Valparaiso University School of Law

Law students provide vital help to immigrants

April 24, 2013
Marilyn Odendahl
Law professors involved with immigration clinics agree that a change in the national immigration law could create more work for the clinics, especially if undocumented workers currently in the country had a path to citizenship.
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Law school applications drop over last 2 years

April 24, 2013
Scott Olson
Applications to three of the four Indiana law schools are in free fall as prospective students think twice about taking on mountains of debt at a time when job prospects are dim.
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Law School Briefs -4/24/13

April 24, 2013
Marilyn Odendahl
Read about news from Indiana's law schools.
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Law School Briefs - 4/10/13

April 10, 2013
IL Staff
Read news from Indiana's law schools.
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Law School Briefs - 3/27/13

March 27, 2013
IL Staff
Read news about Indiana's law schools, including events happening at the schools.
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Former dean named interim dean at Valparaiso University Law School

March 19, 2013
IL Staff
A nationally recognized authority on constitutional law and civil rights has taken the leadership position at Valparaiso University Law School.
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Conison taking helm of young law school

March 13, 2013
Marilyn Odendahl
Jay Conison had been planning to step down as dean of the Valparaiso University Law School, but his decision to lead another law school was an unexpected opportunity and one that will keep him focused on changing legal education.
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2 Indiana law schools in top 25 of annual ranking

March 12, 2013
IL Staff
Using a new methodology that takes into account the number of graduates who found jobs in the legal profession, U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday its latest ranking of law schools.
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Valparaiso dean leaving for Charlotte law school

February 21, 2013
Jennifer Nelson
Jay Conison, dean of Valparaiso University Law School since 1998, has been named as the new dean of Charlotte School of Law, effective April 15.
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Indiana law schools change curriculum to chart new course

February 13, 2013
Marilyn Odendahl
Like many of their educational colleagues across the country, Indiana law schools have been reviewing and rethinking the way they prepare their students for the legal profession.
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IU professor: Legal education in the US needs to change

February 13, 2013
Abigail Johnson Donohoo
In his "Blueprint for Change" research paper, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor William Henderson says the legal education system needs to change. He also offers a plan to transform legal education to better fit the changing legal marketplace.
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Dean's Desk: A new curriculum at Valparaiso Law School

February 13, 2013
Jay Conison
Law schools have two natures. On the one hand, they are graduate academic programs, generally in universities. On the other hand, a law school is a path to a career. Through the educational program and other services, it develops professional skills in students and supports their entry into law or other professional practice.
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Law School Briefs - 1/16/13

January 16, 2013
IL Staff
Read news from around the state's four law schools.
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Seegers Lecture to look at ‘legal realisms’

November 26, 2012
IL Staff
University of Chicago Law School professor Brian Leiter will deliver this year’s Seegers Lecture on Jurisprudence Thursday at Valparaiso University Law School. His topic is “Legal Realisms, Old and New.”
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American Bar Association gains from Indiana leadership

November 21, 2012
Marilyn Odendahl
Valparaiso University Law School student follows a Hoosier tradition of involvement with the bar association.
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Law School Briefs - 11/23/12

November 21, 2012
IL Staff
Valparaiso University Law School examined the issue of long-term prison sentences for low-level drug offenders during a one-day conference Nov. 9.
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Law School Briefs 10/26/12

October 24, 2012
IL Staff
Read news from Indiana's law schools.
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Lecture to look at SCOTUS ethics

October 16, 2012
IL Staff
The Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics topic this year at Valparaiso University Law School is United States Supreme Court ethics in the wake of NFIB v. Seblius.
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Shepard to lead legal education task force

August 29, 2012
Marilyn Odendahl
The American Bar Association forms a committee to review the performance of law schools.
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Dean's Desk: Career planning innovation at Valparaiso Law

August 29, 2012
Jay Conison
This fall, Valparaiso Law is launching a new program that will help students organize their three years of career-related activities and complete the steps essential to fulfilling career goals. The program is provided through a mobile website named VOLT, which the school believe is the first of its kind.
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Justice David to head panel at NWI pro bono event

July 18, 2012
IL Staff
Indiana Justice Steven David, appellate Judge Melissa May and lawyers and judges from Pro Bono District A, will be among the presenters at a day-long CLE event July 27 at Valparaiso University Law School. “A Potpourri of Timely Topics” is co-sponsored by the law school and NWI Volunteer Lawyers Inc., the District A pro bono project.
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Embracing elder law

June 20, 2012
Dave Stafford
As the general population ages, younger lawyers are attracted to serving seniors.
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Law grads look forward to 'next step' in life

April 25, 2012
Terrie Henderson-Stockton
The class of 2012 faces this transitional time with optimism.
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Law School Briefs - 4/27/12

April 25, 2012
Read details of the commencement ceremonies for Indiana's law schools.
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COA travels to Valparaiso for arguments

April 12, 2012
IL Staff
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear arguments at Valparaiso University Law School in a rape case.
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  1. vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!

  2. Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.

  3. With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.

  4. Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone

  5. John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.

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