Valpo Law considers possible move to Volunteer State
News that the northwestern Indiana law school might be transferring to Murfreesboro in middle Tennessee surprised lawyers in the Volunteer State and left some Valparaiso alums with mixed emotions.
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Move would put Valpo Law in crowded Tennessee market
If Valparaiso Law School moves the roughly 500 miles south to become part of Middle Tennessee State University, it would become the seventh law school in the Volunteer State. The schools have entered a nonbinding letter of intent to transfer Valparaiso Law School to MTSU’s Murfreesboro campus.
Valparaiso Law School in talks to transfer to Middle Tennessee
Valparaiso Law School, which has been searching for a way to remain open, is looking to Tennessee for its future. The 139-year-old institution in northwest Indiana said in a statement it has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent to transfer the law school to Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.
IU McKinney professor launches arbitration center for international businesses
Through SmartArb, professor Emmert hopes to provide a cheaper, more efficient method of dispute resolution for international businesses through arbitration rather than litigation. SmartArb responds to a need identified by the developing World Trade Center-Indianapolis.
Associate dean Cleveland named interim dean of Valpo Law School
Valparaiso Law School has tapped associate dean for academic affairs David Cleveland to serve as interim dean after the current dean, Andrea Lyon, steps down Friday from leading the struggling law school.
Class of 2013 passes on lessons learned from entering bleak job market
Five years ago, 46,776 law students graduated in the Class of 2013, the largest number ever. The celebration was short-lived for many, because the new lawyers walked into a bleak job market that was not showing any signs of improvement from the nosedive that started during the Great Recession.
IU McKinney’s Lawrence Jegen leaves legacy of teaching
Lawrence Jegen III, longtime professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, built a national reputation as one of the foremost experts in tax law, offering his insight to lawyers, accountants, elected officials and the Internal Revenue Service, but he spent much of his professional life in the place he most loved — the classroom. Jegen, 83, died at his Indianapolis home May 17 after an illness.
Amid uncertain future, Valpo Class of 2018 told to be ‘be noble in your pursuits’
With Valparaiso University Law School facing an uncertain future, law professor Jeremy Telman used his remarks during the May 20 graduation ceremony to underscore the institution’s 138-year impact on the legal profession, as well as to hint at the void that would be created if the law school ceases to exist.
Service scheduled for IU McKinney’s Jegen
A celebration of life service for Lawrence Jegen III, professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, will begin at 3 p.m. June 3 in the north atrium of the Indiana Statehouse. Jegen died May 17 at 83 years old.
IU McKinney vice dean heads for Florida International Law
Antony Page, vice dean at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, will be resigning his position and leaving July 30, 2018, when he will become the dean of the Florida International University College of Law.
IU McKinney professor to testify before Senate on opioid crisis
An Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor is headed to Washington, D.C., to testify before the U.S. Senate about his work combatting the ongoing opioid crisis. Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly announced Tuesday that IU McKinney professor Nicolas P. Terry will testify before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Valpo Law School graduates small class, nods to unknown future
With Valparaiso University Law School facing an uncertain future, law professor Jeremy Telman used his remarks during Saturday’s graduation ceremony to underscore the institution’s 138-year impact on the legal profession as well as hint at the void that would be created if the law school ceases to exist.
IU McKinney’s Jegen remembered for love of teaching
Lawrence Jegen III spent much of his professional life in the classroom, gaining a reputation as a demanding presence who had an encyclopedic knowledge of tax law and someone who cared about his students and would willingly offer advice and counsel long after they had graduated.
IU McKinney professor Lawrence Jegen dies at 83
Lawrence A. Jegen III, longtime professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, died Thursday at his Indianapolis home. He was 83. IU McKinney dean Andrew Klein described Jegen, a professor for 56 years at the law school, as a legend.
Eliminating LSAT not expected to bring much change to admissions
Although the recent approval by the American Bar Association to eliminate the requirement that law schools use the LSAT as part of their admissions process could upend a 70-year tradition, the potential shift away from the test is not expected to bring great change to legal education.
New attorneys take oaths, told to be civil and kind
During the Indiana Supreme Court Admission Ceremony Tuesday in downtown Indianapolis, the state’s newest attorneys were reminded that how they conduct themselves as human beings will be just as important in their careers as their knowledge of the law.
IndyBar: Bar Foundation Awards Nine Students Academic and Educational Scholarships
To date, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation has awarded more than $228,000 in academic and educational scholarships to deserving law students. In 2018, nine students were awarded scholarships.
Commencement ceremonies set for Class of 2018
Don the academic regalia and cue the Pomp and Circumstance — Indiana’s law schools are ready to host their graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2018, beginning with Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s commencement Saturday in Bloomington.
Hiring improves for smaller law school Class of 2017
The Class of 2017 graduating from Indiana law schools followed the national trend of being smaller than the previous class and posting better jobs numbers, but the Hoosier graduates moved in the opposite direction by posting a slight increase in unemployment, according new data released from the American Bar Association.
National leader Robert Grey heralds diversity efforts in IU McKinney speech
As the 2018 speaker for the James P. White Lecture on Legal Education, Robert Grey, Jr., focused not on the classroom, but on what comes after and the changes that are occurring to bring more diversity to law firms and general counsel offices.