The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), in partnership with the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Judicial Institute, and the League of Women Voters of Colorado, has launched a statewide educational effort urging… MORE
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) and its partners in a voter education effort in 2010 called “Know Your Judge” have won a legal challenge filed by Matt Arnold of Clear the Bench Colorado (CTBC).
Jordan Furlong, who wrote last week about what he called "the decline and fall of law school," came back to the topic of legal education. This time he focused on new lawyer training and looked at, among other ideas, the "teaching law firm."
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Law schools saw a decrease in applications this year and some believe prospective students are becoming more skeptical about the value of a law degree.
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In a move prompting widespread criticism, the American Bar Association's 2010 law school questionnaire will not require schools to report the percentage of graduates in part-time jobs or in jobs that do not require a license.
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Jordan Furlong, who writes often on the future of the legal profession, has turned his pen on law schools. In the article, he laments the current state of legal education, but cites a number of initiatives undertaken by legal educators to address… MORE
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law received a $1 million gift from the Moser Family Philanthropic Fund "to establish the Moser Ethics in Action Endowment, which will fund projects and courses centered on ethics, pro bono and… MORE
In the first blog for Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers, Bill Sullivan argued that legal education is more than meritocracy – that while academic merit is essential in the training of lawyers as professionals it is not enough. It is necessary, but not… MORE
In the wake of the defeat of three justices in the November 2010 retention elections, members of the Iowa Supreme Court have been more active in outreach efforts to educate the public about the role of the courts. One justice will stand for… MORE
A supreme (trial) court administrative judge issued a written reprimand to candidates for four open seats in his district, citing a number of complaints about their campaign activities. The candidates had been provided with a copy of a judicial… MORE