Legal Education Roundup (Mar 10, 2023)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"California panel wants state to keep bar exam but design its own test," Reuters
"ABA Data: First-Time Aggregate Bar Passage Rates Drop," Law.com
"U.S. bar exam pass rate drops for first-time takers," Reuters
"ABA Section of Legal Education releases comprehensive report on bar passage data,"American Bar Association
"75% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -3%, With Biggest Decline (-7%) In The 165-169 LSAT Band," TaxProf Blog
"Another Law School Dinged on Accreditation Standard Regarding Diversity of Faculty and Staff," ABA Journal
"'A Feeling of Loneliness': This Law Student Wants to Disrupt the 'School to Attorney Pipeline'," Daily Report
"U.S. News, Department Of Education, And Law Schools Take The Gloves Off In Rankings Battle," TaxProf Blog
"The U.S. News Rankings Drama And The Future Of Legal Education," Original Jurisdiction Podcast
"Alena Allen to Become First Black Dean of LSU Law," Law.com
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