Tulane Law Dean David Meyer discusses global nature of legal education
LOUISIANA RECORD – Tulane University Law School Dean David Meyer recently returned from Beijing, where he joined university deans from Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Singapore and China as featured guests at the Global Legal Education at a Crossroads conference last month.
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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY – Campbell Law School and Southwest University School of Law in Chongqing, China, have inked an agreement that will allow Chinese students to earn an American law degree in as little as two years.
Read More about Campbell Law announces partnership with Chinese university on dual study programGeorgetown Law launches MBA/LL.M program with Parisian business school
FIND MBA – HEC Paris has partnered with the Georgetown University Law Center to offer two new dual-degree options, including an MBA/Master of Law (LL.M.) program and a Master in Management (MiM)/LL.M. program.
Read More about Georgetown Law launches MBA/LL.M program with Parisian business schoolCornell Law international human rights clinic works on behalf of Malawian death-row prisoners
CORNELL UNIVERSITY – You don’t go into human rights work expecting to see massive change overnight. But that’s just what happened to students working with Professor Sandra Babcock on behalf of Malawian death-row prisoners as part of Cornell Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic.
Read More about Cornell Law international human rights clinic works on behalf of Malawian death-row prisonersAustralia sees expansion of solo legal counsel market
AUSTRALIAN LAWYER – According to the report, limited resources and wearing many hats are challenges sole legal counsel face, challenges commonly faced by larger in-house legal teams too. But sole legal counsels have unique challenges too.
Read More about Australia sees expansion of solo legal counsel marketSingapore legal firms face pressure to globalize
THE STRAITS TIMES – The deal inked earlier this month between Singapore’s oldest law firm Rodyk & Davidson and global player Dentons was more than just a mega union for the record books, it may also be an indication of winds of change blowing through Singapore’s legal industry.
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INDEPENDENT – “Many law students never go on to become lawyers. For some, this is an active choice; for others, resignation to the realities of a fiercely competitive profession, where supply of would-be lawyers far outstrips demand. The good news is that law is a prestige degree that is widely respected by employers in many…
Read More about Opinion: U.K. legal education can prepare graduates for jobs outside of lawOpinion: Law students in the U.K. should attend law schools with close link to industry
INDEPENDENT – “[J]ust over 5,300 new traineeships were registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for 2013, signalling an increase in competition for those seeking to become solicitors. The odds for would-be barristers are even bleaker. To help tilt them in your favour, it’s important that a chosen law school has good links with future…
Read More about Opinion: Law students in the U.K. should attend law schools with close link to industryU.K. legal industry may be facing a crisis amid shortage of cybersecurity specialists
SOLICITOR’S JOURNAL – A shortage of qualified cyber-security specialists is becoming critical for law firms following several high-profile cases of hacking, experts have warned.
Read More about U.K. legal industry may be facing a crisis amid shortage of cybersecurity specialistsSouth Korean Ministry of Education considers plan to drop tuition at nation’s law schools by 15 percent
THE KOREA TIMES – Tuition at the nation’s law schools may drop by 15 percent, giving more opportunities to students from lower income brackets to study law, in a plan being considered by the Ministry of Education.
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