University of Kansas Law celebrates graduates’ success on the bar exam
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Kansas School of Law graduates who took the Kansas and Missouri bar exams for the first time in July 2021 passed at rates well above the state averages. In Missouri, 100% of KU Law graduates who took the Missouri bar exam for the first time in July…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association recognized 2021 University of Mississippi School of Law graduate Julio Cazares with the Student Leadership Award. The award is the organization’s highest honor for law students, and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated leadership at their institutions and in their communities, specifically for LGBTQ+ equality.“As…
Read More about University of Mississippi Law graduate Julio Cazares recognized by National LGBTQ Bar AssociationUCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in court
UCLA — When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit convened over Zoom on May 4, a panel of judges heard oral arguments that were delivered by several highly skilled advocates — four of whom were UCLA School of Law students.“Arguing before the Ninth Circuit was truly a thrill. As someone who intends to pursue…
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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON NEWS — Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft Law are teaming with the University of Dayton School of Law to recruit underrepresented and underserved students to law school and the legal profession. The Flyer Legal Promise Program will provide two students full law school tuition, a $15,000 stipend for living expenses, mentors,…
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JDJ JOURNAL — The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee released the results of the July 2021 remote bar exam on September 24, 2021. This time, the overall pass rate for the remote bar exam stood at 59%. Among a total of 365 candidates that took the exam, 214 candidates passed and 151 candidates failed. The pass rate…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Avery Rasmussen has earned the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence by graduating with the highest GPA in the Class of 2021. Rasmussen, of Pensacola, Florida, is currently clerking for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III ’72 of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She will clerk for U.S. District Judge…
Read More about University of Virginia Law honors student Avery Rasmussen for academic excellenceIncrease 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.
Read More about Increase in law school enrollment raises concerns about graduate job prospectsAlbany Law Community Economic Development Clinic students assist local low-income housing organization in property purchase
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL –A recent real estate transaction was a win-win-win for Albany Law School, the Arbor Hill Development Corporation (AHDC), and the Albany County Land Bank.Students, working in the Community Economic Development Clinic within The Justice Center at Albany Law School, represented the AHDC as the non-profit purchased 16 vacant properties from the land…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Two hundred and three Miami Law graduates raised their right hands virtually in front of friends, family, and faculty, swearing to “never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay anyone’s cause for lucre or malice.”Those who took the oath had passed…
Read More about University of Miami Law swears in 203 law graduates as lawyersKirkland & Ellis firm seeks better connections with Utah’s law schools with Salt Lake City office launch
REUTERS — Kirkland & Ellis, the highest-grossing law firm in the U.S., is hoping to build its relationships with two prominent law schools in Utah with its office launch in Salt Lake City.
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