The Law Minister, Veerappa Moily, revealed plans to establish four new 'law schools of excellence' as part of the Law Ministry's drive to reform legal education in India. Speaking to reporters, the Minister, who was…
(Las Vegas, Nev.) Joshua P. Gilmore, a recent graduate of the William S. Boyd School of Law and law clerk at the firm of Bailey Kennedy, was recently given one of the highest honors of the year, the James E. Rogers…
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law has announced it will reopen the application process for the 2009-2010 academic year to accept 20 additional grads of US law schools, including deferred…
Nearly 92 percent of 2007 law school graduates have jobs now, the highest reported figure in 20 years. And those who work at law firms are earning a median salary of $108,500--about $13,000 more than 2006 graduates were…
Many law school deans are upset about the recent announcement by U.S. News & World Report that it is seriously considering revising its law school rankings methodology to treat part-time students' entering credentials…
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced the hiring of Harlene Katzman as Pro Bono Counsel, a newly created role at the firm. Ms. Katzman was previously Dean of the Center for Public Interest Law at Columbia Law…
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Dean Tom Campbell will join the Palo Alto law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as Of Counsel after his term ends at Berkeley on July 1, the law firm…
In a forthcoming Stanford Law Review article titled "The Market for Bad Legal Advice", professor William Simon aims to shame colleagues who sell their opinions for the right price.
As the amount of corporate legal work has grown, the large elite law firms have bid up the starting salaries of entry-level associates in an effort to recruit a sufficient number of students with top grade point averages…
Top US law schools are reporting record-breaking donations that are helping to cover tuition costs, hire faculty and promote public interest programs, writes the National Law Journal, but may not be spending the cash…
JENA, Louisiana (AP) -- A judge opened legal proceedings against a black teenager who is one of "Jena Six" to the public on Wednesday. Mychal Bell was among a group whose prosecution in the beating of a white…
Following last week's military crackdown in Pakistan and the detention of hundreds of lawyers, the Harvard Law School Association has decided to award Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry its highest honor: The…
Many law schools around the country have recently decided to change their academic curricula. Some have changed first-year requirements, added interdisciplinary electives or created more clinical programs. This is no…
Under terms of his contract, a major benefactor for the new University of Irvine, California, law school could have been consulted about the selection of a dean, but he was not and had nothing to do with the clumsy way…
New Delhi's High Court justices, annoyed with lower court judges who issue problematic rulings, have decided to send one of them back to law school. In an order issued late Friday, Judge R. K. Tiwari was told to return…