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from Brian Dalton, Breaking Media Director of Research The ATL School and Firm Insiders Survey asks self-identified current students, alumni, and practicing lawyers to rate major aspects of life at their law school (academics, social life, clinical training, career services, financial aid advising) and/or law firm (compensation, hours, morale, culture, training). We then translate these ratings into letter grades, where the mean score for each particular ratings category is the equivalent of a “B.” * Talk about a Friday news dump! In case you missed these high-profile rulings, Amanda Knox was acquitted of murder charges in Italy (for the second time), and Ellen Pao lost her discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins. [WSJ Law Blog ] * Use this slideshow to compare how North Carolina law schools are doing in terms of job placement. Duke was on top, and NCCU was dead last. Bonus: There were very few school-funded jobs to strip out of the data the numbers were just that bad on their own. [Triad Business Journal ] * LSAC doesn t want to to adopt new disability accommodations for the LSAT because they show a complete disregard for the importance of standardized testing conditions. It d rather show a complete disregard for applicants disabilities. [National Law Journal ] * Widener? I hardly know her! Thanks to the ABA, this saying has new meaning in legal circles. With the law school regulator s blessing, Widener Law s Delaware and Harrisburg campuses will officially become two separate schools effective July 1. [News Journal ] * Following blowback over the state s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Indiana Governor Mike Pence says he ll push for legislation clarifying that the controversial law isn t intended to support discrimination against the LGBT community. Suuure. [Indy Star ] / Mar 30, 2015 at 9:07 AM
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