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

If you’re wondering whether you should join law student organizations, you might have considered some of these factors but still aren’t sure what to do. To help you navigate this decision, we’ve put together these tips for getting the most out of student organizations without getting overwhelmed.

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.

The 60 deans responded to that request for comments with a letter that says optional entrance exams would cause schools to rely more on GPA and other criteria, which could be “detrimental” to diversity among law students and the legal profession.

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The ABA recently moved to allow schools to increase the number of credit hours a student can take online to one-third of the amount needed for graduation.

The California State Senate and Assembly have approved a name change to University of California Hastings College of Law, the state’s oldest state law school.

The program aims to prevent homelessness by partnering with nonprofit organizations and other legal service providers.

In 2019, three of the nation’s more prestigious law schools — including Columbia University — set something of a milestone.

Penn State Dickinson Law has received a $500,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to support the growth of a book series and to develop workshops that will create paths to more legal education and a profession committed to antiracism.