Indiana Law Review focuses on data privacy
“Data Privacy in the Digital Age” is the focus of the Indiana Law Review Symposium Friday at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.
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IU Maurer, Rose-Hulman create IP scholars program
A new program established by Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will allow select Rose-Hulman graduates to study at the IU law school at a reduced tuition rate.
Dean’s Desk: Are we satisfied with the color of the legal profession?
Ivan Bodensteiner writes about why it is difficult to achieve racial equity within law schools and the profession.
Law school ranking rumble
Law school deans protest U.S. News & World Report's "best" schools list but say they cannot ignore it because they don't want their schools to fall in the rankings.
Symposium to look at neuroscience and the law
The Indiana Health Law Review Symposium March 28 will examine neuroscience and mental health law; child contact sports and concussions, and other topics at the daylong event.
Brown v. Board of Ed plaintiff first Indiana Tech distinguished lecturer
Indiana Tech Law School’s inaugural distinguished lecturer is Cheryl Brown Henderson, one of the plaintiffs in the historic Supreme Court of the United States’ decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
Indiana law schools slip from top 25 in annual rankings
The annual ranking that law schools love to hate was released March 11, and it may stir more emotions than usual in Indiana since none of the state’s law school placed in the top 25.
Indiana Tech Law School mentors bring law to life
A unique program at the Fort Wayne school matches students with attorneys and judges for real-world learning.
Senate to honor McKinney law professor Lawrence Jegen
A longtime Indiana University McKinney School of Law professor will be honored in the General Assembly today for an influential career spanning more than 50 years.
Fellow at Ukrainian law school to speak at IU McKinney
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will focus on the troubled country of Ukraine during an upcoming lecture presented through the International Student Speaker Series.
IU Maurer moot court judges include justice, bankruptcy judge
Indiana Justice Loretta H. Rush and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robyn L. Moberly of the Southern District of Indiana will join three others Friday in presiding over the final round of Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s annual Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition.
ABA: Valpo Law enrollment surges; McKinney, ND down; Maurer ticks up
First-year law school enrollment jumped 28 percent this academic year at Valparaiso University Law School, according to data from the American Bar Association.
Dean’s Desk: Legal education partners enhance law school experience
At Indiana Tech Law School, we have decided to partner with our local legal community in order to break out of the mold of the “traditional law school.” The judges and lawyers in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio have been invited to invest themselves in the success of our school and in the professional development of our students, and they have stepped up in a big way to help us.
IU McKinney dean’s diplomacy skills navigate law school during turbulent time
At the end of a long conversation about the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Dean Andrew Klein showed his passion for the law.
Gifts to IU McKinney enabling school to establish endowed chair and fellowship
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is endowing its first faculty chair made possible by the gift from school’s namesake donor.
ABA task force advises review of law school costs
In its year and a half examination of how lawyers are educated, the American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Legal Education concluded the financial system law schools have developed to provide that education must be re-engineered.
Why I love the law
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we asked Indiana Lawyer readers to tell us why they love the law. The responses contain a common theme – people – whether it’s working with talented colleagues, teaching others about the law or helping people navigate through the legal waters.
Shepard offering recommendations for changing legal education to ABA
Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard will present the final findings and recommendations of the American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Legal Education to the ABA House of Delegates Monday.
IU McKinney dean emeritus taking legal skills to the Olympics
After receiving the unexpected invitation to help at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Gary Roberts said he did not think about it for more than a second before accepting.
Inbox: Attorney responds to letter suggesting refunds for failing bar exam
In reply to Mr. Robert C. Thompson, Jr.’s proposal in the “Viewpoint” column that law schools issue full refunds when alumni fail the Bar Exam twice, attorney Sally Hubbard respectfully disagrees.