Legal Education Roundup (Aug 28, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Law Students Overcome Hurdles During COVID-19 Pandemic," Daily Business Review
"Lessons Learned From the Year of the Virtual Summers," The American Lawyer
"Record Registrations for California's Online October Bar Exam," The Recorder
"Software provider pulls out of remotely proctored bar exams because of technology concerns," ABA Journal
"'The Test Is Being Prioritized Over Graduates.' New York's Bar Plan Slammed by Examinees and Lawmakers," New York Law Journal
"Florida Postpones Online Bar Exam Two Days Before the Test," Daily Business Review
"Florida Postpones Bar Exam Three Days Before Online Test Due To Technology Failure, Announces Supervised Practice Program," TaxProf Blog
"Fla. Board of Bar Examiners' Inability to Structure a Sensible Bar Exam Is Indefensible," Daily Business Review
"Florida's Aug. 19 Online Bar Exam In Jeopardy As Software Crashes; Deans, Legislators Demand Plan B," TaxProf Blog
"Hogan Partners, Law Deans Push for D.C. Diploma Privilege," Bloomberg Law
"Law Professors Ask ABA to Shelve Bar Passage Rule During Pandemic," Law.com
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