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Study: Future lawyers are hiding depression and drug and alcohol use

Law students with addiction and mental health issues may be afraid to report the problems because they think that doing so would jeopardize their chances of being admitted to the bar or getting a good job after graduating, according to new study, which was conducted by a law professor, a dean of law students, and the programming director of a nonprofit focused on lawyers' mental health.

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Murder exonoree to speak at IU McKinney

An Ohio man sentenced to death for the 1975 murder of a money-order salesman in Cleveland and later declared innocent in 2015 will speak at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Friday.

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A growing advantage to the law school degree

Well-documented changes in the legal profession since the economic recession are sending a small but growing number of law school graduates down a new career path toward companies that want employees with juris doctorates but do not involve the practice of law.

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Alito to visit Notre Dame Law School next month

Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. will visit the University of Notre Dame Nov. 18 and 19, where he will meet with law students and participate in a discussion on Italian constitutional justice.

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Dean’s Desk: Legal clinics cultivate essential lawyering skills

I am certainly awarethat those of you reading this article know what legal clinics are and do – you all know that students in clinics learn how to interact with clients, opposing counsel and judges; but they also learn that actual clients are more important than they seem in casebooks and that their work makes a positive difference in their client’s lives.

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Dean’s Desk: Surveys give insight on graduates’ careers

Lately I have been spending some fruitful hours reviewing a treasure trove of data collected by a 12-year-long longitudinal study of law graduates who passed the bar in the year 2000. The survey results are available in a publication called “After the JD.” I commend it to your attention.

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Students committed to Indiana Tech

As Indiana Tech Law School begins its third year, it is welcoming a very small class of first-year students and, anticipating its second attempt at gaining ABA approval will be successful, positioning its third-year students to take the state bar exam.

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Patent hub playing matchmaker for inventors, pro bono attorneys

Under a mandate from Congress to help independent inventors, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office started opening patent hubs around the country. The Center for Intellectual Property Research at Indiana University Maurer School of Law will be the hub serving Indiana.

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