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Study: Law Professors Lean Liberal

Study: Law Professors Lean Liberal

A study by the University of California, Berkeley School of Law found law schools hire more “openly liberal professors” than conservative ones, the National Law Journal reported Wednesday. Researchers found…

Law School Grade Inflation Grows in Popularity

Law School Grade Inflation Grows in Popularity

Grade inflation at the nation’s law schools appears to be gaining steam. According to a story in the New York Times, at least 10 law institutions have altered their grading…

UC Irvine Law School Considers Ex-Con For Teaching Gig

UC Irvine Law School Considers Ex-Con For Teaching Gig

William Lerach, a former partner at Millberg Wies Bershad Hynes & Lerach (now Millberg LLP) who was released from prison last month after two years, is being considered by the…

Civil Rights Activists to Challenge CA Affirmative Action Ban

Civil Rights Activists to Challenge CA Affirmative Action Ban

The civil rights organization The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (known as BAMN) will file a lawsuit today…

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…

UC Irvine Law Hires Seven New Faculty Members

UC Irvine Law Hires Seven New Faculty Members

The new UC Irvine School of Law, which opens this fall, has hired seven new faculty members, bringing its total number of tenure-track professors to 22. Mario Barnes joins from…

Governator May Eliminate State Funding for Hastings Law School

Governator May Eliminate State Funding for Hastings Law School

California’s Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed cutting almost all state funding for the Hastings College of the Law, California’s oldest law school. The proposed $10.3 million cut would eliminate…

Hastings Law School Scales Back Raises, Hiring

Hastings Law School Scales Back Raises, Hiring

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, a top tier law school in San Francisco, is forgoing some raises and scaling back on hiring, and has asked department heads to…