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• Kirkland & Ellis pledges $2.75 million to Stanford Law School
• Illinois Law acknowledges pattern of reporting inaccurate data
• Study of refugees from failed law firms concludes that networking works
• ABA stalls on honing law schools' jobs placements reports
• A law school sprouts in California's desert
• ABA should make law schools provide better job statistics now
• Attorney disbarred following computer sex sting
• $1 million gift will support ethics program at Maryland
• LAW SCHOOLS: A SPECIAL REPORT
• Illinois acknowledges goosing credentials of incoming class
• Law schools' credibility at issue
• Northeastern dean stepping down after 10 years
• ACLU sues college over mandatory drug tests for students
• Hofstra changes its name to honor donor
• Conservatives allege anti-white bias at University of Wisconsin Law School
• University of Illinois investigating whether College of Law fudged figures

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Kirkland & Ellis pledges $2.75 million to Stanford Law School	Top
Kirkland & Ellis has pledged $2.75 million to Stanford Law School over the next five years to fund expanded clinical programs, new student awards and a series of panels and symposia on the legal profession, the school announced Thursday.
Illinois Law acknowledges pattern of reporting inaccurate data	Top
The University of Illinois announced Wednesday that its law school reported inaccurate data to the American Bar Association on the academic credentials of its incoming students for the past three years, in addition to publishing inflated figures on its Web site this fall.
Study of refugees from failed law firms concludes that networking works	Top
Six major law firms closed their doors in 2008 and 2009, forcing more than 1,400 attorneys into the job market during tough financial times. According to a study, the vast majority of those attorneys have since landed new jobs.
ABA stalls on honing law schools' jobs placements reports	Top
Law schools will not have to report to the American Bar Association the percentage of their 2010 graduates who landed jobs requiring bar passage or the percentage of graduates in part-time jobs.
A law school sprouts in California's desert	Top
The California Desert Trial Academy College of Law will focus on preparing students for trial advocacy and fill a need for a local law school, said criminal defense attorney John Patrick Dolan, president and chief executive officer of the venture.
ABA should make law schools provide better job statistics now	Top
If the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is truly interested in fulfilling its obligations to the legal profession and as an accrediting agency, it needs to consider whether a do-nothing policy is the appropriate course of action given the events of the past two years.
Attorney disbarred following computer sex sting	Top
A former adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School was disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals on Sept. 19 after pleading guilty to attempting to seduce minors on the Internet.
$1 million gift will support ethics program at Maryland	Top
The $1 million gift the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has secured from the Moser Family Philanthropic Fund will establish the Moser Ethics in Action Endowment, which will fund projects and courses centered on ethics, pro bono and professionalism.
LAW SCHOOLS: A SPECIAL REPORT	Top
Law schools around the country are launching solo and small firm "incubators" — programs that helps recent graduates establish solo practices while also encouraging free or low-cost legal services to underserved communities.
Illinois acknowledges goosing credentials of incoming class	Top
The University of Illinois College of Law had reported a median score on the Law School Admission Test of 168, when in fact the correct median score was 163, the university said. Similarly, the school reported a median grade point average of 3.81, when the correct figure was 3.70.
Law schools' credibility at issue	Top
For the second time in less than a year, a law school has fallen under suspicion of cooking its admissions statistics. How widespread is the inflation of the academic credentials? And what is being done to ensure law schools are honest?
Northeastern dean stepping down after 10 years	Top
Emily Spieler, the dean of Northeastern University School of Law, will step down at the end of this academic year, the school announced.
ACLU sues college over mandatory drug tests for students	Top
Requiring students at a public college to submit to mandatory drug screening is an invasion of privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union asserted in a class action filed on Sept. 14 of behalf of six students at Linn State Technical College in Missouri.
Hofstra changes its name to honor donor	Top
The Hofstra University School of Law is getting a new name. It will become the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, in honor of alumnus Maurice Deane, who donated $20 million to the school.
Conservatives allege anti-white bias at University of Wisconsin Law School	Top
The University of Wisconsin Law School admitted a much higher proportion of blacks than whites and Asians with the same or higher academic credentials in 2005 and 2006, according to a study by the Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank based in Virginia that focuses on race and ethnicity.
University of Illinois investigating whether College of Law fudged figures	Top
The University of Illinois has launched an investigation into the accuracy of information about the median grade point average and LSAT scores disseminated by the College of Law about its incoming class.

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