The University of North Texas Dallas College of Law is something the profession – and especially Texas – needs. It offers night and other options that are helpful for older students, those with jobs and from diverse backgrounds.
If you’re going to the Big (Law) D, as in Dallas, strongly consider attending SMU Law School if you can win admittance. It’s a very good law school – probably second best all around in Texas – and has an incredible group of alumni within the upper ranks of Dallas law firms.
Go to Baylor Law School if you are attracted to its quarterly system, allowing a student to graduate in 27 months. Though you will pay high tuition, scholarships are abundant, you will have a very good shot at passing the bar, top practical skills training and a strong likelihood of employment in a small to midsize Texas law firm.
Lawdragon Campus hit the road in 2016 to visit all the nation’s law schools. Our goal was to get a real perspective on legal education – beyond the headlines and folks writing about law school who’ve never set foot in Kansas. We were inspired, amused, sad and joyful at what we found.
Students interested in becoming Supreme Court advocates have always been well trained at Harvard, Yale and DC-area law schools. However, a new analysis of the lawyers whose appellate petitions are most often accepted for review puts Stanford on top.
Drake Law School in Des Moines has selected Jerry Anderson, a longtime faculty member as its next dean, the law school has announced. He replaces noted Iowa lawyer and Drake alum Ben Ullum, who led the school for two years.
Villanova Law School has become one of nearly 30 law schools to change its name to honor a major donor. Charles Widger, the founder of Brinker Capital and a 1973 graduate of the school, recently pledged $25M.
Brigham Young University Law School is under investigation for discrimination against LGBT students and professors, according to a report in The Salt Lake City Tribune. The school, owned by the Church of Latter Day Saints, is accused of expelling students who live in same-sex relationships or who leave the Mormon faith.