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07-01-08
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National Law Journal: Fathers seek work-life balance, too
Incoming Equal Justice Works Fellow Phoebe Taubman discusses a recent survey of students at New York University School of Law about work-life balance.
Boston Globe: Stopping Google
Former Equal Justice Works Fellow and Electronic Frontier Foundation lawyer Kevin Bankston and others comment on privacy protection and Google use.
Chicago Lawyer: Lawyers take on new roles
Lawyers are taking on new roles in their law firms to strengthen their firms’ commitments to diversity, pro bono and professional development.
Boston Globe: Detainee fight gets bigger, costlier
Since 2004, lawyers with Wilmer Hale have provided 35,448 billable hours of legal help, worth an estimated $17 million, to terrorist suspects held without charge at Guantanamo Bay.
New York Times: Op-Ed: Mississippi’s misplaced priorities
Congress is finally asking hard questions about Mississippi’s handling of $5 billion in emergency federal aid that was supposed to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Inside Higher Education: Diversity meets data at George Mason Law
Law schools seek to achieve both diversity and academic prestige.
Chronicle of Higher Education: College Cost Reduction Act saves students thousands of dollars, group finds
A recent report concludes that the CCRAA offers “meaningful help” to students who take out Stafford loans.
Higher Ed Blog Watch: A cause for celebration
Borrowers taking out a subsidized Stafford Loan after July 1 will have a fixed interest rate of 6.0 percent, 0.8 percentage points lower than available today.
Chronicle of Higher Education: 'U.S. News' considers steps to prevent law schools from 'gaming' the rankings
The proposal has sparked debate about the value of rankings and how some law schools appear to be trying to manipulate them.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
University of Maryland: Dean Karen Rothenberg to step down at end of the academic year.
The Path to Becoming a Public Defender: Free mini conference for law students interested in indigent criminal defense representation on July 26, 2008, in Washington, DC.
Just released: Rehabilitating Lawyers. Equal Justice Works’ Cait Clarke contributes to this collection on therapeutic jurisprudence for criminal law practice.
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