Douglas Sylvester

Following an article published on March 7 in The New York Times, numerous print and online media outlets have reprinted the story or reacted to the news that ASU has approved Dean Douglas Sylvester’s plan to launch a nonprofit teaching law firm, the ASU Alumni Law Group.

Additionally, Sylvester participated in a March 11 webcast on The Huffington Post, entitled "A job out of law school!"

Other reports include:

"Just how bad off are law school graduates," Time magazine

"ASU launching a law firm to employ unemployable law school graduates," Slate magazine

"`Teaching hospital for law school graduates' is launching at Arizona State" and "Law dean at Arizona State unveils plan to create law grad 'residency' program at nonprofit law firm," the ABA Journal

"Law schools provide graduates with job opportunities," U. S. News University Directory

"The world's first non-profit law firm created by a law school," Financial Post (Ontario)

"Law schools starting firms to help graduates get jobs," JD Journal

"ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law to launch teaching law firm in summer 2013," Fort Mill (S.C.) Times (Also at Green Technology World and StreetInsider.com

"To place graduates, law schools are opening firms," The David (Calif.) Enterprise

"Law School Firms," Law School Cafe