From the latest edition of WisBar InsideTrack: Sept. 29, 2009 – A petition filed on Sept. 25 with the Wisconsin Supreme Court aims to extend the “diploma privilege” to graduates of all ABA-approved law schools …
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Plaintiff's Brief Filed in Wisconsin's Diploma Privilege Challenge
Last week, plaintiffs filed a brief in their challenge to Wisconsin’s “diploma privilege.” From the State Bar of Wisconsin news: In the newly filed brief, the plaintiffs ask for summary judgment on the question of …
The Next Time You Receive a Corrupted File…
The next time you receive a corrupted file from a student, you may want to think twice. Thanks to one of our faculty members for passing this one on: From Inside Higher Ed: Corrupted-Files.com offers …
Article: Law Firms Slash Summer Associate Programs
“Big firms across the country have dramatically cut the number of associates attending their 2009 summer programs, a sign that firms don’t expect to see a talent shortage in fall 2010,” reports Law.com. Many of …
Wisconsin 2009 Law School Applications High
Despite the downturn in the economy, or perhaps because of it, applications at Wisconsin’s law schools are high for 2009. According to WisBar, “applications for the entering class of 2009 are up 5
Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools
The Social Media Law Student has launched a series called Social Media Best Practices for Law Schools. In part one, the author shares her frustrations about her school’s stance on social media: Like other law …
WI Innocence Project Helps Reverse Wrongful Murder Conviction
From UW Madison News: Robert Lee Stinson, a Milwaukee man convicted of homicide in 1985, is expected to be released from prison today (Jan. 30, 2009) based on new evidence of his innocence. Stinson’s attorneys …
Survey Measures Students' Law School Experiences
There is an interesting article in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education on the results of the 2008 Law School Survey of Student Engagement. The author particularly discusses one section of the report, Computers in the …
Legal History, Archives Student Essay Contest
The American Association of Law Libraries announces the first annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Contest. Currently enrolled students attending graduate programs in library science, law, history, or related subjects are eligible to enter the …
Are Major Changes in Store for the LSAT?
From Law.com: UC-Berkeley School of Law researchers say they have identified tests that could be used along with it to better predict success in the practice of law. And the law school’s dean is trying …