Legal Education Roundup (Nov 1, 2019)

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

• "Wilson Sonsini and BYU Join Forces to Help Asylum Seekers," The Recorder

• "Michael Cahill Installed as New Dean of Brooklyn Law School," New York Law Journal

• "New York Bar Exam Results Are Out, And They Look Great," Above the Law

• "NY State Bar Exam Pass Rate Edges Upward, to 65%, in 2019," New York Law Journal

• "Pepperdine Law Lands $50 Million Donation and a New Name," The Recorder

• "UGA Law to Launch LGBTQ Scholarship," Daily Report

• "For Stressed Out Law Students: Put Down the Phone. And Breathe," Law.com

• "JD Not Necessary for Legal Ops Leaders, Experts Say," Law.com

• "SMU Law to Launch First Amendment Clinic with Stanton Foundation Funding," Texas Lawyer

• "Professional Formation And Development From Law Student To Lawyer," TaxProf Blog

• "Innovative Electives Part 1: Cutting Edge Topics and Cutting-Edge Practice Areas," What Great Law Schools Do

• "Law School's Nonprofit Conversion Stumbles," Inside Higher Ed

• "Students Petition To De-Gender All Seattle Law School Bathrooms," TaxProf Blog

• "Are Liberal Arts Colleges Doomed?," The Washington Post Magazine

• "Law Firms Seek Diversity by Recruiting at 'Overlooked' Schools," Bloomberg Law

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