With the growing number of unemployed recent law school graduates in need of practical experience and the vast number of Americans unable to afford full-priced legal services, law schools across the country are taking action.

It will soon be possible to enforce patent rights in 24 of the 27 countries in the European Union in one fell swoop and collect EU-wide damages for patent infringement thanks to a new system of courts that may be up and running as soon as 2014.

Beginning in February 2015, the Multi-State Bar Exam will contain a section on civil procedure, according to The Wall Street Journal.