Law student Diego Wu’s dream job is working as a law clerk in a judge’s chambers, but he never dreamed of what judges told him they look for when they evaluate candidates for those typically one- to two-year positions.
Although deans consistently disparage the annual rankings, the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Law Schools may have given Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law reason to cheer.
The Black Law Student Association chapter at Indiana University Maurer School of Law is hoping its success in the Midwest carries over to the 49th Annual Convention of the National Black Law Students Association.
The Indiana Tax Court will return to Bloomington this week to hear another case involving the Monroe County Assessor and the CVS Corporation.
An alumnus of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has made a $1 million donation to the school to allow it to continue to build its ethics and professionalism curriculum.
A pair of Indiana law schools are among the top 50 institutions in sending graduates to work in the biggest law firms in the country.
Entry-level law firm recruiting remained strong in 2016, though recent data suggests that law student recruitment for summer positions may have hit its peak in the post-recession economy.
After more than a year of study, a task force convened by the bar associations in Indianapolis has concluded part of the Indiana Bar Exam tests on “fake laws” and the revised grading system may be forcing the Board of Law Examiners to fail more students.
Valparaiso University Law School is welcoming law students from Indiana and Illinois today through Saturday as part of a regional round of the American College of Trial Lawyers National Trial Competition.
The American Bar Association is poised to dial up the pressure on law schools by linking bar exam passage rates to accreditation.
Stresses from school and adapting to one's first legal job can lead to poor health and self-medicating, but confidential assistance is available.
Indiana law school professors are joining an open letter opposing the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General.
Law schools’ classes of 2016 provided pro bono services worth $52.2 million through clinics, experiential courses and other student activities, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Association of American Law Schools.
New information released from the American Bar Association underscores the differences between Indiana’s law schools.
A new study indicates that the gender inequality that is well-documented in the legal profession actually starts when women are applying to law school.
Valparaiso University Law School is not in danger of closing or losing its accreditation in wake of the American Bar Association’s public censure of the school for noncompliance with admissions practices, the school’s dean said Thursday.
While those who have studied trends in legal education differ on whether Indiana Tech will be one in a string of closures, they agree that the first priority must be the students.
Noting the number of college graduates applying to law schools has dropped 36 percent since the Great Recession, Judith Areen, executive director of the Association of American Law Schools, pointed out the impact of few applicants eventually ripples beyond the classroom.
The number of people who passed the July 2016 Indiana Bar Exam has increased to 64 percent following the appeals and review process. The Board of Law Examiners updated the July 2016 statistics on its website Monday.
Law schools are concerned about the change potentially diluting educational experience.