Uphill battle likely if law school faculty sue Indiana Tech
A lawyer retained by a faculty member at Indiana Tech Law School is questioning the university’s explanation for closing the school.
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Indiana Tech Law School dean argued for more time
The decision by the Indiana Tech board of trustees to close the university’s law school came after law school dean Charles Cercone repeatedly argued the institution could become viable if it remained open.
COA panel takes oral arguments to Notre Dame
A panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
326 pass July Indiana Bar Exam
The Indiana Lawyer congratulates the individuals listed on passing the July 2016 Indiana Bar Exam.
Networking is key in job hunt for new attorneys
The careers of today’s law school graduates will benefit most from the connections made through pre-professional experiences, a sentiment shared by law school career development professionals.
Indiana Tech Law School faculty considering lawsuit after closure announcement
One law school faculty member is describing Indiana Tech’s decision to close its law school as sudden, abrupt and shocking, and indicated that legal action may be coming.
Indiana Tech Law School to close
Indiana Tech Law School will close at the end of this school year, the Fort Wayne institution announced less than one semester after graduating its first class.
Ex-South Texas College of Law in Houston changing name again
An attorney says a downtown Houston law school will change its name again to end a federal trademark lawsuit filed by the University of Houston System.
USA Track & Field counsel discusses Olympic trademarks, doping rules with law students
The most important legal consideration of the Olympic Games is the protection of intellectual property – specifically, the protection of the trademarked five Olympic rings.
Law schools must answer criticism, AALS executive director says
Noting the number of college graduates applying to law schools has dropped 36 percent since the Great Recession, Judith Areen, executive director of the Association of American Law Schools, pointed out the impact of few applicants eventually ripples beyond the classroom.
Dean’s Desk: The United States needs a defender general
There has been no voice at the policy table for the accused, incarcerated and paroled. We have an attorney general of the United States. We have a solicitor general of the United States. Yet, the defense is not, and has not been a part of policy decisions regarding criminal justice matters.
IU law schools ranked among best value by National Jurist
Two Indiana law schools have been ranked among the top law schools for your buck in the nation by The National Jurist magazine.
USA Track & Field counsel to discuss summer Olympics at IU McKinney
A top official at USA Track & Field Inc. will discuss the legal issues surrounding the 2016 Summer Olympic Games at a lecture hosted by the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law next week.
331 join Indiana bar Tuesday
After receiving advice Tuesday to follow their passions and guard their reputations, 331 people became new lawyers in the state of Indiana.
Kagan praises Scalia at law school renaming ceremony
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that the newly renamed Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University celebrates a "remarkable judge and teacher" who will be remembered as one of the greatest justices in history.
IU Maurer alum bequeaths nearly $8 million to law school
An alumnus of Indiana University Maurer School of Law will give nearly $8 million to his alma mater to benefit the school’s Center of the Global Legal Profession through an endowment and a professorship.
ABA allows externs to earn pay, academic credit
Law schools are concerned about the change potentially diluting educational experience.
Indiana Tech regroups after disappointing bar results
In the aftermath of abysmal bar exam results, Indiana Tech Law School is offering free additional test preparation courses to ready its first graduates for a second try, but observers say the school may need to do more than have students study harder.
Indiana Tech Law School dean says 5 graduates appealing bar results
Five graduates of Indiana Tech Law School have filed appeals with the Indiana Board of Law Examiners to have their bar exams reviewed, according to the law school’s dean Charles Cercone.
Indiana law schools welcome Class of 2019
The students in the Class of 2019 who recently began their legal studies at Indiana law schools are, for the most part, very similar to the crop that enrolled one year ago.