A former administrative manager at Vanderbilt University Law School was arrested on Jan. 13 on suspicion of stealing more than $600,000 from the university. On that same day, a former controller at the New England School of Law was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for stealing more than $173,000.

Penn State University has announced that Cynthia Baldwin, who has held the position of general counsel, vice president and chief legal officer since January 2010, is stepping down from what the school calls a “transitional role” as the university’s first GC.

Allen Easley, dean of the University of La Verne College of the Law, resigned unexpectedly Monday, citing personal reasons. The shakeup came eight months after the school lost provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association because of concern over its bar passage rates.

Allen Easley, dean of the University of La Verne College of the Law, resigned unexpectedly Monday, citing personal reasons. The shakeup came eight months after the school lost provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association because of concern over its bar passage rates.

Former New York Law School Dean Rick Matasar delivered a cautionary speech this week during the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, ruminating about graduates’ poor job prospects and growing debt load, and the possibility that outside regulators will force changes upon law schools.