Julia Brunette Johnson

Four law schools that missed the mark last year on standards set by the American Bar Association are now back in compliance with those standards, according to public notices posted on March 3.

Brad Toben, the current longest-serving law school dean, will step down in July and return to the Baylor University School of Law faculty. This change was announced just a month before the American Bar Association posted a public notice of noncompliance for the lack of faculty diversity at the school.

In 2018, Epperson shared that during her first year of law school, she lost one of her biggest supporters. Her longtime boyfriend took his life. He suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after playing high school football. But this traumatic experience didn’t derail Epperson. Instead, she used it as motivation to excel both in and out of law school.

The majority of law students are facing mental health challenges, according to a recent survey by Bloomberg Law.

Buckle up! We're taking you on the road to explore the various regions of the U.S. and some of their law schools.

The LSAT still could be made optional for law schools. The council of the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to resubmit a proposal to eliminate the test requirement for accredited law schools.

Jordan Marshall Taylor, a student at the City University of New York School of Law has been missing since early January.

Naod Nega, a student at Harvard Law School, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a fellow HLS student in a homophobic attack on Jan. 23.

Each year, The National Jurist recognizes a new group of Law Students of the Year from nominations sent by law schools nominating their top students. These students leave their mark on their law schools and surrounding communities. Carson Smith, now a Wake Forest University School of Law graduate, was on our list of Law Students of the Year in 2016.

Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law received a gift of $5 million from Harry Siegle to establish the Seigle Clinic for Immigrant Youth and Families, according to an announcement.