Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.

Today I’m previewing an upcoming Legal Speak podcast in which I discuss ways to improve the law school finals model with Ohio State law professor Ruth Colker and 1L Amanda Maxfield. I’m also breaking down a new BARBRI survey that found incoming law students are no fans of POTUS. And finally, I’m looking at the significance of Daniel Thies’ nomination to the ABA’s law school oversight council.