Georgia State University Law Professor Lisa Bliss discusses the clinical learning experience

September 13, 2021

GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Clinical Professor Lisa Radtke Bliss makes an impact on hundreds of students each year as associate dean of Experiential Education and Clinical Programs at Georgia State College of Law, but her role in educating the next generation of lawyers can be attributed to a serendipitous opportunity that occurred while she was

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Harvard Law interviews chair of Shield Working Group, professor Annette Gordon-Reed

September 9, 2021

HARVARD LAW TODAY — On August 23, Harvard Law School unveiled its new shield, which was researched and developed over the past year by a working group of faculty, students, alumni, and staff that was led by Annette Gordon-Reed ’84, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor.

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University of Miami Law launches transactional skills program

September 9, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law recently rolled out a Transactional Skills Program with Marcia Narine Weldon at the lead. The program enables students to leave law school with a solid background in how to review, draft, and negotiate documents from confidentiality agreements to due diligence memoranda to contracts

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University of the Pacific McGeorge Law welcomes 100th class of students

September 9, 2021

PACIFIC NEWSROOM — The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law welcomed its 100th class of JD students to campus this month as well as a new class of graduate, online, and international program students.

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University of San Diego Law interviews dean Robert Schapiro about his career and vision for the school

September 9, 2021

USD NEWS CENTER — University of San Diego School of Law Dean Robert Schapiro sat down for an interview to share what led him to a career in law, his expertise of study and his plans for the School of Law.

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Syracuse Law to offer AccessLex Institute Helix Bar Review to students at no charge

September 9, 2021

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — In a national first, Syracuse University College of Law has partnered with legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute to offer AccessLex’s interactive Helix Bar Review prep course free of charge to all Syracuse Law students.

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Judge John Charles Thomas to speak at William and Mary Law opening convocation

September 9, 2021

WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE — Judge John Charles Thomas HON ’18, the first Black justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Virginia and a former longtime member of the William & Mary Board of Visitors, will now serve as the keynote speaker at the event.

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Pandemic drives increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in graduate programs

September 9, 2021

CNBC — The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for Latinx students in the past year but it has also shaped their future plans. Many chose to go to graduate school to add another degree to their resume before they hit the job market.

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UC Berkeley ordered to freeze student enrollment until university meets court requirements

September 9, 2021

INSIDE HIGHER ED — An Alameda County Superior Court judge has ordered the University of California, Berkeley, to freeze student enrollment. The highly unusual order more specifically directs the university to “suspend any further increases in student enrollment at UC Berkeley, in academic years 2022-2023 and later, above the level of student enrollment in academic year 2020-21”

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The Impact of the Coronavirus on Legal Education

August 30, 2021

U.S NEWS & WORLD REPORT — American law schools, typically traditionalist and resistant to change, have adapted with rare urgency to the continuing coronavirus pandemic. In the spring of 2020, most law schools – like other educational institutions – moved classes online, canceled campus activities and events, and restricted libraries and other facilities. Many allowed

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