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• Scrambling for control
• University president responds to charges by ousted dean; students rally
• NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action
• Being 'there' for each other
• Dean ousted in row over University of Baltimore's 'tax' on law school
• Stetson will be site of white-collar 'boot camp'
• After a difficult search, Northwestern settles on a law dean
• South Carolina launches building drive
• 'Poster child' shares frustration about pace of law school reform
• Law school defends its reported graduate job-placement rate
• It's all academic
• Widener law professor cleared of harassment charges
• ABA defends its oversight of law schools to senator
• Academics champion colleague's nomination to 7th Circuit
• Microsoft's Brad Smith meets with 50 law students as part of diversity initiative
• Washington in St. Louis Law teams up with Australian law school
• Law school strikes back against law firm, online critics

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Scrambling for control	Top
A move by the American Bar Association to design its own employment data-reporting system has sparked a rift with the National Association for Law Placement. The clash caught many legal educators by surprise, and raises questions about the organizations' motivations.
University president responds to charges by ousted dean; students rally	Top
The dust has yet to settle at the University of Baltimore, where popular School of Law dean Phillip Closius was forced out on July 29 after clashing with administrators over law school finances and other issues.
NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal action	Top
A bitter turf war has broken out between the National Association for Law Placement and the American Bar Association over the collection of law school postgraduate employment data, with the former hinting that it might sue the latter.
Being 'there' for each other	Top
Success in the legal world is determined less by how much you can control than by the strength of your relationships.
Dean ousted in row over University of Baltimore's 'tax' on law school	Top
Phillip Closius, dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law, resigned abruptly on July 29 at the request of university President Robert Bogomolny, according to a letter Closius e-mailed to the law school community.
Stetson will be site of white-collar 'boot camp'	Top
The program, which will be the first of its kind, according to Stetson, will focus on advocacy and other skills during multi-day sessions at the Gulfport, Fla., campus.
After a difficult search, Northwestern settles on a law dean	Top
University of Texas law professor Daniel Rodriguez will assume the law school's top administrative position on Jan. 1. It won't be his first stint as dean — Rodriguez ran the University of San Diego School of Law from 1998 to 2005.
South Carolina launches building drive	Top
The University of South Carolina has announced plans to replace its aging School of Law facility with a new, $75 million building in downtown Columbia. The law school will need to raise the remaining $25 million before it can break ground.
'Poster child' shares frustration about pace of law school reform	Top
A recent New York Times article used New York Law School and its longtime dean, Rick Matasar, to illustrate the larger problems facing law students and legal education. The NLJ speaks with Matasar about that article and why meaningful change at law school is so slow to come about.
Law school defends its reported graduate job-placement rate	Top
The Thomas Jefferson School of Law has filed its response to a class action brought in May by a 2008 graduate alleging that the school misrepresented its graduate employment statistics. Essentially, it argued that the graduate hadn't done enough research before enrolling.
It's all academic	Top
With one of their own sitting in the Oval Office, it's reasonable to think that legal academics might enjoy an edge in snagging nominations for plum judicial and executive branch posts. But law professors have received a relatively chilly reception in Washington of late, at least when it comes to high-profile positions that require the blessing of the Senate.
Widener law professor cleared of harassment charges	Top
Embattled Widener University School of Law professor Lawrence Connell has been cleared of racial and sexual harassment charges by a three-member university panel that reviewed his conduct in response to several student complaints. It was the second time he has beaten such charges following internal investigations.
ABA defends its oversight of law schools to senator	Top
The organization's response, however, likely won't satisfy critics looking for a mea culpa or an outline for major changes in its approach to accrediting law schools.
Academics champion colleague's nomination to 7th Circuit	Top
A group of law professors and administrators are rallying behind the stalled nomination of University of Wisconsin Law Professor Victoria Nourse to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Microsoft's Brad Smith meets with 50 law students as part of diversity initiative	Top
Brad Smith, chairman of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Pipeline Committee, speaks to NLJ about the many challenges to diversity in the legal profession and the council's plans to improve diversity.
Washington in St. Louis Law teams up with Australian law school	Top
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law is partnering with the University of Queensland's TC Beirne School of Law in Brisbane, Australia, to launch a new, four-year joint juris doctor and master of laws program.
Law school strikes back against law firm, online critics	Top
Lawyers for the Thomas M. Cooley Law School filed a complaint on July 14 against Kurzon Strauss, claiming the firm defamed it in online posts advertising a potential class action.

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