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Dean’s Desk: Legal education is navigating turbulent waters
On April 24, the McKinney School was privileged to host a plenary session of the American Bar Association Task Force that Randy Shepard is chairing on the future of legal education. It was an eye-opening, interesting and, at the same time, unsettling day.
Finding a new course for legal education
ABA task force meets at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law to solicit ideas for potential changes to how law schools prepare students.
New lawyers find bloom still not on hiring rose
With headlines still screaming about the glut of lawyers and recent law school graduates struggling to find jobs that will enable them to repay their student loans, Andrea Kochert admits she is probably not the typical law school student.
Legal Education Task Force to meet at IU McKinney
The American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Legal Education will examine how students are trained to be lawyers during a special meeting April 24 at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Law school applications drop over last 2 years
Applications to three of the four Indiana law schools are in free fall as prospective students think twice about taking on mountains of debt at a time when job prospects are dim.
Law students provide vital help to immigrants
Law professors involved with immigration clinics agree that a change in the national immigration law could create more work for the clinics, especially if undocumented workers currently in the country had a path to citizenship.
Comparative law scholars to present work at IU McKinney
Nearly 100 comparative law scholars will present their scholarship at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Thursday and Friday at the second annual Younger Comparativists Committee Conference.
IU McKinney student uses his love of golf to raise money for scholarships
While some people dream about it, Luke Bielawski will actually be spending his entire summer swinging a golf club.
Dean’s Desk: IU Maurer professor’s legacy lives on at law school
Two months ago, the Maurer School of Law lost an esteemed colleague, friend and teacher who touched the lives of more than 6,000 of our alumni during his 33 years at the law school.
Law School Briefs – 3/27/13
Read news about Indiana’s law schools, including events happening at the schools.
New dean promotes IU McKinney as national leader
Professor Andrew Klein to take the helm of the Indianapolis law school July 1.
Former dean named interim dean at Valparaiso University Law School
A nationally recognized authority on constitutional law and civil rights has taken the leadership position at Valparaiso University Law School.
Klein named dean of IU McKinney School of Law
Andrew R. Klein has been appointed dean of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Reagan administration counsel to participate in symposium at McKinney
A former Reagan administration official will join the group of academic, government and business leaders making presentations next month at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s symposium on the Law and Financial Crisis.
2 Indiana law schools in top 25 of annual ranking
Using a new methodology that takes into account the number of graduates who found jobs in the legal profession, U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday its latest ranking of law schools.
Justice Clarence Thomas visits Notre Dame Law School
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas visited the Notre Dame Law School March 5 and 6 as the Judge James J. Clynes Jr. Visiting Chair.