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June 30, 2009
Individuals planning on applying to law school during this upcoming application season are most likely in the midst of narrowing down their list of target schools and deciding on the programs for which they’ll ultimately complete an application. Factors to consider during this process of course include the academics, community, resources and organizations present at each program.
Another factor worth considering when researching law schools, however, is a program’s Bar passage rate. A school’s Bar passage rate reflects the percentage graduates who pass the exam and who are first-time test takers. The Internet Legal Research Group (ILRG) keeps a record of these passage rates online.
Although the Bar Exam may seem far in the distant future for current prospective students, the . . . → Continue Reading
June 25, 2009
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity’s (“CLEO”) annual Six-Week Summer Institute, a non-profit program run through the American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education. Approximately 80 students are taking part in the program this year, which is being held from June 7-July 17 at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and Southern Illinois University School of Law. The Institute mirrors the experience of the first weeks of law school, providing instruction in essential skills, such as legal research and writing, as well as fundamental blackletter law topics, such as contracts . . . → Continue Reading
June 24, 2009
As law becomes increasingly international in its scope, law schools are making efforts to ensure that their students graduate with international experiences and understandings. One popular way for students to gain global insights is to participate in a study abroad program. Many schools now have programs and resources which enable law students to spend a semester or summer at another school in a foreign country.
Cornell Law School, known for placing emphasis on international law and global perspectives, encourages its students to spend one or summer abroad – longer, in the case of those individuals pursuing dual degrees. In this way, Cornell students have the chance to approach legal systems and legal subjects from a non-U.S. perspective. Students also gain insights to . . . → Continue Reading
June 23, 2009
In a news article Monday morning, Yale Law School officially announced that Robert C. Post, who has served as a Yale Professor since 2003, will become dean of the school beginning July 1. This announcement comes after weeks of speculation among the law school community. Last week, we discussed the fact that the appointment seemed inevitable, but it wasn’t until this week that Yale was ready to make the news official.
Post will be the 16th dean of Yale School. He succeeds Harold Hongju Koh, who has been nominated for the position of legal advisor to the Department of State. The entire news story announcing Post’s appointment can be found on the Yale Law . . . → Continue Reading
June 19, 2009
We hinted in last week’s post that longtime HLS professor Martha Minow, who will succeed Elena Kagan as dean of HLS in just two weeks, played a major role in the development of Harvard Law’s new curriculum. Given Professor Minow’s involvement in the creation of the new curriculum and the fact that the members of the incoming Class of 2012 will be the first to experience these changes in their entirety, we have summarized many of those changes below.
The new curriculum, which was developed by a committee of HLS faculty over the course of 18 months and authorized . . . → Continue Reading
June 19, 2009
There’s talk amongst the law community that Yale Law School intends to make Robert C. Post, a David Boies Professor of Law at Yale, Dean of the institution beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. Although this news is not yet official, as there has not been a press release at this point, many are convinced that the announcement is imminent.
Post graduates from Harvard University in 1969 and went on to receive his J.D. from Yale in 1977. Before returning to Yale as a professor, Post first obtained a Ph.D. in History of American Civilization at Harvard (1980) and taught at the University of California at Berkeley. Post’s areas of specialization include constitutional law, First Amendment, legal history and affirmative . . . → Continue Reading
June 11, 2009
On Thursday June 11, 2009, President of Harvard University Drew Faust announced the appointment of longtime Harvard Law Professor Martha L. Minow to the Dean of the Faculty of Law position, effective July 1. Professor Minow, the Jeremiah Smith, Jr., Professor of Law at HLS, takes over from Acting Dean Howell Jackson. The search for a new permanent dean of the law school began in March, when former Dean Elena Kagan was confirmed as solicitor general of the United States.
Minow, who holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a Master’s in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, played an essential role . . . → Continue Reading
June 9, 2009
In the midst of a summer in which many new graduates from the Class of 2009 find their job offers at private law firms deferred for several months and have run into increased competition for public interest positions as a result, top law schools have stepped in to help recent alumni find immediate employment and improve their practical legal skills. Public interest fellowships and expanded L.L.M. programs created with the needs of unemployed 3Ls in mind are just a few examples of the assistance that law schools are currently offering students who are understandably bewildered by their employment situation.
Northwestern and U.C.L.A. have turned to their own L.L.M. programs to give unemployed and deferred recent graduates options to enhance their marketable skills. . . . → Continue Reading
June 8, 2009
With the 2009-2010 application season quickly approaching, it’s time for law school candidates to begin signing up and preparing for the LSAT. The first official test date, is today, June 8th. It marks the start of this year’s LSAT schedule.
The official test dates and locations can be found on the LSAC website. Below is a list of the LSAT test dates for the 2009-2010 application season:
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
The majority of applicants are expected to attend the Saturday test days, as the Monday and Tuesday tests are generally reserved for Sabbath observers. All scheduled LSAT tests will begin at 8:30 a.m. . . . → Continue Reading
June 3, 2009
The 27 students in the first class of Northwestern University School of Law’s Accelerated J.D. program (A.J.D.) began summer semester the week of May 18, 2009, becoming the first students in a top-tier school to embark on a two-year J.D. program. Northwestern Law took steps to create a condensed J.D. degree program following the American Bar Association’s 2004 decision to relax rules requiring that all J.D. programs be completed in six semesters, and is thus far just the third law school in the U.S. to do so. The Northwestern Law A.J.D. program is designed to more efficiently deliver the J.D. than the traditional three-year program, effectively removing the 3L year during which most students explore . . . → Continue Reading
June 1, 2009
Though most law students devoted the bulk of their free time during the months of April and May to preparing for exams, the fascinating spring conferences hosted by faculty and research centers at the University of Chicago and Stanford offered a compelling diversion for those students who could spare a few hours.
Most recently, Chicago’s Shakespeare and the Law Conference was held May 15-16 at the Law School and hosted by renowned professors Richard Posner, Martha Nussbaum and Richard Strier, drawing top legal, philosophy and literature scholars from across the U.S. to discuss legal themes in some of the Bard’s most famous plays. The conference began with a panel presented by current Chicago students, . . . → Continue Reading
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