Students with ambitions of becoming lawyers are often told to apply to law schools in the city or state where they want to live because legal communities are tight-knit and firm partners are loyal to local schools at hiring time. ...

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The Maryland July bar exam hit historic lows both in the number of people who took the exam and the number of passers, according to figures released Monday by the State Board of Law Examiners. Some 782 people sat for ...

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More than a dozen professors from the two Maryland law schools have joined colleagues across the country asking the U.S. Senate not to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

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Both Maryland law schools are welcoming larger classes of students this fall, signaling a renewed interest among prospective lawyers that wavered in recent years.

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Business at the immigration clinics at Maryland’s two law schools has been brisk.

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It’s 2018, yet the legal industry is facing a “gigantic” female talent drain, according to a partially released recent study commissioned by the American Bar Association, as women are leaving the profession in larger numbers and quicker than men.

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The Erin Levitas Initiative for Sexual Assault Prevention will draw from two UM Carey Law programs: the Gender Violence Clinic and the Center for Dispute Resolution.

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The number of people who passed Maryland’s February bar exam hit a 47-year low, with just a 38 percent passage rate overall.

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The American Bar Association is entertaining a bold question for a profession known for its exams: Should standardized tests be required for admission to law school?

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The five firms also will be on an advisory board for the school's IP program and give presentations and provide educational programing for startups and entrepreneurs.

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