The New York State Bar Association — and 18 law schools in three states — are hosting a forum today to explore the right to counsel in civil matters where basic human needs are at stake. Judges, attorneys, professors and ...

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Representatives of area law schools including Cornell Law School, Syracuse University College of Law and the University at Buffalo Law School, gathered in Washington, D.C., last week for the nonprofit Association of American Law Schools annual meeting. The organization’s membership ...

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The other day, my 5-year-old proudly proclaimed that he wanted to be a veterinarian. Despite the fact that I practice and teach law, I breathed a sigh of relief at what seemed to be a well-founded choice. Pets proliferate and ...

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The American Bar Association has already determined it wants more reliable and detailed information from law schools regarding graduate job placement, but two class action suits filed last week in New York and Michigan also want law schools to be held civilly liable for the information they provide.

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Law schools will soon be asked to submit more information on the employment status and placement of recent graduates. Last week, the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar adopted the recommendation of its Questionnaire Committee ...

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Should law schools provide prospective students with more detailed and accurate job placement data and education costs? The Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association and ABA President Stephen Zack think so.

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What should law schools be required to disclose to potential students — and how should they disclose it — when it comes to publicizing employment and income data of graduates? That is one of the questions currently occupying ...

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