Legal Education Roundup (May 31, 2024)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"ABA Faces Discrimination Complaint Over Student Hiring Programs," Bloomberg Law
"Law school applicants' socioeconomic hurdles measured by new metric," Reuters
"Experts Caution Law Schools to Be Wary of ChatGPT, Other AIs," Government Technology
"The LSAT is about to get rid of logic games. Who will miss them? None of the above," Reuters
"'Ahead of the Curve': Are Campus Protests in the Rearview Mirror?" Law.com
"Golden Gate law school needs a receiver to save it, say students and alumni," Reuters
"ASU Law, Diné College, Navajo Nation partner on first-ever tribally affiliated legal program," Arizona State University
"Journey toward fully online law schools inches forward after ABA Legal Ed council vote," ABA Journal
"Judge on Clerk Hiring Boycotts: 'Students Should Be Seen as Individuals'," Law.com
"Bar exam alternatives gain American Bar Association backing," Reuters
"ABA Legal Ed council gives its blessing to alternative licensing," ABA Journal
"Legal Experts Weigh In on ABA's Support of Alternative Pathways to the Bar," Law.com
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