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• Student debt will reach an average of $210,796 in 2015, says LST

  May 16 2012 Law School Transparency, a group dedicated to improving consumer information concerning the value of legal education, has updated its estimates of the amount of... more

• Hastings College of Law cuts admissions

  May 08 2012 The University of California Hastings College of Law has decided to admit 20% less students this year, as part of an effort to shift legal education to better respond... more

• UK College of Law sold to private equity firm

  May 01 2012 The College of Law in the UK has been sold to Montagu Private Equity for £200 million, with the proceeds to be paid into a newly-founded Legal Education Foundation,... more

• Chairman of the Bar Counsel of India nears end of term

  Apr 16 2012 The Chairman of the Bar Counsel of India is set to end his current term on 16 April without seeking re-election. Ashok Parija took over the role from former chair... more

• 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

• Qatar should adopt legal education standards, says expert

  Mar 20 2012 Qatar and other Gulf states must adopt standards for legal and judicial education to support the influx of foreign investment in the region, Robert Musgrove, chief... 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

• US student loans are becoming a big problem

  Aug 19 2011 The folks over at Above the Law predict an imminent student loan default crisis as a result of high tuition costs and poor job prospects faced by graduates. “For many... more

• NY State Bar Assn pushes for more practical legal education

  Aug 08 2011 According to the New York State Bar Association, US legal education puts too much emphasis in theoretical knowledge and does not equip lawyers with the practical... more

• White & Case and Jindal Law School join hands to build up legal education programs

  May 27 2011 Global law firm White & Case and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University have joined forces to develop executive and continuing legal... more

• Pune Law School in India - a waste of resources?

  May 06 2011 The ambitious plan of the University of Pune to start a law school on the lines of the National Law School (NLS) is yet to see the light of the day. A four-storey... more

• Student sues LPC provider for failing to prepare her for exams

  Feb 08 2011 A former student is suing the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, where she studied for the Legal Practice Course, after she failed the exam. Maria Abramova, a... more

• UK College of Law offers a law degree at a high price

  Feb 03 2011 The College of Law in the UK has announced that it will offer a law degree. The dgree will take just two years to complete, and will carry fees of £18,000 - nearly... more

• Chief Justice of India initiates review of the National Law School of India University

  Jan 18 2011 The Chief Justice of India had appointed a School Review Commission to review the 24-year old National Law School of India University (NLSIU, Bangalore). The School... more

• Think tank calls for reform of UK legal education

  Dec 29 2010 Legal education and solicitor training in the UK is in need of major reform, according to The Legal Services Institute, the policy think tank funded by The College of... more

• Columbia Law School follows trend to introduce accelerated JD/MBA

  Dec 23 2010 Columbia Law School has announced the introduction of an accelerated J.D./MBA joint degree program, allowing students to obtain both a J.D. and MBA within three years.... more

• Education tribunals to adjudicate disputes in India

  Aug 25 2010 After a spate of litigations and suits against the Bar Council of India regarding the Bar exam and other disputes which adversely affect the students, the Union... more

• American Bar Association considers accrediting foreign law schools

  Aug 23 2010 The American Bar Association is considering whether to accredit law schools outside of the USA, and has put together a committee to investigate the issue ahead of a... more

• What’s Next in the Law? How will the Bar Exam affect Indian Legal Education?

  Aug 19 2010 Which direction will Indian law schools take? Now that we have a bar exam, will they start teaching their students with the bar exam in mind? Or will they continue... more

• Indian Law Ministry wants control of powers given to the Bar Council of India

  Aug 17 2010 The ongoing war between the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (HRD) and the Law Ministry sees no respite. According to a report by the Hindustan Times,... 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

• Indian Law Minister highlights importance of legal education

  Jul 27 2010 The Indian Law Minister's column in Indian Express on legal Education said: “Legal education is a vital link in the creation of knowledge concepts as well as in the... more

• IDIA initiative finds favour with Law Ministry and a few law firm Partners: Lawyers’ Social Responsibility?

  Jul 02 2010 The Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) initiative started by Professor Shamnad Basheer (pictured) from the National University of... more

• Prime Minister and Law Minister on Second Generation Reforms in Legal Education

  May 03 2010 “We do have a small number of dynamic and outstanding law schools, but I am afraid they remain islands of excellence amidst a sea of institutionalized mediocrity,”... more