Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is taking a constructive step to contribute to the solution of improving representation in the legal academy with the launch of its “Future Faculty Fellows” Visiting Assistant Fellowship program.
I’ve been out of law school and a practicing attorney for a little over one year now. While a year does not seem like much, there are things I have realized as a first-year associate that I wish I knew while in law school.
In this article, we — the new and not-so-new business litigators — will explore the evolution of practical or practice-preparedness opportunities at our alma mater and the ways in which these opportunities prepared us for the transition to law firm work.
Environmental law attorney Kim Ferraro might have only been half-joking when she claimed that if she had known at the start of her career what she knows now, she probably would have chosen a different practice area.
In its final form, the federal student loan forgiveness plan covers both individuals with undergraduate and graduate degrees, including law school, where graduate debt levels can easily top six figures.
The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has launched a new fellowship aimed at diversifying law school faculty.
Indiana University’s vice president for research said he plans to step down from the role next June and return to the classroom. Fred Cate has led IU’s research initiatives for nearly eight years.
The next dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will come from in house. IU Maurer announced longtime faculty member Christiana Ochoa as the 17th dean in the law school’s history on Thursday.
A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans — the latest legal challenge to the program.
Four students who are interested in studying the law and religion have been selected to participate in a new Notre Dame Law School fellowship addressing both areas of study.
A Massachusetts law school says it’s guilty of accidentally sending acceptance emails to thousands of former and current applicants.
With a recommendation report now submitted to Indiana University Provost and Executive Vice President Rahul Shrivastav, the next dean of the IU Maurer School of Law could be named any day.
The 2022-23 academic year has begun at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Indiana’s law schools saw a decrease in enrollment across the board to start the 2022-23 school year, but the legal institutions also saw some increases in other areas, including diversity and grade point averages.
While it’s true the position isn’t permanent, an interim dean isn’t just a placeholder. The interim dean is, in fact, the dean of the law school, taking on the authority of the most influential leadership position at the school. Such is the current case at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus.
Retired Justice Stephen Breyer is getting a different title: professor. Harvard said Friday that Breyer, who retired from the Supreme Court on June 30, is re-joining its law school faculty.
Indiana Justice Geoffrey Slaughter has been named to the search committee that will identify candidates vying to fill the dean position at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. The university hopes to name a new dean by Oct. 1.
Filing amicus briefs is a growing trend among law school offerings nationwide, according to law professors, and two Indiana law schools have picked up speed on the opportunity in recent years.
At the Indiana Supreme Court Admission Ceremony, Indiana Justice Steven David reminded the newest admittees to the profession of law this was the day they had long been working towards.