National Jurist Editors

Law Student of the Year: Christopher Schmidt, University of Nebraska

Christopher Schmidt has all the makings of an excellent law student. He is in the top 10 percent...

Most liberal and conservative law schools

Which law schools are the most liberal and which are the most conservative? For the first time, a...

5 tips on how to land a legal job

By Mark Newall and Colleen Torell It is a new world for law professionals. In the past, a J.D....

More law grads find jobs through networking and self-initiated contact

No job yet? You are not alone — more law graduates are finding jobs on their own,...

American University to offer first-ever human rights LL.M. in Spanish

American University Washington College of Law’s LL.M. in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will get a...

Amal Clooney is Columbia’s newest professor

It is a GOOD week to be legally star struck, after Columbia Law School announced that Amal...
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Paid interns refuse to subsidize grants for unpaid peers

It was a BAD week for asking students for money, after several law students at the University...

Law schools admitting more minorities to combat enrollment drop

A new study suggests that law schools have admitted more minorities, particularly black and Hispanic students, to...

Vanderbilt launches law and innovation program

Vanderbilt University Law School launched its new Program on Law & Innovation, which offers a growing list...

William Mitchell launches first hybrid online/on-campus J.D.

Brian Kennedy was first accepted to William Mitchell College of Law in 1981 but did not attend...