Australian law firms expected to roll out modest rise in pay
LAWYERS WEEKLY – New research has revealed that the majority of staff working at Australian law firms can expect a modest pay rise, despite record low wage growth previously reported.
Read More about Australian law firms expected to roll out modest rise in paySMU Dedman Law professor honored with Ford fellowship, Fulbright scholarship
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW – Professor Kahn will be resident in Norway during the 2017-2018 academic year as a Fulbright Research Scholar at the Pluricourts Centre in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo.
Read More about SMU Dedman Law professor honored with Ford fellowship, Fulbright scholarshipColumbia Law hosts international arbitration conference
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – Columbia Arbitration Day’s 8th annual conference brought together scholars and practitioners from all over the world to discuss key issues in the field.
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FORBES – The regulatory body that oversees the legal profession in England and Wales has enacted a major overhaul of legal training and solicitor licensure to take effect in 2020.
Read More about England and Wales take a new approach to legal educationHarvard Law’s World Trade Organization moot court team wins North America regional competition
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – The Harvard Law School World Trade Organization moot court team won the North America regional competition at the European Law Students Association Moot Court Competition.
Read More about Harvard Law’s World Trade Organization moot court team wins North America regional competitionOpinion: U.S. legal education system could learn from Solicitors Qualifying Exam
LEGAL CHEEK – The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert
Read More about Opinion: U.S. legal education system could learn from Solicitors Qualifying ExamOpinion: Nigerian Law School grading system needs an overhaul
YNAIJA – “[O]ver the years, there has been a torrent of accusations and complaints concerning the marking scheme and grading system of the NLS.”
Read More about Opinion: Nigerian Law School grading system needs an overhaulCanadian law schools strive to find balance between theory and practice
FINANCIAL POST – Traditional bastions of legal learning are moving with the times by incorporating a more practical approach to legal education.
Read More about Canadian law schools strive to find balance between theory and practiceWomen lawyers in Australia find challenge in balancing motherhood and legal career
ABC AUSTRALIA – Women make up the majority of law graduates, yet they often struggle to return to work after maternity leave and are dramatically underrepresented in senior positions within the legal industry.
Read More about Women lawyers in Australia find challenge in balancing motherhood and legal careerPenn Law Mediation Clinic students’ work on international child abduction dispute culminates in agreement
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL – Last semester, two Law School students took a month to prepare for a much larger, more high-stakes mediation: an international child abduction dispute in Omaha, Nebraska.
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