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For many NC law schools, bar pass rates fail to rise
The Duke University law school didn’t sit a lot of graduates for July’s North Carolina bar examination, but just about every Blue Devil who took the test passed it. Overall, 23 of 24 graduates — including two repeat test-takers — conquered the bar. That’s a pass rate of 95.83 percent, up from 80.77 percent last […]
March madness of rankings
It is awaited with great anticipation each March. The colleges are ranked, sorted and pitted against each other in competition, with potential recruits following the action closely. No, it’s not the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. It’s the annual release of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law School Rankings. The 2015 rankings were released […]
UNC professor makes list of country’s 26 best law teachers
UNC law professor Don Hornstein rejects the idea that law teachers can achieve success without dedicating much time to teaching. “Not here you can’t,” he said. “We factor teaching in absolutely. We’ve refused to bring people in if they were bad teachers. We’ve refused to tenure people who are bad teachers.” Hornstein’s enthusiasm for the […]
Student lawyering
A new law passed by the General Assembly may expand opportunities in what is already a surprising niche area of the law—the representation of college students facing disciplinary charges.
Campbell professors say amendment’s effects will be minimal
Three Campbell Law School professors argue that while Amendment One is not written as well as it could have been, courts are more likely to interpret it in a way that minimizes changes to the state’s family law.
UNC Law prof: Neither passage nor failure of amendment will affect marriage, divorce rates
One University of North Carolina law professor says that if voters think a “yes” vote will result in more weddings or fewer divorces, same-sex marriage amendments in other states show that isn’t necessarily the case.
Top Legal News
- JPMorgan to pay $75M on Epstein trafficking claim
- Hunter Biden sues Giuliani over computer data access
- Technology and legal education
- NC Medicaid expansion launches Dec. 1
- Whistleblowers want court to continue Paxton lawsuit
- Attorneys: First Amendment protects Trump in ‘insurrection’ cases
- Cooper allows budget to become law; Medicaid will expand
- Alabama fraternity faces hazing lawsuit
- Judge handling Trump case faces tremendous pressure
- VIDEO: 5 Questions With … Jan E. Pritchett
- Conflicted Appeals Court affirms removal of Superior Court clerk
- NC transgender health case might go to high court
Commentary
- Amotion sees resurgence after almost a decade
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Court’s term was rough on big business
- Ex-president, bar association have made their choice
- Ruling sharpens boundaries in attorney-client privilege
- Lawyers Weekly debuts new and improved web experience
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- A roadmap to attracting, developing, retaining great associates
