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May 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Taking law school admissions tests is anxiety-inducing enough, but for disabled prospective law students, the decision of whether to go through the complicated process of requesting accommodations for those tests adds an additional layer of stress.
By Christine Charnosky
6 minute read
May 20, 2022 | Law.com
"We've all taken the LSAT, so this feels personal," said Mary Lu Bilek, a member of the council of the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions, during its hybrid meeting in Chicago on Friday. "A reaction to a change is based on our own experience."
By Christine Charnosky
7 minute read
May 18, 2022 | Law.com
When Syracuse University College of Law started its first-of-its-kind J.D. interactive (JDi) program in 2019, no one realized just how prescient it would prove to be. On May 6, 45 JDi students graduated alongside 154 of their peers from the school's residential J.D. program.
By Christine Charnosky
4 minute read
May 12, 2022 | Law.com
"It is my mission to ensure that inclusive design and the needs of the disability community are at the forefront of all decision-making," said Edward Friedman, a 1L at Yale Law School with cerebral palsy.
By Christine Charnosky
7 minute read
May 10, 2022 | Law.com
While the move would be welcomed by many who believe it could, in theory, make law school more accessible to diverse applicants, its practical effect could prove muted. Still, advocates see it as a potential step in the right direction.
By Christine Charnosky
8 minute read
May 6, 2022 | Law.com
In a memorandum dated April 25, the Strategic Review Committee of the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recommended that the requirement of a "'valid and reliable'" admissions test be eliminated from Standard 503, "thereby making the use of an admission test by law schools optional."
By Christine Charnosky
7 minute read
May 5, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Boston College Law School announced today that its next dean will be Odette Lienau, professor of law and former associate dean for faculty research and intellectual life at Cornell University Law School.
By Christine Charnosky
5 minute read
May 4, 2022 | Law.com
Just as law students with disabilities often struggle with whether to request accommodations for fear of drawing unwanted attention to themselves, prospective law students and recent law grads must grapple with whether to disclose their disabilities on law school and bar admission applications.
By Christine Charnosky
5 minute read
May 2, 2022 | Law.com
New data on the 2021 bar exam from the American Bar Association shows that the pass rate for white first-time test-takers was more than 20% higher than the rate for Black first-time test-takers. That gap narrowed, however, among the "ultimate" bar pass rates for 2019 and 2020 law grads.
By Christine Charnosky
4 minute read
April 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal
McKenzie, who has been a professor of law at the school since 2007, will succeed Trevor Morrison, who announced in October that he would be stepping down from the deanship, which he held for nine years, effective June 1.
By Christine Charnosky
6 minute read
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