After more than a year of study, a task force convened by the bar associations in Indianapolis has concluded part of the Indiana Bar Exam tests on “fake laws” and the revised grading system may be forcing the Board of Law Examiners to fail more students.
At the mid-year meeting of the American Bar Association held in early February, legal education was in the spotlight or, some might say, the hot seat.
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.
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced law school dean R. Alexander Acosta as his new labor secretary nominee, one day after his original pick abruptly withdrew from consideration.
The American Bar Association House of Delegates rejected a proposal to link law school accreditation to higher bar passage rates.
Indiana immigration attorneys and their clients face uncertainty after President Donald Trump issued executive orders in his first week banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, suspending refugee resettlement programs and stepping up domestic enforcement.
Valparaiso University Law School is welcoming law students from Indiana and Illinois today through Saturday as part of a regional round of the American College of Trial Lawyers National Trial Competition.
The American Bar Association is poised to dial up the pressure on law schools by linking bar exam passage rates to accreditation.
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.
Stresses from school and adapting to one's first legal job can lead to poor health and self-medicating, but confidential assistance is available.
Indiana law school professors are joining an open letter opposing the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General.
Law schools’ classes of 2016 provided pro bono services worth $52.2 million through clinics, experiential courses and other student activities, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Association of American Law Schools.
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In explaining its decision to boot Charlotte School of Law from the federal student financial aid program, the U.S. Department of Education provided a rare inside look at how the American Bar Association evaluated and ultimately placed the institution on probation.
New information released from the American Bar Association underscores the differences between Indiana’s law schools.
At the IU McKinney School of Law, we make a special effort to support our students by partnering with advocates in the community. Allow me to share a few examples.
A new study indicates that the gender inequality that is well-documented in the legal profession actually starts when women are applying to law school.
The Notre Dame Law School will receive a federal grant to help fund its recently launched tax clinic.
The problems of gender inequality in the legal profession start when women apply to law school, according to a new report from Law School Transparency.
The Indiana Tax Court will hear arguments Wednesday on the campus of Notre Dame Law School.