Legal Education Roundup (Mar 15, 2024)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"How law students are learning about AI," The Canadian Bar Association
"Yale's Heather Gerken Aims to Pave the Way for Women in Leadership," Law.com
"Arkansas Law Dean 'Thrilled' That Many Women of Color Have Succeeded Her," Law.com
"LSAT alternative JD-Next teams up with Themis Bar Review as part of Aspen deal," Reuters
"ABA Approves Golden Gate University Law's Teach-Out Plan," The Recorder
"ABA Approves Charleston Law's Request to Become Nonprofit," Daily Report
"Toronto Metropolitan University announces new home for Lincoln Alexander School of Law," Law Times
"Ian Holloway, UCalgary law's dean, on why he put aside tradition to design a new curriculum," Canadian Lawyer
"LSAT writing section gets a revamp ahead of changes in scoring," Reuters
"First new US law school since 2017 gets ABA provisional approval," Reuters
"80% Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up +5.1%, With Smallest Increase In White Males," TaxProf Blog
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