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• University of Pennsylvania tops law school ranking

  Feb 29 2012 The National Law Journal has ranked the top 50 US law schools based on the percentage of graduates who took jobs in the country’s biggest 250 firms by headcount.... more

• US Prof ranks law schools according to how many partners they produce

  Aug 10 2011 Professor Ted Seto of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles has surveyed the largest 250 law firms in the US to ascertain which law schools produce the most partners. The... more

• US News law school rankings are out: Yale retains the top spot

  Apr 06 2011 Much awaited US News law school rankings are out. Yale retains the top slot in the overall rankings, while Harvard is the favourite for recruiters. Here is the link... 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

• Harvard Law School quietly changes grading system

  Sep 21 2010 Last year, Harvard Law School changed its grading system, abandoning letter grading in favour of the broader categories High Pass, Pass, Low Pass and Fail. Many... more

• Woman Power in US SC: Former Harvard Law School Dean nominated as Judge; Preeta Bansal may be next Solicitor General

  May 10 2010 Former Dean of Harvard Law School and Solicitor General Elena Kagan has been nominated as the 112th Judge of the Supreme Court of United States reported New York... more

• Harvard Law stops tuition-free program for public service

  Dec 03 2009 Harvard Law School will stop offering a year of free tuition to students who go into public service law after graduation, Law School Dean Martha Minow announced. The... more

• Even Harvard law graduates struggle as firms cut offers

  Sep 25 2009 Many students entering their final year at top law schools like Harvard and NYU, haven’t landed the full-time jobs they would normally have claimed by now, a... more

• Yale, North Dakota, Stanford top judicial clerkship feeder schools

  Sep 07 2009 Yale Law School tops the clerkship list published by US News, with 37% of graduates in federal clerkships, followed by North Dakota (25%), Stanford (23%), Harvard... more

• Harvard Law tells students: Don’t panic!

  Jul 16 2009 Harvard Law students preparing to enter their second- and third-year this fall remain concerned, but not discouraged, Mark Weber, the school’s assistant dean for... more

• Harvard poised to take Yale in U.S. News rankings?

  Oct 21 2008 More money in budget coffers, a popular dean and a successful hiring spree are three of the changes that have prompted speculators to suggest that Harvard University... more

• Law school donations soar as Harvard lands $48m haul

  Jan 30 2008 Top US law schools are reporting record-breaking donations that are helping to cover tuition costs, hire faculty and promote public interest programs, writes the... more

• Pakistani chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry to receive Harvard Law School 'Medal of Freedom'

  Nov 15 2007 Following last week's military crackdown in Pakistan and the detention of hundreds of lawyers, the Harvard Law School Association has decided to award Pakistani Chief... more

• Major US law schools revamp curricula

  Nov 12 2007 Many law schools around the country have recently decided to change their academic curricula. Some have changed first-year requirements, added interdisciplinary... more