Legal Education Roundup (Feb 25, 2022)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Virginia Bill That Would Allow 3Ls to Sit for Bar Exam Progresses in State Legislature," Law.com
"Law students in this state would be allowed to take bar exam after five semesters if bill wins approval," ABA Journal
"Professor's Anti-Asian Slur Creates Stir at Georgetown Law," Inside Higher Ed
"Two-Thirds Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season...," TaxProf Blog
"Pandemic Pressures On Faculty," TaxProf Blog
"How a social justice innovation lab is developing new types of legal services," ABA Journal
"U.S. law students to receive anti-bias training after ABA passes new rule," Reuters
"Loan counseling and cross-cultural competency programing will be required from ABA-accredited law schools," ABA Journal
"Making lactating mothers pump in bathroom stall is not OK, ABA says," Reuters
"Are There Enough Alternative Admission Programs at Law Schools?," Law.com
"Suffolk Law Adds Free 'Prelaw Pipeline' Summer Program for Diverse Students," Law.com
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