Legal Education Roundup (Mar 17, 2023)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim at Top Law Schools," The New York Times
"U.S. News Lashes Out At Law Schools That Don't Want To Play Their Silly Little Rankings Game Anymore," Above the Law
"California Bar Exam — The Nightmare Continues," Above the Law
"Re-examining Ableism in Law School, From a Wheelchair," Law.com
"Meet the Black Women Leading Illinois Law Schools," 2Civility
"Can ChatGPT help law students learn to write better?" ABA Journal
"Colleges (And Law Schools) Are Rushing To Respond To ChatGPT," TaxProf Blog
"The 19th Century Called — It Wants its Law School Curriculum Back," Legaltech News
"Climate group turns focus to law schools as energy industry 'pipelines'," Reuters
"The Time Is Now: Eliminating the LSAT for the Sake of Diversity," New York Law Journal
"Another law dean takes top college post with Barnard hire," Reuters
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