| Law firms open doors to 90.7% law grads from the 2006 class|By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Good news for the wannabe J.D.’s. Law firms are increasingly opening their doors to fresh law grads, reveals a report by the National Association for Law Placement which reported that as many 90.7 percent of the 2006 class of law grads found employment by mid-February. However, the report al... |
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| New Associate Dean at South Texas College of Law|By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law, Bruce A. McGovern, took over the responsibility of the vice president and associate dean of academic administration of the law school, effective August. In his new position, McGovern will supervise the law school’s admissions, financial aid, and... |
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| Columbia Law School hires new faculty | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Columbia Law School’s list of faculty got richer this 2008 academic year with the addition of seven new full-time professors whose expertise includes terrorism, national security, and human rights law. The hiring of the seven new faculty is part of the law school’s aim to "solidify... |
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| State prosecutors gathered at Baylor for week-long Trial Advocacy Course|By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Several legal professionals at Texas gathered at Baylor Law School’s Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center last week. The reason for the congregation was the weeklong, invitation-only Advanced Advocacy Course sponsored by the Austin-based Texas District & County Attorneys Association (TDCA... |
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| LeRoy Pernell new dean at Florida A&M University College of Law | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Former the Northern Illinois University College (NIU) of Law dean LeRoy Pernell will join Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law in Orlando as the new dean, effective January. Pernell who has served NIU for a decade, will now "continue efforts aimed at re-establishment and full accre... |
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| Interschool Moot Court Competition at Emory Law in October | Gitanjali Hazarika |
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The first Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Competition is being hosted by the Emory Moot Court Society from October 19 to 21 at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, GA. This year, the participating teams will highlight a problem focused on current legal issues concerning civil rights and... |
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| NYSTAR Awards $1.05 Million to Syracuse University College of Law | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Honoring its commitment to the innovation economy, New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) awarded $1.05 million to the New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYS STLC) at Syracuse University College of Law. NYSTAR selected SU College of Law as the NYS S... |
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| 20 students attend 'Road to Law School Academy' program |By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Twenty participants from various undergraduate classes attended summer and weekend workshops in a month-long program "Road to Law School Academy" ended Sunday. The students from North Carolina public universities included five undergraduates each from WSSU, NC, A&T State University, U... |
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| New non-resident tuition policy set in place by the Wayne State University|By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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A new policy for the 2007-08 academic year, reducing out-of-state tuition to a level only 10 percent higher than the rate Michigan residents pay, has been set in place at the Wayne State University with immediate effect. Hence, while in-state law students who have enrolled at the law school in the a... |
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| Robert Rasmussen, new dean at USC Law | By Gitanjali Hazarika |
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Distinguished legal scholar in the fields of bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations, Robert K. Rasmussen has joined the University of South California Gould School of Law as the new dean, effective August 1. He also holds the Carl Mason Franklin Dean's Chair in Law at USC. Earlier ... |
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