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Deborah Roth-Howe, LICSW, is a Family Consultant with the Family Resolutions Specialty Court at the Hampshire Family and Probate Court in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is also a facilitator for the Court's parent education programs.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Chief Justice Paul De Muniz announced that he will retire from the supreme court in January 2013. De Muniz’s announcement came well in advance so that prospective candidates for his seat could prepare for the 2012 election.
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