Legal Education Roundup (May 14, 2021)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Data shows increase in both first-time and 2-year bar exam pass rates," ABA Journal
"Law School Rankings By Ultimate Bar Passage Rates," TaxProf Blog
"Law Schools With the Highest Bar Pass Rates in 2020," The American Lawyer
"There Are Now 27 Black Women Law School Deans," TaxProf Blog
"ABA Mulls Racism, Bias Training Accreditation Requirement for Law Schools," Law.com
"Trends In Law School Enrollment Since The Great Recession," TaxProf Blog
"Returning to Campus in the Fall Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine at Many Law Schools," The American Lawyer
"Meet GSU Law School's New Dean," Daily Report
"Graduating Law School in the Time of COVID? Be Patient and Persistent.," Law.com
"Florida Coastal's proposed teach-out plan dinged by ABA's legal ed section because of lack of details," ABA Journal
"Hiring Report: Here's How the Class of 2020's Law Graduates Are Doing," Law.com
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