National security expert to present Bayh lecture
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has tapped a national security expert to deliver the fourth annual Birch Bayh Lecture.
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Students committed to Indiana Tech
As Indiana Tech Law School begins its third year, it is welcoming a very small class of first-year students and, anticipating its second attempt at gaining ABA approval will be successful, positioning its third-year students to take the state bar exam.
Patent hub playing matchmaker for inventors, pro bono attorneys
Under a mandate from Congress to help independent inventors, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office started opening patent hubs around the country. The Center for Intellectual Property Research at Indiana University Maurer School of Law will be the hub serving Indiana.
Matchmaking service unveiled for Indiana inventors and IP attorneys
Indiana University Maurer School of Law is getting into the matchmaking business.The school’s Center for Intellectual Property Research has opened a patent hub which will connect inventors with IP attorneys willing to do pro bono work.
Law professor’s book spotlights service workers’ fight for unions
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Fran Quigley’s book, “If We Can Win Here: The New Front Lines of the Labor Movement,” examines how the push for higher wages and better working conditions is playing out in the very red Hoosier state.
Law school deans excited about Class of 2018
Law schools in Indiana are conducting orientations and starting classes for the 2015-2016 academic year. The class sizes are approximate and deans anticipate the numbers will change slightly, but overall they are excited about the new crop of students.
ABA report reflects current law school innovations
Weeks after the American Bar Association approved a set of recommendations to address law student debt and educational experience, legal educators in Indiana described the recommendations as thoughtful but not necessarily different from what they are doing.
Law school deans excited about Class of 2018
At the University of Notre Dame Law School, Dean Nell Jessup Newton bet on the “summer melt” but ended up losing to Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Kevin O’Rear.
Job market somewhat improved for law school grads
The National Association for Law Placement’s new analysis of the job market heralded the first rise in the employment rate in eight years for new law school graduates. However, the uptick comes with two caveats.
Historic documents provide glimpse of law school in the 1890s
Anyone wanting to learn more about legal education from yesteryear can visit the IUPUI eArchives website where academic catalogues, commencement programs and other historical documents are now available online.
Indiana Tech Law School cuts price to attract students
Indiana Tech Law School is reportedly tearing up the bill for all its students.
Coroner: Arterial disease killed ND law professor at 31
The death of a popular Notre Dame Law School professor and undergradate mock trial coach was caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the St. Joseph County coroner’s office.
ABA task force calls for more debt counseling, innovation
The report released Friday by the American Bar Association Task Force on the Financing of Legal Education calls for enhanced law student debt counseling, wider collection and publication of law school financial data, and innovation at law schools to lower costs for students while maintaining sound educational programs.
IU Maurer launches Veterans Disability Law Clinic
A first-of-its-kind legal clinic in Indiana will provide free representation beginning July 1 to veterans who wish to appeal a denial of disability benefits or seek other services to receive VA benefits.
Indiana Tech to reapply for accreditation
Just four days after meeting with law school officials and hearing their presentation about their approach to legal education, the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar denied granting provisional accreditation to the Fort Wayne law school.
ABA denies provisional approval to Indiana Tech Law School
The American Bar Association has denied provisional accreditation to Indiana Tech Law School.
Indiana Tech Law School meets with ABA
Officials from Indiana Tech Law School met with representatives from the American Bar Association June 5 to discuss the Fort Wayne school’s accreditation.
Indiana University law schools announce May 9 commencement speakers
A former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica and the current general counsel at The Home Depot will address graduates Saturday at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and IU Maurer School of Law, respectively.
IU Maurer to hold Baier naming ceremony Friday
Indiana University Maurer School of Law will hold a dedication ceremony for the law school building Friday, which is being renamed Baier Hall in recognition of alum Lowell E. Baier. Baier recently made a $20 million estate gift to the Bloomington law school.
Indiana Tech Law School slips in first round of accreditation
Indiana Tech Law School has failed to convince the American Bar Association to give provisional accreditation to its program, handing the Fort Wayne school a setback and raising questions about its students’ futures.