Legal Education Roundup (Jun 2, 2023)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"State Bar to Pursue Licensing Alternative to Traditional Bar Exam," The Recorder
"California moves a step closer to developing its own bar exam," Reuters
"Proposal for bar exam bypass should be pursued further, California bar trustees say," ABA Journal
"The New Bar Exam Puts DEI Over Competence," The Wall Street Journal
"Woke Mob Rewriting The Bar Exam Or Something, According To Judge," Above the Law
"Ahead of the Curve: Some Law Schools Are Happy About the US News Rankings," Law.com
"ChatGPT4 Passes the CPA Exam, But It's Not Yet an Accountant," Bloomberg Law
"A new bar exam is coming. Here's what it will test," Reuters
"ANALYSIS: Much-Needed Bar Exam Reform Is Finally Coming," Bloomberg Law
"Planned structure of new practice skills questions shared by National Conference of Bar Examiners," ABA Journal
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