Legal Education Roundup (Dec 8, 2023)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Minority law school applicants lean on personal statements post-Harvard decision," ABA Journal
"Chief state court judges to examine bar admissions nationwide," Reuters
"Top State Judges To Tackle Public Interest 'Lawyer Deserts'," Law360
"A Blueprint To Reclaim Legal Education From U.S. News," TaxProf Blog
"Law degree program axed at California's Golden Gate University amid accreditation woes," Reuters
"ABA eyes increasing hands-on learning requirement for law schools," Reuters
"ABA Is Working On A Proposal To Increase Number Of Experiential Credits Required Of Law School Graduates," TaxProf Blog
"'If You Cry, It's OK': How to Pick Yourself Up and Try Again After Failing the Bar Exam," Law.com
"Online law schools could win ABA blessing in major policy shift," Reuters
"Oregon's new bar-exam alternative is the first of its kind," The Washington Post
"ABA Names Longtime Law Dean as First Woman Managing Director of Legal Ed," Law.com
"Sandra Day O'Connor, pathbreaking woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93," The Washington Post
"New Lawsuit Claims UC and UC Berkeley Law Have Allowed Antisemitism to Spread 'Unchecked'," The Recorder
"Aspiring law students seek classmates who match their political views — survey," Reuters
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