Dean’s Desk: A law degree opens doors to nontraditional legal jobs
Despite some narratives to the contrary, a law degree does not limit one’s professional trajectory. To the contrary, it opens doors.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
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Law students and inmates learn from each other at IU McKinney’s ‘Inside-Out’ course
The IU McKinney course is based on the national Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program that was developed in the 1990s at Temple University. With classes now taught around the world, the program calls for outside students (typically at the undergraduate or graduate levels) to join inside students (the inmates) at a prison to discuss issues related to criminal justice.
Top students still not interested in a JD
A few months before law schools around the country begin a new academic year, the number of people applying for admission has slipped, with the greatest decline coming from applicants posting the highest LSAT scores.
ILS project aims to help tenants avoid eviction
Indiana Legal Services Inc. has launched a pilot program in Indianapolis specifically to help individuals and families facing eviction.
McKinney grad named to rural affairs USDA post
An Indiana native and graduate of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been named to a U.S. Department of Agriculture post overseeing rural issues. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Monday that Anne Hazlett will lead the USDA's rural development agencies.
4 lawyers and a businessman walk into a bar…
… and begin distilling, bottling and selling their own artisan liquor.
Former Indiana justices reunite for event saluting Rucker
Members of Indiana’s legal community who have worked with now-retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker gathered in Indianapolis Wednesday to celebrate the impact the long-time jurist had on the practice of law in Indiana during his quarter-century career on the appellate bench.
57 percent of 2016 Indiana law graduates have full-time JD-required jobs
A little more than half of the 2016 graduates of Indiana law schools have full-time, long-term jobs where bar passage is required, according to American Bar Association employment statistics.
IU McKinney to host ‘Salute to Justice Rucker’
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will celebrate now-retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker’s legacy in the Indiana judiciary during a special program at the law school next week.
Sullivan to receive professionalism award for 7th Circuit
Former Indiana Supreme Court justice and current Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Frank E. Sullivan Jr. will receive the prestigious 2017 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the 7th Circuit.
Indiana Lawyer wins 2 journalism awards
Indiana Lawyer took home two Society of Professional Journalists Indiana Professional Chapter awards Friday.
Indy-area attorneys hosting re-entry job fair
Members of Indianapolis’ legal community are offering assistance today to help recently incarcerated people find the jobs and resources they’ll need to build their future.
David to speak at IU McKinney commencement
This year’s commencement ceremony at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will feature a keynote address from Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David.
Memorial service planned for late IU McKinney dean William Harvey
William Harvey, former dean and professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, will be remembered at a special memorial service in his honor.
Notre Dame, McKinney up, Maurer down in US News rankings
Although deans consistently disparage the annual rankings, the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Law Schools may have given Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law reason to cheer.
Indiana legislators pursue legal careers after taking elected office
Being Indiana legislators inspired a handful to go to law school while working in the General Assembly.
Former AG Holder visits IU McKinney, discusses judicial issues in America
Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder stopped by the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law on Thursday, taking questions from Indiana’s current and future attorneys and offering his perspective on some of the issues facing the nation.
IU McKinney hosting 40th annual Women’s Caucus auction
Law students at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law are hoping to raise a record-breaking amount of money for a Hendricks County domestic violence shelter at the Women’s Caucus’ 40th annual auction this week.
Man’s conviction for 1989 rape vacated
A Lake Superior Court has vacated the conviction and dismissed the charges against a Gary man who was wrongly punished for a 1989 rape and served his full sentence.
IU McKinney announces memorial for former dean
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has announced a public memorial service to honor the life of one of its former deans.