- John Garvey, who served as dean of Boston College Law School for 11 years, will be the new president of the Catholic University of America in Washington, New York Lawyer reports. Garvey began the law school’s first LL.M. program and established the Center for Human Rights and International Justice. Boston Collge has not yet chosen Garvey’s replacement.
- The University of Maine School of Law is considering an expansion in light of its 66 percent increase in applications this year, as reported by the Portland Press Herald. The school has begun a study to determine whether it can handle a 30 to 40 percent increase in enrollment and/or an expansion of its building. Usually receiving 700 to 800 applications every year, the law school received 1,168 for the fall 2010 school year. Besides the clear impact of the economic downturn and job market, the increase in applications can also be attributed to the law school’s strengthening its outreach this year, plus its comparatively lower tuition—$20,670 for residents and $31,500 for nonresidents. The Maine law school, the only one in the state, will enroll about 100 new students for the fall, a slight increase over its usual enrollment.
- Georgetown University Law Center has appointed William Treanor as its executive vice president and dean, according to New York Lawyer. Treanor has served as dean of Fordham University School of Law since 2002, focusing on fundraising and global programs, among other achievements.
- Lois Kimbol from the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group stresses the importance of preparedness when entering law school, in an article for The Legal Intelligencer. She highlights mentoring as a vital tool in easing the transition, and urges young lawyers to seek out incoming law students and share their experiences. For those in the Philadelphia area starting law school in the fall, PDLG is hosting a boot camp in order to introduce the law school experience and better prepare them for life as a 1L.
- As reported by Above the Law, the University of Michigan Law School is now posting job prospects in India for its students. With the legal job market’s current status, this may not come as a big surprise, but as Elie Mystal writes, “If you go to a top ten law school and end up having to go to India to find work, your law school shouldn’t just forgive all your debts—it should forgive all your debts and furnish you with a public apology.”
- In another post, Mystal criticizes the droves of people applying to law school, highlighting the fact that Duke Law School has turned away all of its waitlisted applicants, but has offered them to apply early for the 2011 year. As Mystal points out, “If demand for legal education keeps up like this, then the cost of legal education will continue to rise. If law schools keep pumping out graduates, then the oversupply of lawyers should keep salaries flat, or deflated.” Seems like an ongoing cycle with no end in sight.
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