Julia Brunette Johnson

Northeastern University School of Law sent out over 4,000 acceptance emails for the 2023-24 academic year this week. Seems a little early and an awful lot of acceptances, right?

Every year, lawyers from around the world join the school’s Graduate Studies Program. LL.M. students in this selective program have an opportunity to obtain legal education in the U.S., which may advance their careers back in their home countries or help them to pursue a career in the United States.

Another law school is changing its name to disassociate itself with slave owners. The University of Richmond in Virginia is removing the name of T.C. Williams from its law school name.

Vermont Law and Graduate school, previously named Vermont Law School, has announced the Vermont School for the Environment.

Thomas R. Kline, one of the nation’s most successful personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers, will have a second law school named after him, after donating $50 million to Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh.

The University of Houston Law Center will officially open the doors to the John M. O’Quinn Law Building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 22.

Joshua Alter is working his way around the world. The 2013 graduate of St. John’s University School of Law has already lectured or taught at University of Florida, St. John’s, East China University, Southwest University in China, Northwest University in China, Shanghai University, Soochow University, Beijing Jiaotong and Universidad Iberoamericana in Dominican Republic.

The new building is designed for 412 law students and 78 faculty and staff members.

Many women are leaving big firms due to work culture.

The University of Akron School of Law and Kent State University recently created a J.D. degree partnership program to allow students to receive two degrees in only six years.