Legal Education Roundup (Feb 12, 2021)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Justice Department Drops Yale University Admissions Lawsuit," The Wall Street Journal
"Want to Hire Minority Lawyers? Look Beyond the T-14 Law Schools," Law.com
"NCBE Unveils Online Bar Exam Option for July 2021," Law.com
"Boston University Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig Named To Nation's First Critical Race Theory Professorship," TaxProf Blog
"Northeastern Is Thirteenth Law School To Offer Hybrid Online J.D.," TaxProf Blog
"Nonprofit that offers mentoring to law school applicants seeks more volunteers," ABA Journal
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