Legal Education Roundup (Apr 21, 2023)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"What I wish I'd learned in law school," ABA Journal
"Does Law School Have to Suck? (Part 2)," The National Law Journal
"Does Law School Have to Suck? (Part 3)," The National Law Journal
"Q1 Saw a Major Reshuffling of Law School Leadership," Law.com
"After Pandemic Hiatus, LSAC to Offer In-Person Option for LSAT," Law.com
"Online? In-person? LSAT takers will soon have a choice," Reuters
"At U.S. Supreme Court, 'serial' clerks are more the norm, study finds," Reuters
"Making Law Review Is Career Gold. NYU Students Want Cash Too," Bloomberg Law
"Finding Your Obi-Wan: The Importance of Mentorship in Furthering the Young Lawyer's Career," The Legal Intelligencer
"Florida Bar Passage Rate Falls 7 Percent," Above the Law
"First-time bar pass rate for Black candidates below 58%, ABA data shows," ABA Journal
"ABA releases new report on bar pass data by race, ethnicity, gender," American Bar
"First-Time Bar Pass Rates: 83% For Whites, 57% For Blacks," TaxProf Blog
"Racial disparities in bar exam scores worsened in 2022," Reuters
"Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"90% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -3.7%, With Biggest Decline (-8.0%) In The 150-154 LSAT Band," TaxProf Blog
"Overhauled US News & World Report rankings leave top law schools largely unchanged," Reuters
"After Tumultuous Five Months, US News Releases Preliminary Rankings for T14 Law Schools," Law.com
"Amid rankings revolt, U.S. News teases new list of law, medical schools," The Washington Post
"Yale Law Still No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report's Rankings Despite Leading Revolt," The Wall Street Journal
"U.S. News Releases New Rankings for Top Law and Medical Schools, Despite a Boycott," The New York Times
"U.S. News Law School Rankings Preview Is Here: Major Shakeup Or Much Ado About Nothing?," Above the Law
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