Legal Education Roundup (Aug 16, 2024)

Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.

• "Law students, you can (and, maybe increasingly, should) say "no" to (some) judicial clerkships," Excess of Democracy

• "ANALYSIS: Tech Advances Inspire Curriculum Changes in Law School," Bloomberg Law

• "Milbank Hands Out Summer Bonuses for Associates and Counsel," Bloomberg Law

• "An Empirical Study Of The Bar Examination's Disparate Impact On Applicants From Communities Of Color," TaxProf Blog

• "The Path to Equity Partnership Is Lengthening. Are Firms Making the Change in Good Faith?" The American Lawyer

• "Amid Big Law Focus on Performance, Law Firms Hit by Wave of Employment Claims," The American Lawyer

• "Law firm transactional work rebounds after 3-year slump, report says," Reuters

• "Law Firms Look 'Stronger Than Ever,' Even Compared With Transactional Boom," The American Lawyer

• "Law firms are seeing 'significant resurgence' in financial health, new report says," ABA Journal

• "Firms' Recruiting Specs Hinder BigLaw Litigator Hiring," Law360

• "Clifford Chance Plots US Growth Amid 'Kirklandization' of Market," Bloomberg Law

• "For Some Dechert Rainmakers, Bonuses Come With Golden Handcuffs," Bloomberg Law

• "US law firm Duane Morris hit with class action over partner tiers," Reuters

• "How Do Law Firms Incentivize Nonequity Partners to Move Up the Ladder?," The American Lawyer

• "Law students should be paid for externships and get salary info at campus interviews, ABA House says," ABA Journal

• "Pay for law student externs gets ABA endorsement," Reuters

• "Domestic violence victims need shield in attorney character and fitness reviews, ABA says," Reuters

• "ABA: Ease State Licensing Barriers For Military Spouse Attys," Law360

• "Mitchell | Hamline Law School Sued Over Pathway Program Open Only To Black Students," TaxProf Blog

• "Law Schools Are Expanding Mental Health And Wellness Support," TaxProf Blog

• "Bar exam officials offer law grads $1,500 to beta test revised exam," Reuters

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