Julia Brunette Johnson

Julia is a contributing reporter for the National Jurist and preLaw magazines.

The protest generation

Faced with seismic shifts in society, law students are taking action through protests, petitions and even sit-ins....

The diversity challenge

Legal education is more diverse than ever, but that could all change in the blink of an...

A primer on legal technology

Legal technology is making the practice of law more efficient, and the time to get familiar with...

Online education takes off

Distance learning is growing fast, thanks to the flexibility it provides to working professionals. Online legal education has...

Law students share their online survival skills in new book

With the expansion of online learning across the world, law schools are finally catching up with developing...

McGeorge School of Law receives gift from alumnus Bryan Freedman

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law alumnus Bryan Freedman, who graduated in 1990, recently made...
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New data examines gender, race and finances among law school admittees

Seventy percent of law school applicants received admissions offers in 2022 and men continue to be admitted at a higher rate than women, according to a report from the AccessLex Institute.

3 programs that will help you prepare for law school this fall

Some programs offer you the study skills or advice you need to be successful in your first year while others provide training experiences with legal professionals. Lucky for you, there are several programs you can do this summer to help prepare for law school.

Drake University collabs with Coe College in new 3+3 program

Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa has partnered with Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to launch a 3+3 J.D. degree partnership program that will allow students to receive two degrees in only six years.

Proposal to cut LSAT requirement gets paused by ABA council

This month, the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar's Council decided to back down from plans to move forward this August with the proposal to eliminate the Law School Admission Test requirement, after getting letters with concerns from multiple law school deans.

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