Legal Education Roundup (Jan 21, 2022)

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

• "Law firm summer associates were more diverse than ever in 2021, report says," Reuters

• "The 2021 class of summer associates was 'most diverse ever measured in every way,' new NALP report says," ABA Journal

• "This Year's Summer Associate Class at U.S. Law Firms Was Most Diverse Ever, But Industry Challenges Remain," NALP

• "Work, Wellness, and Meaning: Reimagining Legal Education and the First 10 Years of Law Practice," NALP

• "Amid Rising COVID Concerns, NCBE Says Remote February Bar Exam No Longer Possible, but Offers Makeup Options," Law.com

• "While NCBE sticks with in-person February bar exam, one state supreme court greenlights planning for future alternatives," ABA Journal

• "Oregon moves closer to a bar exam alternative," Reuters

• "Nevada shifts February bar exam online amid Omicron surge," Reuters

• "New bar exam is on track for 2026 debut, licensing officials say," Reuters

• "Vinson & Elkins Partners With University of Texas School of Law, Donating $1M for New Pipeline Program," Texas Lawyer

• "Another law school mulls name change over slaveholding Supreme Court justice," Reuters

• "'The Biggest Mistake Is Being Under-Inclusive': Perception Affects How Part-Time Law Students Are Treated," Law.com

• "Halfway Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down 5.4% And In All LSAT Bands (Especially 170-180 (-14.8%) And 160-169 (-9.2%))," TaxProf Blog

• "Newly Reappointed Berkeley Law Dean Chemerinsky Takes Over as AALS President, Focusing on Pipeline to Law School," The Recorder

• "'Without lawyers, we have no democracy.' Law deans offer up Jan. 6 lessons," Reuters

• "Elite universities violated antitrust law in financial aid collaboration, lawsuit claims," ABA Journal

• "Yale, Georgetown, Other Top Schools Illegally Collude to Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Alleges," The Wall Street Journal

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