Legal Education Roundup (Jun 3, 2022)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"ABA council seeks views on the fate of law school admissions tests," Reuters
"ABA Council Approves 90-Day Comment Period on Nixing Standardized Test Requirement for Law Schools," Law.com
"ABA Legal Ed council seeks comment on proposed revision to law school admissions test requirement," ABA Journal
"Canadian Legal Regulator Sues Exam Prep Company Over Leak of Bar Exam Content," Law.com International
"245 Applicants Pass Georgia Bar Exam, Up 4.3% From February 2021," Daily Report
"California Supreme Court Extends Provisional Licensing to Year's End," The Recorder
"Program to let law grads delay bar exam needs more time, Calif. Bar says," Reuters
"State Bar to Ask Supreme Court to Extend Provisional Licensing for Recent Grads," The Recorder
"1,550 Seats for D.C. Bar Exam Turn Out to Be Enough," Law.com
"For Disabled Prospective Law Students, Standardized Entrance Exams Pose Unique Challenges," Law.com
"Massive Summer Associate Class Sizes Show Big Law Is Bullish on Itself," The American Lawyer
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