SMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law Professor Carla L. Reyes was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as one of two academic members on the Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters, and will serve as the Work Group’s chair. The work group will develop a master plan for the expansion of…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law Professor Carla L. Reyes appointed to Texas Work Group on Blockchain MattersIncrease in law school enrollment raises concerns about graduate job prospects
REUTERS — If the law school corridors are feeling a bit crowded this fall, it’s not your imagination. First-year enrollment is up at most campuses following a blockbuster admissions cycle that saw the number of applicants jump by nearly 13%. At least 17 law schools have welcomed 1Ls classes a quarter or more larger than last year.
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JDJOURNAL — The passage of the bar exam is a requirement for most legal jobs, so legal education experts recommend that law school candidates compare pass rates for recent graduates at various J.D programs. To assess how a law school’s quality compares to that of others and decide if it deserves accreditation, the American Bar Association examines…
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ABA FOR LAW SCHOOLS — Each year the ABA Law Student Division and the ABA COLAP Law School Committee partner on the national Mental Health Day Program. This initiative is intended to spotlight the critical importance of our own well-being, and specific strategies to protect our well-being in law school and in the transition to the…
Read More about ABA seminar focuses on law student well-beingUniversity of Arkansas Law student Tyler Mlaker wins national law writing competition
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — Third-year law student Tyler Mlaker has won first prize in the annual Law Student Writing Competition sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law. Mlakar will receive a $2,000 cash prize, a one-year membership in the Forum and travel expenses and registration to attend the 2021 Forum Fall Meeting in…
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ABA JOURNAL — Union representatives for Rutgers Law School faculty presented what some might call a radical proposition in 2019. They proposed placing positions that involved full-time teaching, but were not doctrinal, on the tenure track. Kimberly Mutcherson, the law school’s co-dean, says she had not heard of the idea, nor had the majority of faculty until it…
Read More about Law faculty discuss how instructors differ from professorsOpinion: ABA JD requirements create barriers to the legal profession
WALL STREET JOURNAL — CNN anchor Poppy Harlow recently took a leave of absence from the network to attend a one-year master’s degree program for nonlawyers at Yale Law School. By drawing attention to Yale’s M.S.L. program, Ms. Harlow helps shed light on the absurdity of the legal profession’s time-consuming and expensive requirements to be licensed…
Read More about Opinion: ABA JD requirements create barriers to the legal professionVanderbilt Law professor Karla M. McKanders selected as chair of ABA Immigration Commission
TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION — Karla M. McKanders, a clinical professor of law and associate director of the clinical program at Vanderbilt University Law School, has been named chair of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration.
Read More about Vanderbilt Law professor Karla M. McKanders selected as chair of ABA Immigration CommissionABA honors Iowa State Bar for free legal hotline assisting residents during the pandemic
THE GAZETTE — The Iowa State Bar Association recently received the Harrison Tweed Award from the American Bar Association for creating a free legal hotline to help Iowans during the pandemic. It marked the first time the state bar has received a national award. Anjie Shutts, Des Moines attorney and Iowa State Bar Association president, spoke with The…
Read More about ABA honors Iowa State Bar for free legal hotline assisting residents during the pandemicPodcast: Legal tech companies partner to expand services
ABA JOURNAL — Priori is an online platform known for using data and technology to connect in-house legal teams with lawyers and law firms who can assist with a wide variety of projects. But Basha Rubin, CEO and co-founder at Priori, says the company noticed that clients were sometimes turning to its online marketplace for help…
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