For the second time, Royal Furgeson Jr. is voluntarily retiring from a high-profile public service job that others might choose to keep for decades—or even for life. “You always want to leave a little too early, not a little too late,” said the retired U.S. District Judge, who announced on Monday that he’s also retiring …
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‘Dreamer’ Law Students in Turmoil over DACA Uncertainty
Heartbroken. Disappointed. Stunned. Law students who took a shot at becoming lawyers with the help of an Obama-era immigration program say that’s how they feel after the news that President Donald Trump could rescind the program. Among the estimated 800,000 undocumented immigrants who are recipients of Deferred Action for Children Arrivals, or DACA, are law …
SMU Law Embraces Innovative Flash Mentoring
No other law school in Texas has something like Mustang Exchange, Baylor University comes closest with its Baylor Mentor Network, but it’s universitywide, rather than law school specific. Mustang Exchange is even unparalleled among law schools across the nation, said Abby Ruth, SMU Dedman’s director of alumni relations. In most mentoring programs, law schools take …
Some Law Schools Take the Lead in Students’ Well-Being, Report Finds
Published in The National Law Journal on Aug. 17, 2017. Many law schools across the country run programs to help stressed out or depressed students, some of whom struggle with alcohol or drug problems. There’s more work to do. The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being said in a report released earlier this week that law schools …
Surviving Law School: Advice From Those Who Know
As summer winds to an end, a new crop of law students is preparing for the grueling first year of law school, and veteran students are gearing up to return to studying. Before Texas law schools open their doors for a new school year in late August, Texas Lawyer reached out to members of law …