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February 15, 2019
When Law Schools Teach Law Practice, Everyone Wins
February 15, 2019 Gregory J. BrandesStudents and Graduates Place High Value on Practical Training Law schools and their students seem to disagree on whether training in the practical skills needed to run a law practice should be included in the bundle of knowledge and skills students acquire as part of the J.D. The Florida Bar “Vision 2016 Commission”When Law Schools Teach Law Practice, Everyone Wins: Read More…
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December 19, 2018
St. Francis Continues Focus on Successful FYLSE Outcomes for Its Students
December 19, 2018 FYLSE Gregory J. BrandesOctober 2018 and Cumulative FYLSE Results Show St Francis Students Continue to Succeed Despite Dips in Bar Exam Pass Rates The big news in California legal circles is not about the First Year Law Students’ Examination (FYLSE), but about the July 2018 California General Bar Exam, for which the pass rate (40.7% overall, 55%St. Francis Continues Focus on Successful FYLSE Outcomes for Its Students: Read More…
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Ten Jobs Where JDs Beat Other Candidates Hands Down New evidence suggests that the knowledge and skills of the JD-prepared worker will continue to provide important leverage in employment well into the expansion, as well as a hedge against downside risk in a recession. In a new longitudinal study, the National Association for LawGet the JD Advantage – Part 2: Read More…
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Across the Economy, Employers Are Anxious to Hire JD-Prepared Job Candidates Research shows the Juris Doctor (JD) degree significantly increases lifetime earning potential.1 Certainly, much of that is attributable to the work lawyers and litigators do in law practice. But in a whole range of jobs, the knowledge and skills of the JD-prepared worker providesGet the JD Advantage – Part 1: Read More…
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A Look Ahead at Some Important Supreme Court Cases Soon to be Decided An ideologically divided Supreme Court faces a daunting calendar of important cases in the new term. Big cases involving some famous names (Apple), governments (Sudan, California, Washington, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service) and issues such as antitrust, double jeopardy, capitalNew Court, New Term: Read More…
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