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LEGAL CENTS: Recent graduates look out-of-the-box
It’s May, and for many aspiring lawyers, that means graduation time; what should be a time of celebration.
But this spring’s graduates, like many of late, face a hard reality once they’ve returned the caps and gowns: the persistently brutal job mark[...]
UW Law School narrows dean search to 3 candidates
The University of Wisconsin Law School is down to three candidates to succeed Dean Ken Davis this fall. The finalists, announced Tuesday by the university, are: Nicholas Allard, partner at Washington D.C.-based law firm Patton Boggs LLP; Gene Nichol, professor and director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North […]
UW Law School courts reconstruction
It’s been almost 50 years since the second version of the University of Wisconsin Law School was built on Bascom Hill. While the current law school, in trying to keep up with the times, has undergone several facelifts since its construction in 1963, officials suggest that forthcoming changes could lead to discussions about a new […]
UW, Marquette law schools make U.S. News’ top 100
March Madness is on once again, but this has nothing to do with college basketball. U.S. News and World Report on Tuesday released its annual ranking of fully accredited American Bar Association law schools. The University of Wisconsin Law School fell seven spots from No. 28 last year to a tie for No. 35 this […]
Dual degrees spur venture
Earning a doctorate of medicine wasn’t enough for Thomas Leitner, so he decided to attend law school as well.
Worldwide perspective key for Findley
If attorney Keith A. Findley had the chance, he wouldn't mind a happy-go-lucky lifestyle, at least for 24 hours.
FULL DISCLOSURE
As recent law schools graduates can attest, the odds of finding the ideal job, legal or otherwise, after graduation have been dramatically lowered by the recession.
Court denies diploma privilege petition
The Wisconsin Supreme Court began a busy Monday by formally denying a petition to extend the diploma privilege beyond the state's two law schools.
Law schools say negative letters happen
When it comes to letters of recommendation for law school, applicants shouldn't always expect a glowing review from an employer or professor.
Byron C. Lichstein
When attorney Byron C. Lichstein joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin Law School at the beginning of 2004, he was the youngest clinical professor at the Frank J. Remington Center.
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