Ateneo Law School grads lead 1,913 Bar exam 2011 passers | Ateneo Law School

Ateneo Law School grads lead 1,913 Bar exam 2011 passers | Ateneo Law School

A graduate of the Ateneo Law School emerged first among the 1,913 examinees who passed the 2011 Bar examinations held last November. Two other Ateneo graduates made it to the top ten, outnumbering any other school.

Those who passed comprise 31.95 percent of the 5,990 law graduates who took the test — the second highest passin rate gsince 2000 — and substantially higher than 2010's 20.26 percent. Notably, no UP Law graduates made it to the top ten. In the 2010 bar exams, three UP grads made it to the magic ten.

Two graduates of San Beda College law school were among the top ten, the only other school with more than one graduate on the hallowed list, an honor they will carry throughout their careers as lawyers.
Raoul Angelo Atadero from Ateneo Law School emerged on top with 85.536 percent score.

Others in the Top 10 are:

2.  Luz Danielle Bolong (Ateneo Law School) - 84.5563

3.  Cherry Rafal-Roble (Arellano University) - 84.4550

4.  Rosemil Banaga (Notre Dame University) - 84.1226

5.  Christian Louie Gonzales (University of Sto. Tomas) - 84.0938

6.  Ivan Bandal (Silliman University) - 84.0901

7.  Eireene Xina Acosta (San Beda College) - 84.0663

8.  Irene Marie Qua (Ateneo Law School) - 84.0575

9.  Elaine Marie Laceda (FEU-DLSU) - 84.0401

10. Rodolfo Aquino  (San Beda College) - 83.7276

Photos of the Top 10 examinees who passed the 2011 Bar exams was released by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Three are Ateneo law graduates. SCPIO

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Indiana Cyberbullying Law Less Comprehensive Than Many Other States | StateImpact Indiana | Cyberbullying Laws Indiana

Indiana Cyberbullying Law Less Comprehensive Than Many Other States | StateImpact Indiana | Cyberbullying Laws Indiana

Education Week has an article which raises the question: how much control should schools have over a student’s internet identity? Should schools be able to intervene when a child’s online activities outside of school interfere with another student or is that protected speech?

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the school discipline of a student who allegedly bullied a classmate with an Internet page describing her as a “slut” with herpes.

“Such harassment and bullying is inappropriate and hurtful and … it must be taken seriously by school administrators in order to preserve an appropriate pedagogical environment,” said the unanimous opinion by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in Richmond, Va.

The decision is one of several in recent months by federal appeals courts grappling with cases involving students who create Web pages ridiculing school administrators or fellow students. One court backed administrators in a case, while another largely sided with students.

The 4th Circuit case involves Kara Kowalski, who was disciplined for creating a MySpace page targeting another student at Musselman High School in Berkeley County, W.Va.

Interestingly, as Indiana’s cyberbullying law is currently worded it is perfectly legal to set up websites that target a specific person. The statute bans people from using the internet to send an offensive or profane message to someone, but establishing a website does not necessarily involve directly communicating with the target.

This may be the result of how the legislation was written. Lawmakers essentially added internet communication to an existing bill which regulated harassment using telephones, telegrams, and CB radios. All of these means of communication require a specific sender and receiver. One person makes the call and another receives the call.

But the internet doesn’t work that way. A website is created. Then it sits there waiting to seen. If it is promoted, then it may come to the attention of the person it was intended to insult. However, it might not.

Many other state’s have laws specifically allowing schools to monitor and regulate internet communication between students in all of its forms. Whether that be via email or through the creation of a website. As it now stands, Indiana does not. Read More

State Cyberstalking, Cyberharassment and Cyberbullying Laws | The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) | Cyberbullying Laws Indiana

State Cyberstalking, Cyberharassment and Cyberbullying Laws | The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) | Cyberbullying Laws Indiana

Overview

Many states have enacted "cyberstalking" or "cyberharassment" laws or have laws that explicitly include electronic forms of communication within more traditional stalking or harassment laws. In addition, recent concerns about protecting minors from online bullying or harassment have led states to enact "cyberbullying" laws. This chart identifies only state laws that include specific references to electronic communication. However, other state laws may still apply to those who harass, threaten or bully others online, although specific language may make the laws easier to enforce. This chart classifies the various state laws addressing these three different types of online behaviors, as described below.

Cyberstalking. Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet, email or other electronic communications to stalk, and generally refers to a pattern of threatening or malicious behaviors. Cyberstalking may be considered the most dangerous of the three types of Internet harassment, based on a posing credible threat of harm. Sanctions range from misdemeanors to felonies.

Cyberharassment. Cyberharassment differs from cyberstalking in that it is generally defined as not involving a credible threat. Cyberharassment usually pertains to threatening or harassing email messages, instant messages, or to blog entries or websites dedicated solely to tormenting an individual. Some states approach cyberharrassment by including language addressing electronic communications in general harassment statutes, while others have created stand-alone cyberharassment statutes.

Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying and cyberharassment are sometimes used interchangeably, but for the purposes of this chart, cyberbullying is used for electronic harassment or bullying among minors within a school context. Recent cyberbullying legislation reflects a trend of makaing school districts the policy enforcers of such misconduct. As a result, statutes establish the infrastructure for schools to handle this issue by amending existing school anti-bullying policies to include cyberbullying or electronic harassment among school age children. The majority of these state laws establish sanctions for all forms of cyberbullying on school property, school busses and official school functions. However, some have also extended sanctions to include cyberbullying activities that originate off-campus, believing that activities off-campus can have a chilling and disruptive effect on children's learning environment. The sanctions for cyberbullying range from school/parent interventions to misdemeanors and felonies with detention, suspension, and expulsion in between. Some of these laws promote Internet safety education or curricula that covers cyberbullying. Read More

Phil Weiser Named Dean of Colorado Law | University of Colorado Boulder, CU-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore

Phil Weiser Named Dean of Colorado Law | University of Colorado Boulder, CU-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore

The University of Colorado Boulder today announced the appointment of Philip J. Weiser, senior advisor for technology and innovation to the National Economic Council at the White House, as dean of the University of Colorado Law School. CU-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore said Weiser will begin his duties as dean on July 1, 2011.

“I am delighted today to name as the next dean of CU’s esteemed law school a legal scholar, a public servant and a great thinker and innovator: Phil Weiser,” said CU-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore. “Phil has amassed a critical body of legal scholarship and has distinguished himself as a researcher, a teacher, and a leader. His work in technology law has made him a seminal figure in that discipline, his leadership in building the Silicon Flatirons Center represents a very significant accomplishment, and I look forward to the energy, imagination and vision he will bring in leading Colorado Law.”

Weiser joined the CU-Boulder faculty as a professor of law and telecommunications in 1999. Prior to joining the White House, Weiser served as the deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Weiser took that post in July 2009, taking a leave of absence from the University of Colorado Law School where he served as a professor of law, associate dean for research, and the executive director and founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, a nationally recognized telecommunications powerhouse that elevates the debate around technology issues, facilitates networking and the development of “human capital” in the Colorado technology community, as well as across the country.

“I am honored by this appointment,” said Weiser. “Over the years I have enjoyed the opportunity to work with and learn from the Colorado Law family—its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters. I am both humbled and excited by the opportunity to lead this community in the years ahead.”

Before joining the CU-Boulder law faculty, Weiser served as senior counsel to the assistant attorney general at the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division from 1996 to 1998, law clerk to Justices Byron R. White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Supreme Court from September 1995 to August 1996, and law clerk to Judge David Ebel at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver from September 1994 to August 1995. He received his law degree from New York University School of Law and his bachelor's from Swarthmore College.

Weiser replaces David Getches, who is returning to teaching after eight years as head of the law school. Under Dean Getches’ leadership, financing and construction of the $46 million Wolf Law Building was completed and the academic offerings at the law school have been greatly expanded. New programs include an endowed Experiential Learning Program, three Master of Laws degrees, three legal clinics, three certificates and eight dual-degrees.

“I want to thank David Getches for his strong leadership over the last eight years,” said Moore. “Today, CU’s law school is academically sound, a national leader in a variety of legal disciplines, and positioned as one of the nation’s great law schools. It is a great resource for the people of Colorado, and David is one of the key reasons why.” Read More

Colorado Law :: Deans Message | Dean Phil Weiser, Dean Phil Weiser is the Dean of the Law School

Colorado Law :: Deans Message | Dean Phil Weiser, Dean Phil Weiser is the Dean of the Law School

Dean Phil Weiser is the Dean of the Law School, Thompson Professor of Law, and Executive Director and Founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado. Dean Weiser re-joined the Colorado faculty in June, 2011. From April 2010-June 2011, he served as the Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation to the National Economic Council Director at the White House. From July 2009-April 2010, he served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.

Since first joining the CU faculty in 1999, Dean Weiser has worked to establish a national center of excellence in telecommunications and technology law, founding the Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship as well as writing and teaching in the areas of competition policy, innovation policy, and Internet policy. Over the last ten years, Weiser has co-authored three books (The Jury and Democracy: How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation (Oxford University Press 2010), Telecommunications Law and Policy (Carolina Academic Press 2006), and Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age (MIT Press 2005)), written numerous articles (in both law journals and publications such as the Washington Post and Foreign Affairs), and testified before both houses of Congress. He also remained engaged in public service, arguing a number of pro bono cases before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, co-chairing the Colorado Innovation Council, and serving as the lead agency reviewer for the Federal Trade Commission as part of the 2008 Presidential Transition.

Prior to joining the Colorado Law faculty, Dean Weiser served as senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division at the United States Department of Justice, advising him primarily on telecommunications matters. Before his appointment at the Justice Department, Weiser served as a law clerk to Justices Byron R. White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the United States Supreme Court and to Judge David Ebel at the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Weiser graduated with high honors from both the New York University School of Law and Swarthmore College. Read More

CU Law — University of Colorado Law School Dean Expands Facutly

CU Law — University of Colorado Law School Dean Expands Facutly

University of Colorado Law School Dean, Phil Weiser, has filled one position and added another in his first few weeks on the job. Weiser chose Todd Rogers to fill the Assistant Dean of Career Development position and Michael Spivey to fill the newly created Assistant Dean of Outreach and Engagement position.

Upholding one of his promises as incoming Dean, Phil Weiser has filled a pivotal position and added another full-time leadership position to the University of Colorado Law School’s career resources. Starting September 19, Todd Rogers returns to Colorado Law to assume the position of Assistant Dean of Career Development and on August 11, Michael Spivey will fill the newly created position of Assistant Dean of Outreach and Engagement.

“I made a promise to the faculty and students when I was interviewing for this position that I would make career development a top priority,“ said Dean Weiser. “I am thrilled that we were able to attract such highly respected professionals and give our students and alumni the career support they deserve. Now, the real work begins and I’m glad that Todd and Mike are here to help me implement my vision for Colorado Law.”

As Assistant Dean of Career Development, Rogers will lead the Career Development Office (CDO). Rogers joins Colorado Law from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he has been the Assistant Dean of Career Services since July 2007. Prior to that, he served as a Director of Career Services from 2003 to June 2007. His leadership resulted in top student satisfaction ratings for the school’s career services office, where he served as the primary career counselor for more than 500 law students.

Rogers received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he graduated with honors. He also has a B.A. in Business Administration from Trinity University. Before working at the University of Kansas School of Law, Rogers worked for one year in the Colorado Law CDO. Prior to that, he worked as a briefing attorney in the Texas Court of Appeals and as an associate attorney at Lathrop & Gage LLP in Kansas City, Missouri.

Spivey, as Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, will focus his efforts on cultivating external relationships with employers, alumni, and others who support the law school. Working closely with Dean Weiser, Spivey will focus on increasing employer awareness of Colorado Law students and alumni.

Spivey has been the Assistant Dean for Career Services, Strategy and Marketing at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis since June 2008. In this capacity, he oversaw the career service operations of Washington Law, which included placing more than 1,000 students each year.

Prior to working at Washington Law, Spivey worked at Vanderbilt University Law School for more than eight years. He was the Associate Director of Admissions from 2005 to 2008 before being recruited by renowned Law Dean Kent Syverud to lead the Career Services Office at Washington University Law School. Spivey comes to Colorado Law with a B.A. in Philosophy from Vanderbilt and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Alabama. He is currently a candidate for his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University.

“This exciting team structure reflects the deep commitment and intensive efforts of Dean Weiser to build on the foundation laid by David Getches and to devote additional resources to supporting students in intentionally and proactively designing their careers,” said Whiting Dimock Leary, Senior Assistant Dean for Students, who will support and work closely with the CDO team. “We are committed to helping all students find a path to fulfilling employment, and Todd and Mike will be key leaders in pursuing that strategy.”

University of Colorado Law School

Established in 1892, the University of Colorado Law School (www.colorado.edu/law) is a top 25 public law school located at the base of the inspiring Rocky Mountains. Colorado Law’s 500 students, selected from among the statistically best applicants in the nation, represent 100 undergraduate institutions with a variety of diverse backgrounds. The school has dual degree programs in business, environmental studies, telecommunications, and public affairs. With a low faculty-to-student ratio, its highly published faculty is dedicated to interacting with students inside and outside the classroom. The school’s 8 clinics and 4 centers focus on areas of strength, including natural resources and environmental, American Indian, juvenile and family, telecommunications policy, and sustainable energy law. Colorado Law’s graduates are leaders in their profession and committed to public interest work. Read More

Indiana Cyberbullying Law Less Comprehensive Than Many Other States | Musselman High School in Berkeley County

Indiana Cyberbullying Law Less Comprehensive Than Many Other States | Musselman High School in Berkeley County

Indiana’s cyberbullying law is currently worded it is perfectly legal to set up websites that target a specific person. The statute bans people from using the internet to send an offensive or profane message to someone, but establishing a website does not necessarily involve directly communicating with the target.

This may be the result of how the legislation was written. Lawmakers essentially added internet communication to an existing bill which regulated harassment using telephones, telegrams, and CB radios. All of these means of communication require a specific sender and receiver. One person makes the call and another receives the call.

But the internet doesn’t work that way. A website is created. Then it sits there waiting to seen. If it is promoted, then it may come to the attention of the person it was intended to insult. However, it might not.

Many other state’s have laws specifically allowing schools to monitor and regulate internet communication between students in all of its forms. Whether that be via email or through the creation of a website. Read More

History of (AUSL) Arellano University School of Law | Colleges Universities Scholarships List | Arellano Law Foundation | Filipino Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Arellano Law Dean

History of (AUSL) Arellano University School of Law | Colleges Universities Scholarships List | Arellano Law Foundation | Filipino Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Arellano Law Dean

Established in 1938, through the effort of Dr. Florentino Cayco, Sr., Arellano University School of Law formed the nucleus of Arellano University.

Named after the first Filipino Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Cayetano S. Arellano, the original school was located in historic Intramuros, where classes were held until the 1945 Battle of Manila.

A few months later, classes were resumed in an old Spanish-type building along Legarda Street in Sampaloc. It was the first law school opened after the World War II, boasting of a strong faculty lineup, among them Fred Ruiz Castro, who was later to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Ruperto G. Martin, Jose Vitug and Antonio Barredo, who were later on appointed Justices of the same court. It also had an active student population that was in the thick of every burning issue at the time.

In 1948, the school was moved to Plaza Guipit, along with the other colleges of Arellano University. In 1955, the school was relocated back to its old site in Legarda, but this time housed in a modern four-storey concrete building.

The first 40 years of existence of the Arellano University School of Law produced graduates who topped the bar examinations, including former Congressman Francisco Sumulong, Dean Mariano M. Magsalin, Sr., the late Congressman Jose Zafra, and businessman Augusto Syjuco. Other legal luminaries who graduated from the School were the late Court of Appeals Justice Ramon Gaviola, the late former Arellano University President Florentino Cayco, Jr., bankers/finance professionals Hermilo Rodis, Eliseo P. Ocampo, Manuel Abrogar, III and Antonio de las Alas, Jr., insurance executive Domingo R. Sioson, Police General Manuel Roxas and Manila Police Chief Gerardo Tamayo.

The first Dean of the Arellano Law College was Vicente Sinco, who served from 1938 to 1940, and who later became President of the University of the Philippines. He was succeeded by Francisco Capistrano, a civil law expert who sat as Member of the Civil Code Commission that revised the old civil code and later became a Justice of the Court of Appeals. He served from 1940 to 1956. He was succeeded by civilist Enrique Voltaire Garcia, who served as Dean until 1962. Manila councilor and bar placer Mariano M. Magsalin, Sr. assumed the deanship in 1963, holding it until 1978.

In 1979, Arellano University turned over the management of the school to the Arellano Law Foundation and in 1997, the agreement between Arellano University and the Arellano Law Foundation was amended to grant full fiscal autonomy to the Foundation.

Arellano Law Foundation is a non-profit, non-stock organization established by alumni and faculty members of Arellano University for the purpose of contributing to the upgrading of the standards legal profession and to the efficient, fair, and honest administration of justice. Its major project in the attainment of this objective is the operation of Arellano University School of Law .

Upon its organization in 1978, the Foundation was privileged to have Supreme Court Justice Ruperto Martin as the first Chairman of its Board of Trustees, with Dean Mariano Magsalin, Sr. as Vice Chairman and Arellano University School of Law cum laude graduate, businessman and law practitioner Eliseo P. Ocampo as Executive Director. Upon his retirement, Justice Martin was replaced by Dean Magsalin as Chairman, who served until his untimely demise in 1992. Arellano University Chairman and President Florentino Cayco, Jr. then took over as Chairman of the Foundation. In April 1995 Chairman Cayco died and was replaced by Dean Antonio Eduardo Nachura, with Paulino F. Cayco as Co-Chairman. Dean Mariano Magsalin, Jr. was appointed Executive Director of the Foundation, a position he held up to 2007. At present, Atty. Gabriel P. dela Peña serves as Executive Director of the Foundation.

The first dean of the Law School under Foundation management was bar first-placer and Harvard Master of Laws graduate Rodolfo D. Robles. Due to pressing business commitments, Dean Robles had to go on an indefinite leave. In his absence, Florentino Cayco, Jr., then University Chairman and President, sat as Dean of the College of Law. He was later succeeded by Agriculture Undersecretary Dante Barbosa who served until early 1986. It was from Dean Barbosa that Mariano M. Magsalin, Sr. took over as Dean. Magsalin's term was however, interrupted when he suffered a heart stroke that rendered him temporarily unable to continue with his work. Jose Vitug, now Justice of the Supreme Court, took the helm as Acting Dean in his stead. Mariano M. Magsalin, Sr. subsequently recuperated and, in fact, re-assumed his deanship until his death in 1992. Bar topnotcher Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura was tapped to succeed Magsalin. When Dean Nachura was appointed DECS Undersecretary in November 1994, he had to relinquish the deanship. Mariano F. Magsalin, Jr. then took over as the Dean, a position he held up to the present. At present, Dean Jose R. Sundiang, Sr. serves as law school Dean. Read More

Melbourne Law School : The University of Melbourne | Melbourne Law School - the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne

Melbourne Law School : The University of Melbourne | Melbourne Law School - the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne

Melbourne Law School - the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne - is one of Australia's oldest law schools. It retains a reputation for high quality teaching and research, with approximately 3500 undergraduate and postgraduate students, and a number of Australia's leading legal minds. It is widely regarded as being one of Australia's top law schools, with stringent entry requirements.

The teaching of law at the University of Melbourne began in 1857, when Richard Clarke Sewell was appointed Reader in Law. This was in response to demand from young men wanting to practice law in the colonies, but wanting to stay in Australia to learn. This led to the first degree in law being made available in 1860, and the founding, in 1873, of the Faculty of Law.

The school continued to grow throughout the 19th and 20th century, and underwent its first major transformation with the appointment of Sir Zelman Cowen as Dean in 1951. Sir Zelman shaped the law school after the United States model, reforming teaching, research and academic recruitment. Under his stewardship, full-time academics came to dominate teaching, instead of part-time practitioners. Many prominent international academics were invited to study at the School, and many Australians were given the opportunity to study abroad.

Recent developments in the Law School have seen a shift in emphasis towards postgraduate teaching, which culminated in the 'Melbourne Model', introduced in 2008. Under the Model, the study of law is available to postgraduates only, as part of the 'Juris Doctor' program. Read More

Research The Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law is home to some key research institutes and centres, including:

• The Asian Law Centre
• The Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law
• The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies
• The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation
• The Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law
• The Centre for Resources Energy and Environmental Law
• The Centre for Media and Communications Law
• The Institute for International Law and the Humanities
• The Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia

Faculty of Law, University of Delhi: Bachlor of Laws(LL.B.), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Civil Law (MCL), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and Doctor of Civil Laws (DCL)

Faculty of Law, University of Delhi: Bachlor of Laws(LL.B.), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Civil Law (MCL), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and Doctor of Civil Laws (DCL)

The Faculty of Law was established in 1924 and the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi,Dr.Hari Singh Gaur was its first Dean.The Faculty was initially housed in the Prince's Pavilion in the Old Viceregal Lodge Grounds.It was only in 1963 that the faculty moved to its present location at the Chhatra Marg,University of Delhi, Delhi. Initially, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Degree course was treated as part-time course and the teaching was conducted in the morning. The evening classes along with morning classes for LL.B. started in the year 1942. The teaching for one year Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree started in the year 1944. LL.M. was made a whole-time two year course in the year 1947. As a result of partition of the country in 1947, the rush to the Faculty increased. Two new courses,viz., Degree of Bachelor of Civil Laws (B.C.L.) and Certificate of Proficiency (Law), were made a whole-time course though classes were held both in the morning as well as in the evening. With the enactment of Advocates Act, 1961, the Certificate (Law) course was abolished. The B.C.L. Degree course was discontinued in the year 1966.

The Academic year 1966-67 was marked by two major developments : One, the duration of LL.B. Degree course was increased to three years and two, teaching through case method was introduced. Both these developments were pioneering and unique in the teaching of law for any Indian Law School at the time. Till 1970,both morning and evening classes were being held in the Faculty Building at Chhatra Marg. But to meet the presenting and long standing demand for more seats, an evening Law Centre was established at Mandir Marg, New Delhi in the year 1970, which is currently located at the Main Campus, Chhatra Marg, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007. The evening classes in the Faculty building were discontinued in a phased manner in the next two successive years. However, the demand for more seats led to the establishment of one more evening Law Centre in South Delhi known as Law Centre-II in the building of Atma Ram Sanatan Dharam (ARSD) College, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110021 in the year 1971 where it is currently located. The Faculty originally known as The Campus Law Centre has now been divided into three Law Centres: Campus Law Centre at Chhatra Marg (North Campus), University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, Law Centre-I at Chhatra Marg (North Campus), University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 and Law Centre-II at Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110021.

The Faculty of Law of the University of Delhi was established in the year 1924. The then Vice-Chancellor of the University Dr. Hari Singh Gaur was its first Dean. It was housed in the Prince's Pavilion in the Viceregal Lodge (turned Anthropology Department). In 1963 the Faculty of law moved to its present location on Chhatra Marg, University North Campus, Delhi-110007.

The Bachelor of laws (LL.B.) degree course was, initially, started as a two-year part-time course, teaching being conducted in the morning with ten teachers. In 1942, along with the morning, evening classes were also started. In 1944, the one-year Master of laws (LL.M.) degree course was introduced. In 1947, after Independence and partition of the country, the demand for the study of law increased. It was also time to look beyond the entrenched British model and restructure legal education to meet the demands of a now Independent India clamouring for equality in access to power, respect and knowledge. Lawyers played a major role in the struggle for freedom. They now had to be trained to create & use law as an instrument of social change and, as Nehru put it, to wipe a tear from every eye. In 1947, LL.B. was made a full time course (classes being held both in the morning and evening) and new courses were added. LL.M. was made a whole time two-year course. Two new courses, namely, Certificate of Proficiency (Law) and Bachelor of Civil Laws (B.C.L.) were introduced (later abolished in 1961 and 1966, respectively).

The year 1966 was a turning point in the history of the Faculty of Law and legal education in the country: Dean P.K. Tripathi and his team of dedicated teachers adopted and implemented almost all the recommendations, in the 1964 Report, of the Gajendragadkar Committee on Legal Education (appointed by Vice-Chancellor Dr. C.D. Deshmukh). The two-year LL.B. course was made a three-year (six semester) course with an internal examination at the end of each semester. There were major innovations in the method of teaching: the discussion method of teaching (the Socratic method of teaching) was to be followed and not simply the lecture method where students were merely passive recipients of information. Towards this end, the case method of teaching, with decided cases and other study materials being given to the students in advance, was introduced, which enabled the Delhi Law School to achieve the goal of making students active participants in the learning process, thereby also ensuring an in-depth study of law. Teacher participation in the management of the Law School was ensured through appointment of various committee with elected members.

In 1970, to meet the increasing demand for more evening admissions, evening classes in the Faculty of Law were discontinued and two new evening centres were established: Law Centre-I at Mandir Marg (Currently in the Faculty of Law building) in 1970 and Law Centre-II at Dhaula Kuan in 1971. The Campus Law Centre became an exclusive day Centre. And the admission in these centres is as per merit in entrance exams. Wikipedia

Government Law College, Mumbai | Indian Law Education

Government Law College, Mumbai | Indian Law Education

The legal luminaries who have walked thriugh its portals touch our lives even today. Great man like Lokmanya balgangadhar Tilak (freedom fighter), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (the architect of the indian Constitution); Chief Jutice M. C. Chagla (the first Indian Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court), Sir Motilal Setalvad (the first Attorney General of Independent India), N. A. Palkhiwala and many other Prominent personalities have left their footprints behind for all time to come.

GLC- Courses Offered

Five Year Course

The Five Years Integrated Law Course leading to a B.L.S., LL.B. Degree is a ten-semester full time course. The first and the second year of this course i.e. first four semesters constitute a ‘Pre - Law’ course. The students pursing this course are entitled to B.L.S. (Bachelor of Legal Science) Degree on successful completion of the third year (6th semester) and on successful completion of five years (10th semester) the LL.B. Degree is awarded. There is an examination held by the University of Mumbai at the end of each semester. The LL.B. Degree is will not be conferred unless the candidate has passed in/or cleared all the papers prescribed for each semester in accordance with the provisions relating the semester examination. Performance of each of the student shall be evaluated by the examination conducted at the end of each semester and also the performance in the Practical Training Subjects as per the guidelines issued from time to time by the Bar Council of India.

Three Year Course

The Three Years Law Course leading to the LL.B. Degree is a six-semester full time course. Students who do not wish to practise as Advocates, are eligible for the LL.B. (General) Degree, at the successful completion of the second year (4th semester). On successful completion of three years (6th semester) the LL.B. Degree is awarded. There is an examination held by the University of Mumbai at the end of each semester. The LL.B. Degree is will not be conferred unless the candidate has passed in/or cleared all the papers prescribed for each semester in accordance with the provisions relating the semester examination. Performance of each of the student shall be evaluated by the examination conducted at the end of each semester and also the performance in the Practical Training Subjects as per the guidelines issued from time to time by the Bar Council of India.

L.L.M

The University of Mumbai conducts the course for the LL.M. Degree. The LL. M. degree of the University of Mumbai enables students to develop their interests in many of the major areas of law to which they have been introduced in the LL. B. and also provides opportunities for the study of important specialized areas. The duration of course is two years. A student is permitted to take any two groups out of the eleven groups mentioned below and each paper in the group shall carry 100 marks

Diploma

The University offers Postgraduate Diploma Course in Securities Law. The Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai, recognizing the growing importance of India’s capital markets and in keeping with its pioneering role in Indian legal education, offers a one year Postgraduate Diploma Course in Securities Law.’

GLC- Seats Available

Total number of seats for on academic session is 160. Government Law College has been permitted one additional division of 80 students for 1st year of the 5 year course, from the academic year 2006-07 on unaided basis.

GLC- Admissions

Admission is on the basis of high school grades. Minimum 45% marks is required, when candidate passes his examination in the first attempt and minimum 40% marks required, for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe. The forms for admission are available at the college office. Successful candidates are required to go through an interview on the day of admission. Admissions and collection of academic fees will be made on 18, 19 and 20 June between 9.30 am to 12.00 noon. Candidates must have all their mark sheets and other relevant documents in original for verification. Candidates are also required to submit an eligibility certificate from Mumbai University. However, this can also be done within one week of taking admissions in the college.

GLC- Fee Structure

The total amount of fees payable to the college normally does not exceed Rs 3500 for Indian Nationals. The fees for SC and ST students are lower than that of the normal category. It is notable that the hostel fees is not payable at the college but at the hostel separately. The fees as mentioned above is only the college fees and does not include the costs for accommodation for students who require the hostel facility. The total fees payable for the Hostel facility is about Rs 3200 for each term.

GLC- Infrastructure

A rich library is indicative of a good college. The Government Law College library provides students with extensive facilities to maximize their knowledge in the field of law. It is probably the most frequented section of the college, and most certainly a haven for dedicated law students.

The Harilal J. Kania Memorial Library and Reading Room on the third floor of the college has been a part of this college since 1952. This Reading Room was created from the Harilal J. Kania Memorial Fund, which was instituted to honour the memory of Sir Harilal J. Kania, the first Chief Justice and an ex-student of GLC. This Reading Room can accommodate as many as 200 students at a time.

There are more than 36,000 books in the library. The Library also possesses the original copy of the Indian Penal Code as drafted by Lord Macaulay in the year 1886.

The university offers separate hostel facilities for boys and girls.

GLC- Placements

Started in academic year 1998-99, the Government Law College ‘On Campus Recruitment Programme’ is one of the first and only recruitment programme organized amongst Law Colleges in Bombay. What started with a handful of students today boasts of total strength of 57 dedicated members. The objective at the Placements Committee is to provide good employment opportunities to the students. And for this end the college has endeavored to get the best Law Firms, Corporates and Counsels to recruit our students. Every year the College has a Placement Week during which the prospective employers interview students

GLC- Contact

The Government Law College

‘A’ Road, Churchgate

Mumbai - 400 020 Maharastra - India

Phone :+91 - 22 - 2204 1707

Tele Fax :+91 - 22 - 2285 1315

E-Mail :principal@glc.edu

Government Law College (GLC) - Admission 2011 | Announcements | Law College | AdvocateKhoj

Government Law College (GLC) - Admission 2011 | Announcements | Law College | AdvocateKhoj

Government Law College (GLC) - Admission 2011

Government Law College (GLC) conducts an admission process for admission to its 5 year undergraduate BLS LLB program. After the finishing of 3 years students are awarded BLS degree and after completion of full 5 years they are also given LLB degree. Admission to BLS LLB in Government Law College is based on merit of class 12th marks. Admission process starts soon after the declaration of HSC (class 12th) results. Candidates need to get at least 45% to be eligible to apply for government Law College but for those who get less than 45% but more than 40% an admission exam may be conducted.

Government Law College is a highly reputed and revered institute for law education in the country. The institute has a rich historical heritage being associated with figures like Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak (freedom fighter), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (the architect of the Indian Constitution) Chief Jutice M. C. Chagla (the first Indian Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court), Sir Motilal Setalvad (the first Attorney General of Independent India) and many such other figures.

Alumni from Government Law College has gone on to occupy the highest posts in apex Indian courts therefore getting admission in government Law College is considered to be really prestigious. Alumni from the institute have also gone for higher education in institutes such as Oxford, Harvard etc. Government Law College is situated in Churchgate area of Mumbai. There are different types of career opportunities along with placements that this Institute offers. The Institute also provide several practical based training program along with internships and high opportunities of practice within the Legal System of the country. There are also associated chances of higher education for the candidates.

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates need to acquire atleast 45% aggregate marks in class 12th (HSC) exams of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and HSC exams. Those with less than 45% but more than 40% need to appear for an entrance exam. Students from boards other than Maharashtra need to get atleast 5% more marks than their Maharashtra board counterparts.

Reservation of Seats:

Out of the total number of seats offered by the Institute, 50% of the total seats are reserved for the candidates that belong to the state of Maharashtra. Basically there are three main categories, that the students are divided before undertaking admission test. The first is the General Category that includes candidates who are belonging to the state of Maharashtra that have passed the Higher Secondary Examination belonging to the State Board. The second category is the reserved category that includes reserved seats for candidates that belong to the Maharashtra State. The third as well as the final one is the General based categories that belongs to other state. The candidates that belong to other state and have earned a minimum of 5% marks higher than their State Candidates counterpart.

Selection Criteria:

All the selections are made on the basis of class 12th (HSC) merit of Maharashtra State Board. Students from other boards need to get 5% more marks than Maharashtra board candidates. Students also go through an interview which is just a formality before admission. 50% seats are reserved for Maharashtra reserved category students. There are separate cut-offs for Science & Commerce students. The examination is held on the basis of written ability along with different types of questions that include reasoning, General Knowledge, Legal Aptitude, Comprehension as well as English Language.

Official Address:

The Government Law Colege,

'A' Road, Churchgate

Mumbai - 400 020

Maharastra - India

Phone: +91-22-2204 1707, +91-22-2285 1315

Email: webmaster@glc.edu

Website: www.glc.edu

Top 10 (Ten) Law Schools in the Philippines

Top 10 (Ten) Law Schools in the Philippines

University of the Philippines

The University of the Philippines College of Law is located in the UP Diliman Campus. Established in 1911, the school produced the likes of Philippine Presidents Jose P. Laurel, Manuel Roxas, Ferdinand Marcos and Elpidio Quirino, has produced the largest number of bar topnotchers, recorded one of the highest bar passing rates among law schools in the Philippines and produced no less than 12 Chief Justices of the Philippine Supreme Court.

San Beda College

The San Beda College of Law, founded in 1948 has produced distinguished lawyers senators, justices and judges, and legal luminaries like Retired Justice of the Supreme Court Florenz Regalado. In 2004, the school became the partner of the Philippine Supreme Court and the Philippine Judicial Academy in establishing the Graduate School of Law which offers postgraduate studies on Philippine criminal justice as well as the country’s judicial system. The San Beda College of Law once again got the highest passing percentage in the 2009 Bar Examination at 94.21%. It also produced two top notchers for the same year; Reinier Paul Yebra and Charlene Mae Tapic placing first and second respectively. The main Law School is in Mendiola while the Annex is located in Alabang.

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo Law School opened on June 6, 1936, with Manuel Lim as the first Law Dean. In 1939, the first graduates took the Bar Examinations the law school produced its first bar topnotcher—the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Claudio M. Teehankee. Starting 1991, the school began conferring the degree of Juris Doctor (JD) on all its successful graduates. The JD program combines the core Bar subjects and a masters degree. Today, it is consistent in having the highest bar passing percentage among its graduates and producing bar top notchers.

Far Eastern University

The Far Eastern University Institute of Law (FEU-IL) or FEU Law is located in Sampaloc, Metro Manila, Philippines. Established in 1934 and therefore one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the Philippines, it is alma mater to the likes of former Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court Artemio Panganiban, Tomas P. Matic, Jr., Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 Delegate Jose Nolledo, former Majority House Leader Neptali Gonzales Jr. and Associate Justice of Sandiganbayan Edilberto Sandoval, to name but a few distinguished law graduates. The Institute boasts of having two Philippine Senate Presidents, namely Jovito Salonga and Neptali Gonzales to have served as its Law Deans. In 2003, the Institute teamed up with the De La Salle Graduate School of Business to offer the JD-MBA program, the country’s first graduate dual program in law and business administration in the country.

De La Salle University

The De La Salle Professional Schools and Far Eastern University MBA-JD Dual Degree Program or La Salle/FEU MBA-Law is a dual degree program offered by the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business in partnership with the established Far Eastern University Institute of Law. The program takes after the double degree programs offered in the United States. The school graduated its first batch of law graduates in 2008. The program enjoyed a passing rate of 77% (ranking number 4 among the law schools in terms of passing percentage) and has produced 24 lawyers to date.

Ateneo de Davao University

The Ateneo de Davao University, like the one in Manila, is a Jesuit-run institution. In June 1961, the the College of Law was established by then Rector, Rev. Hudson Mitchell S.J with an initial sixteen students. The first graduates took the bar examinations in 1965 and as of 2008, the law school has produced 837 lawyers. Among its top ten Bar Examinees are Hildegardo F. Iñigo, Jesus G. Dureza and Ruben V. Abarquez, to name a few.

University of San Carlos

The University of San Carlos located in Cebu City is the oldest school in the country. It was established by Spanish Jesuits in 1595, and governed by the Society of the Divine Word since 1935. According to the Philippine Supreme Court’s Statistical data, the USC College of Law has been consistently in the Top 10 Law Schools and placed 2nd and 4th to Ateneo de Manila University in the 2005 and 2006 Bar Exams, respectively and 4th in the 2006 Bar exams (based on new candidates). Among its famous bar top 10 takers is Jennie Cabading-Aclan who averaged 82.10 percent in the 2007 Bar. According to an article written by former Chief Justice Panganiban, the school is one of the top performing schools in the Philippines for the last 10 years.

University of Santo Tomas

The Faculty of Civil Law is the oldest lay faculty in the University of Santo Tomas (located in Manila) and in the Philippines. It was founded on September 2, 1734, ever faithful to this day in producing practical and top-notch Catholic lawyers. The school has produced the likes of former presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Jose P. Laurel, Sergio Osmeña, and Diosdado Macapagal and six chief Justices, namely Victorio Mapa, Cayetano Arellano, Ramon Avanceña, Manuel Araullo, Andres P. Narvasa and Roberto Conception. The school offers a Masters of Law Degree as well as a Doctor of Civil Law degree—so far the only one in the country.

University of the Cordilleras

To date, the University of the Cordilleras has already produced two bar topnotchers in a span of eight years. The first one was on 1998 and the second, 2006. UC has a total of almost 20 topnotchers since the inception of the university.

University of Perpetual Help Rizal

The University of Perpetual Help System DALTA is co-educational and is non-sectarian learning institution. It was established in 1975 as the University of Perpetual Help Rizal, and later renamed the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA. In 2000, the UPHR College of Law was declared the third best school, out of the 10 Best Law Schools in the Bar. According to an article written by former Chief Justice Panganiban, the school is one of the top performing schools in the Philippines for the last five years.

Charlotte School of Law (CharlotteLaw) seeks applications for an experienced Network Engineer

Charlotte School of Law (CharlotteLaw) seeks applications for an experienced Network Engineer

The Charlotte School of Law seeks energetic and creative candidates for the position of Network Engineer. Charlotte School of Law, which opened on August 28, 2006, is the first law school in North Carolina’s most populous city. The School recently received full American Bar Association (ABA) accreditation in June 2011. Located in the heart of Charlotte, NC, a growing, cosmopolitan community, the IT department supports the teaching and service activities of CSL.

The school is a member of The InfiLaw System, a consortium of independent law schools committed to making legal education more responsive to the realities of new career dynamics. Its mission is to establish student-centered, American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools in underserved markets that graduate students with practice-ready skills, and achieve true diversity programs aimed at student academic and career success.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

The position is primarily responsible for the oversight and support of networking infrastructure in the school. This includes configuration changes and monitoring of HP ProCurve Ethernet backbone and Meraki wireless access points. The network engineer will take the lead supporting the telecommunication needs of the school including the Mitel VoIP telephone system and mobile phone services. Additional duties will include a supporting role to the server infrastructure. Responsibilities include monitoring performance and ensuring proper operation of Internet access and telephone services.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications include:

Associates or Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology related field with four or more years of experience supporting a moderately complex network environment. Experience in higher education highly desired.

Preferred Qualifications include:

Strong customer service focus; demonstrated initiative, organizational skills, and problem-solving abilities; strong communications and interpersonal skills, evidenced by the ability to understand customer requirement and translate them into solutions. Strong knowledge of HP or Cisco networking, SonicWALL firewalls, VoIP telephone systems, and strong interpersonal communication skills.

Knowledge of any of the following is desired: MiTel VoIP systems, SonicWall firewalls, Meraki wireless systems, Microsoft Windows and Linux environment.

Salary is commensurate with experience. CharlotteLaw offers a full benefits package. For more information about Charlotte School of Law, please visit www.charlottelaw.edu.

If helping others and working in a dynamic workplace is what you feel passionate about and you are looking for a new challenge and a chance to put your experience to work in an innovative environment – Charlotte School of Law may be the place for you.

Please send a resume, the names of three references (including addresses and phone numbers) to humanresources@charlottelaw.edu or via mail to:

Charlotte School of Law

Human Resources

2145 Suttle Avenue

Charlotte, NC, 28208

Charlotte School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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MBBS/BDS/BAMS/Pharm. D Admission - AMRITA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

AMRITA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

(AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTER)

(Under Multi Campus University accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade)

Last Date for Admission -

MBBS/BDS/BAMS - 30.04.2011

Pharm. D - 26.04.2011

Application form can be download from website ( http://www.amrita.edu/ ) OR can apply online.

For details visit website - http://www.amrita.edu/

Vermont Yankee Perjury Investigation: VT Law School Expert Available To Comment on Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell's announcement today

Vermont Yankee Perjury Investigation: VT Law School Expert Available To Comment on Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell's announcement today

SOUTH ROYALTON, VT -- Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna is available to comment on Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell's announcement today that Entergy officials won't be charged with perjury for repeatedly misleading Vermont state officials about the existence of underground piping carrying radionuclides at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.

Hanna, a constitutional law expert, can be reached at 802.233.8818 and channa@vermontlaw.edu

Read Hanna's commentaries about the Vermont Yankee federal lawsuit on the VLS faculty blog.

CONTACT: John Cramer, Associate Director of Media Relations

Office: 802.831.1106, cell: 540.798.7099, home: 802.649.2235, jcramer@vermontlaw.edu

(VLS) Vermont Law School enrollment down 23.8 percent | South Royalton. VTD/Josh Larkin

(VLS) Vermont Law School enrollment down 23.8 percent | South Royalton. VTD/Josh Larkin

Vermont Law School will see a 23.8 percent decline in new law students this fall compared with the previous year. The incoming class of 2014 will have a total of 160 students seeking a law degree; the class of 2013, by comparison, has 210 law-degree candidates, according to officials.

The school, based in South Royalton, has slightly offset the drop in incoming law school candidates with an increase in the number of students seeking masters degrees in law and environmental law programs. John Cramer, associate director of media relations, said the decline in law school enrollments mirrors the national trend. “With the recession and tough legal job market there are more lawyers and fewer legal jobs,” Cramer said. “The overall nationwide drop in law school applicants is 11 percent, and (there is) a 15 percent drop at New England law schools.”

Any drop in enrollments at the Vermont Law School is problematic, according to an administration official who asked not to be named. That’s in part because, as Cramer acknowledged, the state’s only juris doctorate program is more reliant on tuition revenues than other law schools around the country.

Vermont Law School, which has ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 environmental law school in the nation for the last 14 years, doesn’t have a large endowment because it is a relatively young institution (it was founded in 1972), and its graduates have less money to donate. Cramer said while some law schools are “geared to sending graduates to large law firms,” alumni from Vermont Law School tend to take jobs with nonprofit groups and government agencies over high-paying jobs with big name law firms.

In addition, the school is not eligible to receive funding from a number of federal agencies because it prohibits military recruiters from soliciting on campus. Vermont Law School is one of two legal institutions in the country that has banned recruitment activities because of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which school officials say discriminates against gay and lesbian military employees. Under the Solomon Act, the departments of defense, transportation, education, health and human services and labor are prohibited from funding the school because of its stance on military recruiters. Vermont Law School receives funding from Department of Energy; it also has been issued grants from the State Department for its U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law program.

Tuition at Vermont Law School is $43,468 a year, compared with Harvard Law School, $45,000, and Yale Law School which costs $50,000 per annum. In raw numbers, the 50-student drop for the class of 2014 represents a roughly $6.5 million drop in revenues over a three-year period, which would be offset by about $1.1 million in tuition from the 15-student increase in enrollments in the masters degree program. (The finance department did not confirm these figures as of press time.)

There are currently a total of 556 students (including masters candidates) at Vermont Law School compared with 589 last year. “Right now our budget is balanced, and we’re meeting fund-raising targets, and we have a positive excess of revenue over expenses,” Cramer said. “We expect a challenging recruiting environment for the upcoming year, just as all law schools do.”

Last Friday, Dean Jeff Shields, who recently announced he will be retiring next year, demoted the school’s admissions chief, Kathy Hartman, according to an administrative official. Hartman had been in charge of student enrollment for 10 years.

Two other employees at the school have also recently resigned. Jeanne Eicks, head of information technology, will leave in September, and Jim McGrath, head of the physical plant operation at the school, is also departing. Cramer said the admissions and IT departments are being reorganized. “We feel there can be a new direction that can be taken to improve efficiency,” he said.

Rumors of layoffs and furloughs at the school are unfounded, Cramer said. In spite of the challenging fiscal environment, Vermont Law School has launched a new online law-degree program – the first of its type in the nation. In addition, the law school is embarking on several capital improvement projects, including a $1.5 million fitness center on campus and a $3.5 million renovation/rebuild of an 1890s building on the village green in South Royalton. The historic structure will be used to house the law school’s legal aid clinic for low-income Vermonters and its environmental and natural resource clinic, which provides pro bono work for environmental groups. Both projects are set to be completed by next summer.

Vermont Law School is in the middle of a $15 million capital campaign; it has raised $12 million for scholarships, clinics and a loan repayment assistance program. The school is also hiring two new “big-name” professors, Cramer said, for its clinical and experiential programs in an effort to attract students who are interested in beefing up their “practical skills in a tight job market.” Read More

Australian Law School Rankings 2011 - Melbourne Law School Ranked Top Ten in the World

Australian Law School Rankings 2011 - Melbourne Law School Ranked Top Ten in the World

The Melbourne Law School was recently ranked the ninth best law school in world, and the top Australian Law School.

This ranking comes from the QS World Rankings, which reviews the world’s universities and ranks schools across all fields of study.

Melbourne Law School comes in behind Harvard Law School and the Oxford Law School, and beat out New York University as well as Canada’s McGill University and the University of Toronto.

As the highest ranked Australian Law School, the Melbourne Law School came ahead of the University of Sydney and Australian National University.

QS says the methodology is tailored to each subject and the rankings are based on academic and employer reputation and citations per scholarly paper.

“As global mobility and the fee burden on individual students increases, rankings need to become more detailed and focused to meet the demand for comparative information,” head of research at QS Ben Sowter noted in the rankings commentary.

The University of Melbourne ranked 38 overall in the world.

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"California Law School Class of 2011": California Legal - Law school Class of 2010 still faces tough job market

"California Law School Class of 2011": California Legal - Law school Class of 2010 still faces tough job market

For those who graduated law school in 2010, the bad news continues. Back in 2009, when the Class of 2010 was looking for jobs, law firms were mostly firing, not hiring. Now, a report on their current job status and salaries shows the job market is just as tough.

Only 64 percent of 2010 graduates reported having full-time jobs that require passing the bar, according to the report. In other words, 36 percent are not practicing attorneys. And,overall, 87.6 percent were in employment, down 4 percentage points from the historic high set by the Class of 2007.

"We have been watching this market deteriorate for several years now," said James Leipold, executive director of NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals, which produced the report.

Young attorneys lucky enough to have jobs are making less money. The national median salary for those working full time was $63,000, down almost 13 percent from $72,000 for the Class of 2009. The mean was $84,111, down nearly 10 percent from the Class of 2009's $93,454. The report noted that, because salaries cluster around the $145,000 to $160,000 paid by top firms and the $40,000 to $65,000 paid by smaller firms, "relatively few salaries were actually near the overall mean or median."

Fewer young attorneys made that top cluster: the proportion with jobs in firms with more than 250 attorneys fell to 26 percent for 2010 graduates from 33 percent for the Class of 2009.

For those working at law firms, the national median salary fell 20 percent to $104,000 for 2010 graduates from $130,000 for 2009 graduates.

The report noted additional "soft spots in the employment market." In addition to students who took jobs that did not require bar passage, 19 percent reported having temporary jobs, not including judicial clerkships, a number that has doubled since 2007. Of those, 8 percent were both temporary and part-time, up from 3 percent in 2007.

Many large firms deferred 2010 graduates to start dates in 2011. An earlier NALP report said about 40 percent of those participating in 2009 summer programs were to start sometime after the fall of 2010, the normal start date for these associates. For the purposes of the survey, deferred associates were reported as having the position and salary they accepted, regardless of start date.

There may be good news on the horizon. Legal recruiter Danielle Cyr of Kinney Recruiting said she's seen an uptick in firms looking for candidates and that she recently had her "busiest week in six years as far as the number of candidates interviewing." In the market for associates, firms are still looking for the "sweet spot" of three to five years of experience, but some firms are requesting entry-level associates, like those in the Class of 2010, Cyr said.

Formerly known as the National Association for Law Placement, NALP is made up of law schools in the United States and Canada and is dedicated to legal career counseling, planning, recruitment and retention. Read More

"Best Litigation Law Schools in The US": Law Schools for Litigation

"Best Litigation Law Schools in The US": Law Schools for Litigation

Law schools in the United States include a variety of legal courses to allow students to experience different aspects of criminal law, health law, business law, property law and many other types of governing laws. Litigation law focuses on the entire process of filing a lawsuit. Litigation is one way conflicts get resolved through the legal system. There are several law schools that incorporate litigation law courses into the curriculum.

Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School has a Supreme Court Litigation Clinic that makes the school unique among law schools. The program allows students to study litigation regarding the Supreme Court legal system. During the program students prepare briefs and make arguments. They experience litigation through the higher court system.

Northwestern University

Northwestern University Law School has a program on Civil Litigation, which is one of the best in the country. The program is headed by John Elson, who has been part of the program since 1976. He allows students to participate in litigation projects involving prisoner rights, protection of clients by divorce attorneys and victims of domestic violence.

John Marshall Law School

John Marshall Law School incorporates the litigation practicum into the law school curriculum. The program is designed to allow students to learn litigation skills, including analyzing legal facts and problem-solving. The program allows students to work with attorneys to get hands-on experience and learn trial advocacy skills.

Law Schools

Several other law schools incorporate and train students in litigation law. Loyola University, Southern Texas University, Notre Dame and Temple University are also schools that have programs in litigation. These school, along with those previously discussed, rank high among the law schools specializing in litigation. Read More