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School district immune from tort claims but not from breach-of-settlement agreement claims

August
2024
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
On May 30, 2024, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that school districts are immune from tort claims but not breach-of-settlement claims.

Joining Forces

By Rhys Saunders
September
2018
LawPulse
, Page 10
The University of Illinois at Chicago and The John Marshall Law School merge to create the city's only public law school.

Uniform Flexibility

By Rhys Saunders
August
2018
LawPulse
, Page 10
Illinois approves the Uniform Bar Examination, giving law school students more options in the marketplace.

NIU law school lowers out-of-state tuition to in-state rate

By Matthew Hector
April
2018
LawPulse
, Page 10
The Northern Illinois University College of Law hopes the move will result in a more diverse and competitive applicant pool.

John Marshall and UIC discuss merger

By Matthew Hector
January
2018
LawPulse
, Page 12
The John Marshall Law School and the University of Illinois at Chicago are discussing a merger that would create the first public law school in the city.

Law Mart: The perils of for-profit legal education

By Matthew Hector
December
2017
LawPulse
, Page 10
A Springfield-based former professor at a for-profit law school makes the case that these institutions have failed to live up to their promise of serving the underserved.

Expanding law-student practice opportunities to the private sector

By Matthew Hector
March
2016
LawPulse
, Page 20
An ISBA proposal would allow qualified students to practice under the supervision of an attorney in the private sector, not just in legal aid or other governmental settings.
1 comment (Most recent February 25, 2016)

The Illinois bar exam gets tougher

By Matthew Hector
May
2015
LawPulse
, Page 10
Illinois bar examiners are raising the passing score - but not as much as originally planned.

IBF, law schools team up to fund public-interest jobs for new grads

By Janan Hanna
February
2014
LawPulse
, Page 62
The Illinois Bar Foundation will share costs with three Illinois law schools of hiring a recent graduate to work in each school's legal aid clinic.

Online offerings let lawyers earn LL.M.s at home

By Adam W. Lasker
May
2013
LawPulse
, Page 222
Two Illinois law schools are pioneers in the rapidly expanding field of LL.M. distance-learning programs.

The Fourth Year Law Student

By Karen Erger
April
2013
Column
, Page 208
You survived law school - now your legal education really begins.

It’s Time for Serious Legal Education Reform

By John E. Thies
April
2013
Column
, Page 168
High law-school debt hurts the profession and the public.

The Bar’s Role in Legal Education Reform

By John E. Thies
August
2012
Column
, Page 396
Lawyers must have a voice in the reform discussion.

Lawyers and Law School Reform

By Andrew P. Morriss & William D. Henderson
August
2012
Cover Story
, Page 414
Too many law students emerge with staggering debt and grim job prospects. It's time for bar associations and the legal academy to work together to strengthen the profession, these scholars say.
4 comments (Most recent July 30, 2012)

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