Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Law School Briefs; March 16, 2011

March 15, 2011

The third annual Equal Justice Works dinner at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis will take place April 9 at 6 p.m.; Research by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Center on the Global Legal Profession was featured in an ABA Journal cover story titled “What Lawyers Earn”; Students at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, along with students from other schools in central Indiana, have started a program to provide free legal services to residents of Indianapolis.

Law School Briefs – 3/2/11

March 1, 2011

Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis hosts poverty law event and offers a new law class with a focus on art. Indiana University Maurer School of Law will host a Pan-Asian conference on democracy.

Students help with tax prep; lecture discusses colleges’ decisions

February 15, 2011

Law School Briefs is Indiana Lawyer’s section highlighting news from law schools in Indiana. While IL has always covered law school news and continues to keep up with law school websites and press releases for updates, we gladly accept submissions for this section from law students, professors, alumni, and others who want to share law […]

Law students offer tax preparation assistance

February 3, 2011

Students from the four Indiana law schools are participating in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteers in Tax Assistance program during the 2011 tax season.

AALS president to speak at IU Maurer School of Law

February 2, 2011

The president of the Association of American Law Schools will speak about higher education issues at Indiana University Maurer School of Law at noon Feb. 7 in the law school’s moot courtroom at 211 S. Indiana Ave., Bloomington. The event is free and open to the public.

Law schools discuss loans, jobs

February 1, 2011

School administrators respond to a widely circulated The New York Times article, "Is law school a losing game?"

Court seeks ICLEO applicants

January 28, 2011

The Indiana Supreme Court posted a reminder on its website today that applications for the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity are due March 1 for the 2011 ICLEO summer institute that will take place at Notre Dame Law School from June 13 through July 22.

Longtime Bloomington law professor dies

January 27, 2011

An Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor who taught at the law school for more than 40 years died Wednesday. The law school announced Patrick L. Baude, the Ralph F. Fuchs Professor Emeritus of Law and Public Service at Indiana University Maurer School of Law died in his Bloomington home after a brief illness.

New assistant dean at Indianapolis law school

January 25, 2011

Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis has hired a new assistant dean for student affairs, the school announced Monday afternoon.

Top Lilly attorney leaving to become college president

January 20, 2011

Alecia DeCoudreaux, the top attorney for Eli Lilly and Co.’s U.S. unit, will leave to become president of Mills College, the Oakland, Calif.-based school announced Thursday.

Dean becomes president-elect; discussion on race at Valpo

January 18, 2011

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Laren K. Robel was elected president-elect of the American Association of Law Schools. The 2011 Martin Luther King Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Law features Devon Carbado.

SCOTUS history on display

January 18, 2011

Attorneys and history buffs alike may want to consider a detour to the law library at Indiana University Maurer School of Law next time they are in or near Bloomington.

Maurer dean chosen president-elect of national law school association

January 11, 2011

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Lauren K. Robel was elected president-elect of the American Association of Law Schools at the annual meeting of its House of Representatives Jan. 7.

New Tax Court judge ‘honored and humbled’ by appointment

December 23, 2010

A longtime lawyer and tax specialist received an early Christmas gift this week, learning that she’ll be the state’s newest Tax Court judge and the first woman to hold a seat on that bench.

Judge donates SCOTUS items to law school

December 20, 2010

An Indiana Court of Appeals judge has found a new home for his extensive collection of United States Supreme Court memorabilia: Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Encouraging diversity at law schools

December 7, 2010

When asked if diversity played a role in their decisions on where to attend law school, a handful of minority law students in Indiana said while it wasn’t the biggest or only factor, it often was a consideration.

Attorneys help wounded warriors

December 7, 2010

Since June, a number of Indiana-based Army Reservists have been helping American soldiers in their greatest hour of need.

Fashion show supports charity; international events include Indy professors

November 23, 2010

An annual Fashion show and auction in Bloomington helped raise more than $2,000. Two IU – Indy law professors have spoken at international events this month.

Indiana law students raise awareness on animal welfare issues

November 23, 2010

To learn more about a number of legal concerns that involve animal welfare – whether those issues involve pets, livestock, or even exotic animals – students at Indiana law schools have started organizations affiliated with the national Animal Legal Defense Fund.

Johnsen speaks publicly for first time in 2 years

November 23, 2010

Two years ago this month, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor was named to the transition team of President Barack Obama, not quite knowing where that experience would lead.

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