has followed the example made by Morgan Lewis last week, and canceled its 2010 Summer Program. The firm made no formal announcement, but notified law schools of the…

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