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September 6, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Another recently published paper has further explored law school bar exam passage rates relative to expectations, this time examining how schools are either "overperforming" or "underperforming" with regard to their ultimate bar passage rates.
By Christine Charnosky
4 minute read
August 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online
"The VLC is honored to be part of this first-of-its-kind VA grant opportunity to fund legal service providers to better reach this vulnerable group of veterans," Beth Kubala, teaching professor and executive director of the VLC, said in a statement.
By Christine Charnosky
4 minute read
August 18, 2023 | Law.com
"We're aware that in light of the recent Supreme Court opinion [invalidating affirmative action], many schools, maybe all schools, are taking a new look at their admissions policies," Bill Adams, managing director of ABA accreditation and legal education, said Friday. "So we do welcome schools who, in considering their policies, may want to apply for a variance that would permit them in this policy period to admit some students without an LSAT."
By Christine Charnosky
4 minute read
August 14, 2023 | Law.com
"What happened was partway through the first day of testing on Friday, Prometric encountered a number of problems that resulted in unacceptable delays that affected many test takers, and it wasn't any one single big problem," Mark Murray, public affairs liaison for the Law School Admission Council, told Law.com Monday afternoon.
By Christine Charnosky
7 minute read
August 11, 2023 | Law.com
Lawyers need "to harness both the promise—and the peril—of AI," Mary Smith said in a statement announcing the formation of an artificial intelligence task force "that will take a comprehensive look at the use of AI and make recommendations on the impact on the practice of law, access to justice and laws and regulations."
By Christine Charnosky
3 minute read
July 12, 2023 | Law.com
"The new multiple-choice questions test legal issue spotting in a way that reflects the complexity of legal issues found in practice, where a matter of criminal law, for example, may have associated evidentiary and procedural issues," Mike Gianelloni, NCBE's managing editor for the NextGen exam, said in a statement.
By Christine Charnosky
5 minute read
July 6, 2023 | Daily Report Online
A paper recently published in the Florida Law Review gives a different perspective on law school bar passage rates—and the top 25 schools on the list yield some unexpected results.
By Christine Charnosky
5 minute read
July 6, 2023 | Law.com
"Some of my friends said, 'Thank goodness—you haven't been happy for years.' People who knew me less well were shocked," co-author Liz Brown told Law.com about her own decision to leave the legal profession.
By Christine Charnosky
7 minute read
June 29, 2023 | Law.com
"In the market for legal talent, major American law firms are clamoring for diversity, for a variety of good reasons, but also because their Fortune 500 clients are demanding that their cases be staffed with attorneys from diverse backgrounds," said Kevin K. Washburn, N. William Hines dean and professor of law at the University of Iowa College of Law. "This market demand remains strong, [so] law schools will find lawful ways to meet that demand."
By Christine Charnosky
9 minute read
June 28, 2023 | Law.com
In this week's column, we are looking again at U.S. News law school rankings, as well as the recent rankings done by Above the Law, to determine what, if anything, they say about future job satisfaction.
By Christine Charnosky
7 minute read
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