Legal Education Roundup (Jan 10, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Free Textbooks for Law Students," Inside Higher Ed
"Diversity and Tech Skills Drive Winners of $10k Legal Education Prize," Legaltech News
"Fall 2020 Law School Applicants Down 1%, But Surge 11% In The Highest LSAT Bands (165+) As 2019 Draws To A Close," TaxProf Blog
"New Report Shows Depression and Anxiety Are Prevalent at Harvard Law," Law.com
"Syracuse Launches Nation's First Online Joint JD/MBA Degree," TaxProf Blog
"Justice Department Files Antitrust Case and Simultaneous Settlement Requiring Elimination of Anticompetitive College Recruiting Restraints," Justice Department
"Discrimination and Power Imbalances Plague Canada's Lawyer Training Process," The American Lawyer
"Has the Master's Degree Bubble Burst?," Inside Higher Ed
"Discrimination and Power Imbalances Plague Canada's Lawyer Training Process," The American Lawyer
"ABA Approves Western State Law School Accreditation," TaxProf Blog
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