Legal Education Roundup (Dec 10, 2021)

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

• "Law Firms, In-House Counsel Ramp Up Mentorship for Diverse Law Students," Daily Business Review

• "Students Face Acute Mental Health Needs During Pandemic Learning," Slaw

• "Law Society of Ontario defers vote on eliminating mandatory minimum wage for articling students," Canada's Law Times

• "ABA Gives Law Schools Go-Ahead to Use GRE," Inside Higher Ed

• "After ABA's blessing, will law schools rush to use the GRE in admissions?," Reuters

• "ABA Council Votes to Let Law Schools Accept GRE Scores in Lieu of LSATs," Law.com

• "Starting now, the GRE can replace the LSAT in law school admissions," ABA Journal

• "With Release of LSAT Scores Today, Law School Applications Expected to Spike," Law.com

• "Law School Applicant Data Down Slightly From 'Super-Heated' 2020-21 but Remains Red Hot," Law.com

• "One-Third Of The Way Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Down 4.4%...," TaxProf Blog

• "Law school applicants are down, breaking five-year streak," Reuters

• "Ohio law school back in compliance with program standard, ABA legal ed section's council finds," ABA Journal

• "New law school diversity program has a twist: Guaranteed admission," Reuters

• "UConn Rolls Out Masters of Law Program for Corporate Compliance Officers," Connecticut Law Tribune

• "Penn State Dickinson Law announces plans for Antiracist Development Institute, Penn State

• "'A Texas-Sized Commitment to Fort Worth': Texas A&M Law School Plans Massive New Campus," Texas Lawyer

• "Texas A&M in talks to host national law firm on new campus," Reuters

• "'A Great Relief': Midsize Firm Aims to Differentiate Itself by Helping Pay Associates' Law School Debt," Law.com

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