AALS American Law School Faculty Study sees growth in the representation of women in legal education

December 16, 2024

WIA REPORT — The Association of American Law Schools and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago have recently released the American Law School Faculty Study, providing a snapshot of the demographics and characteristics of law teaching and law faculty today.

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Law school applicants for fall 2024 up 25 percent over previous year

December 16, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — It’s shaping up to be very competitive year for aspiring law students, with the number of applicants to law school jumping 25% and applications

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Baylor Law professor Chris Jaeger announced as co-winner of AALS Scholarly Papers Competition 

December 16, 2024

BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL — Baylor Law School’s Professor Chris Jaeger has been recognized as a co-winner of the prestigious American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Scholarly Papers Competition for his research paper, The Hand Formula’s Unequal Inputs.

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California State Bar to consider students’ participation in campus protests during character review

December 16, 2024

REUTERS — Bar admission authorities in California will consider applicants’ participation in campus protests on an “individual basis” during the moral character process, following an internal review.

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Law student survey finds lower levels of satisfaction for students of color

December 16, 2024

REUTERS — Aspiring lawyers have consistently rated their experience at law schools well over the past two decades, with about 80% rating their experience as either “good” or “excellent” on the annual Law School Survey of Student Engagement, although satisfaction rates among students of color were lower than among whites over the past 20 years.

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LSSSE study looks at the experiences of law students

December 16, 2024

ABA JOURNAL — Compared to 20 years ago, law students today are a more diverse group and more face student debt despite their career goals staying about the same, according to new research from Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research.

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Opinion: Teenage law school graduates should not be admitted to the bar

December 16, 2024

THE HILL — Oliver Wendell Holmes, the great Supreme Court justice and legal scholar, sagely observed that “the life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.” Unfortunately, the California Committee of Bar Examiners does not seem to have gotten the message. 

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Colonel James H. Kennedy III named dean of New England Law starting in 2025

December 16, 2024

NEW ENGLAND LAW — The Board of Trustees of New England Law | Boston has selected Colonel James H. Kennedy III to lead the institution as its next dean. Effective at the start of the spring semester in 2025, Colonel Kennedy will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and dean, after having served as

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Widener Delaware Law dean Todd Clark and Widener Commonwealth Law dean andre douglas pond cummings work together to advance their schools

December 16, 2024

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — The collaboration between Widener University Commonwealth Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School is reaching new heights, as Deans andré douglas pond cummings and Todd J. Clark work together to enhance their institutions’ profiles, foster mutual growth and belonging. 

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University of Colorado Law and University of Texas Law Animal Legal Defense Fund chapters recognized as student chapters of the year 

December 16, 2024

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — Congratulations to the Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter members at the University of Colorado Law School and the University of Texas School of Law for winning the 2024 Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter of the Year Awards!

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