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• New website puts a powerful tool in the hands of managers and executives looking to upgrade their careers

  Mar 27 2012 A new website puts a powerful new tool in the hands of managers and executives looking to upgrade their careers. NextExecutive was designed to give managers and... more

• Majority of US and Canadian law students are satisfied with law schools, says survey

  Jan 18 2012 A new survey has found that the vast majority of US and Canadian law students are satisfied with their educational experience. The 2011 Law School Survey of Student... more

• US law schools under Senate scrutiny

  Nov 16 2011 The US legal education industry appears to be under Senate scrutiny, with reports surfacing that Senate staff are gathering statistics on graduate employment and... more

• Will British legal education be left behind?

  Oct 21 2011 Here is an interesting article about the relative strength in the market for British legal education. The article points out that London the world's top... more

• Where do the graduates go? Indian survey shows recruitment pattern

  Oct 12 2011 Bar & Bench has conducted a survey to determine the recruitment patter for 371 law school graduates from leading law schools in India; NLSIU, Bangalore; NALSAR,... more

• Three US law schools trim class sizes in response to tough job market

  Jun 27 2011 Three US law schools have announced plans to cut down their class sizes in response to the tough job market for qualified lawyers. Creighton University School of Law... more

• Young lawyers training programme kicks off at NLU Delhi

  Jun 27 2011 The Union Law Ministry has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Advocates Training Programme to train young advocates practicing in Magistrate and Munsif courts. Announcing... more

• Interview with Dr. Gurjeet Singh, Director General of India's youngest national law school

  Jun 03 2011 Bar & Bench conducted an interview with Dr. Gurjeet Singh, the Director General of the National Law School & Judicial Academy Assam (NLS & JAA) about his aim for the... more

• Two US law schools reduce admissions: “It is the ethical and moral thing to do”

  Mar 15 2011 A range of commentators have criticised US law schools for offering expensive education that offers no guarantee of a legal career in a tough economic climate. Though... more

• Moily inaugurates CLEA and talks of 14 more national law schools

  Jan 31 2011 The Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) held a two-day conference, in association with the National law School of India University (NLSIU, Bangalore) over... more

• Delhi HC: If jailed politicians can race elections ordinary prisoner can pursue studies

  Dec 14 2010 The Delhi High Court decided to allow an accused doctor to pursue her studies as right to education is our fundamental right. When jailed politicians can contest... more

• Critical Overview of the Higher Education and Research Bill, 2010

  Nov 15 2010 The Ministry of Human Resource Development (“MHRD”) has initiated a number of reforms in the education sector, more particularly in the field of higher education. The... more

• Law students angry over the false promise of law school

  Nov 01 2010 During the recession law school increased in popularity, with the number of LSAT takers climbing 20.5 per cent between 2007 and 2009, and law schools seeing more... more

• Setting standards for legal education around he world

  Oct 21 2010 Legal educators from India, China, Japan and France spoke at Harvard Law School last, discussing the challenges they face in regulating the number of law students and... more

• Georgia State named 'best value' US law school

  Sep 30 2010 While the recent recession has slowed hiring at many law firms, costs of tuition and costs of living continue to rise. Law students are therefore beginning to look... more

• Rankings for best value law schools in the US

  Aug 18 2010 The National Jurist has named the 60 best value law schools in its preLaw magazine. These rankings represent a departure from other lists because they do not focus... more

• Who should regulate law schools in India?

  Aug 10 2010 The Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) and Ministry of Law and Justice (along with Ministry of Health) are at loggerheads over taking reigns of legal... more

• Too much legal education?

  Aug 05 2010 Many law students think there’s too much legal education. In U.S. law schools. Students regularly question whether the third year of law school is really necessary and... more

• Legal education must change

  Apr 28 2010 Law firms have had to make some big changes in response to the global financial crisis. But the legal education industry has not made any discernible changes to the... more

• Yale Teaches University of Paris Lesson in Law as France Demurs

  Dec 14 2007 It isn't easy for corporate law firms to find qualified law-school graduates in the land of Montesquieu, one of the founders of modern Western legal theory. ``Because... more