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Top Law School Accidentally Sends Out Hundreds Of Erroneous Acceptance Letters

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William & Mary Law School just made a pretty big mistake when it comes to admissions for its incoming class of law students. Earlier this week, more than 400 people who had applied to W&M received the exciting news that they’d been accepted to the Top 50 law school.

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Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges

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The post Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges appeared first on Above the Law. It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges.

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A ‘Preview’ Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings (2025)

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Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which usually occurs sometime in March. News places a 10% weight on law school admissions in the overall ranking. Sounds great, right?

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New Law School Gets American Bar Association Approval

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Which law school recently earned provisional accreditation from theAmerican Bar Association? Hint: The university has been around since 1968, but the law school accepted its inaugural class for the Fall 2023. The post New Law School Gets American Bar Association Approval appeared first on Above the Law.

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Reese Witherspoon, Who ‘Definitely Did Not Go To Law School,’ Selected As Jury Foreman Because Of ‘Legally Blonde’ Role

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’ They were like, You went to law school.’ I definitely did not go to law school, I didnt finish college. I played a lawyer in a movie once but they fully made me the foreman and I started realizing people dont know much about the law. And they all unanimously are like, Her.’

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This Law School Admissions Cycle Will Be Incredibly Tough Thanks To Surge In ‘Really Strong’ Applicants

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There will be some very high quality candidates who arent getting into any law school this yearbut the caliber of law students in this incoming class is going to be very high and really, really strong at all schools across the board.

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The Best Law Schools For Practical Training (2025)

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A common complaint practicing lawyers have is that while law schools cost a fortune, they simply dont teach the most essential skill needed for professional competency. Without further ado, according to preLaw Magazine, these are the top 10 best law schools for practical training: Northeastern Baylor St.