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Law School Student of the Year: Katelyn (Katie) James, New York Law School

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … law student? Katie3L might be the only law...

Mizzou Law to launch online LL.M. in dispute resolution

Getting a LL.M in dispute resolution from a top program just got a lot easier.  All you...

All in the family: Father and daughter graduate law school

Tim and Sarah Smith have taken father-and-daughter bonding to a whole new level. They went to law...

Columbia’s Business Law Academy accepting applications

Columbia Law School is inviting applications to its U.S. Business Law Academy, which is held this summer....

ABA votes down toughening bar standards

The American Bar Association House of Delegates has again shot down a proposal to toughen bar passage...

Law School Students of the Year: Angelica Gonzalez, Seattle University

Angelica Gonzalez is a single mother of five children, including two nephews.  She was born into a world...
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Law School Student of the Year: Stephanie Barrera, Western State

Stephanie Barrera has spent countless hours outside the classroom of Western State University College of Law to help...

Law School Students of the Year: Joaquin Gallegos, University of Denver

  Joaquin R. Gallegos is from the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Pueblo of Santa Ana, and grew up...

Law School Students of Year: Stephen Scott, West Virginia

The level of 3L Stephen Scott’s accomplishments and leadership in law school is dizzying, his law school...

How to battle bar exam stress

By Katy Eddy Whether you graduated at the top of your class or barely made it through law...

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