Legal Education Roundup (May 20, 2022)

Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.

• "Law firms hope to see summer associates in the office — at least most of week," Reuters

• "'Fascinating Moment': ABA's Potential Nixing of Law School Admissions Test Requirement Raises Hope — and Skepticism," Law.com

• "ABA Considering Eliminating Standardized Test Requirement for Law School Admissions," Law.com

• "End of the LSAT? Law school entry test is on the chopping block again," Reuters

• "Law Schools May Get Permission to Go Test Optional," Inside Higher Ed

• "ABA Legal Ed council asked again to remove requirement for entrance exams," ABA Journal

• "No LSAT? Legal group weighs test-optional admissions for law schools," The Washington Post

• "Miami Law Offering Free Virtual Summer Legal Academy for Third Year," Daily Business Review

• "Tennessee Supreme Court: Seats Are Filling Up for July Bar Exam, Deadline Closing Early," Law.com

• "California February Bar Exam Pass Rate Slips to 34%," The Recorder

• "DC Court of Appeals Adds 450 Seats for July Bar Exam," Law.com

• "DC-Area Law Deans Urged Court to Prioritize Their Students for Upcoming July Bar Exam," Law.com

• "DC bar exam venue change is bad news for out-of-state law grads," Reuters

• "'Arbitrary and Unfair': Dispute Over Limited Seating, Preferential Treatment for DC Bar Exam Continues — But Court Isn't Budging," Law.com

• "Bennett Jones offers scholarships for aspiring Indigenous, Black, first-generation lawyers," Canadian Lawyer

• "'It Humanizes the Issue If I Can't Get Into Their Building': For Some, Disability Advocacy and Client Advocacy Go Hand in Hand," Law.com

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