Indiana Tech Law School hurries up and waits for ABA approval
Indiana’s newest law school has entered the long waiting period that comes with the accreditation process.
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Deans ready to comply with revised legal education standards
The American Bar Association now requires more hands-on learning and student assessments throughout the course.
NDLS professor: Stop ISIS by choking funding
The battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is often discussed in terms of bombs and boots on the ground. However, an expert in terrorist financing at the Notre Dame Law School says destroying the Islamic State group, also referred to as ISIS, must include going after the money.
Dean’s Desk: Distance learning comes of age at NDLS
Thanks to distance-learning technology, professors as well as students have much more flexibility than previous generations did. Today a professor might teach in Chicago one week and in South Bend the next.
IU Maurer creates partnership with Princeton University
Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s effort to find and recruit well-qualified undergraduates has hit a milestone, developing a partnership with an Ivy League institution.
Gift expands Maurer-linked conservation law program to McKinney students
Nature can’t always defend itself, but a recent gift to the Conservation Law Center in Bloomington will further the work of preserving environmental resources and open doors to more students drawn to a clinical experience in conservation law.
Members of the Class of 2017 start law school
About 872 people are expected to begin their legal studies this fall at law schools in Indiana.
Scholarship at Indiana Tech pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln
Indiana Tech Law School has created the endowed Sara Vaughn Gabbard Scholarship which will award two law students a scholarship for participating in and winning an annual Abraham Lincoln writing competition organized by the school.
New dean outlines plan to improve Valparaiso Law School’s national reputation
Barely a month into her tenure as dean of Valparaiso University Law School, Andrea Lyon is already talking about her nontraditional plan to improve the institution’s national ranking.
IU Maurer gifted $3.25M for clinical endowed chair, scholarships
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law announced gifts of $3.25 million to establish an endowed clinical professorship and provide scholarship funds for Indiana high school graduates attending the law school.
IU Maurer IP clinic joins select U.S. Patent Office pilot program
The intellectual property clinical program, established earlier this year at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, has been certified for pro bono practice before the U.S. Patent Office.
Processing issue delays bar exam submissions in multiple states
Florida-based testing software provider ExamSoft Worldwide Inc. said a processing issue has caused delays for bar exam takers in multiple states who were submitting their answers.
IU Maurer partners with out-of-state schools for students
Indiana University Maurer School of Law is expanding its partnership program to further its goal of ensuring the Bloomington institution enrolls top law students.
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IU Maurer’s dean builds relationships beyond the law school
Austen Parrish was happy at Southwestern Law School where he taught and served as an administrator for 11 years. He liked the school and his work so much that he was never tempted to apply for the dean vacancies that open every year – until he learned Indiana University Maurer School of Law was looking.
IU Maurer to begin offering scholarships to Wabash College grads
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Wabash College have entered into an agreement establishing a scholarship and mentorship program for Wabash students interested in going to law school.
Valparaiso law school welcomes new dean
Andrea Lyon, the first woman to lead the Valparaiso University Law School, began her tenure July 1 as the dean.
Mastering the law without a J.D.
The move by two Indiana law schools to follow a national trend and offer master’s degrees to non-lawyers has many practicing lawyers asking where the graduates of these programs will fit into the legal profession.
Indianapolis law grads reflect on Maennerchor years
Not quite 50 years have passed since Indiana University’s law school in Indianapolis moved from the Maennerchor Building. The old place is long gone, but some of its last graduates gathered recently to share memories of a time that holds special meaning.
Starting salaries increase slightly for 2013 law grads
The median starting salaries for 2013 law school graduates rose slightly to nearly $62,500, according to data released by NALP Thursday. More grads also found jobs nine months out of school, but the unemployment rate rose due to the increased size of the graduating class.