Legal Education Roundup (Nov 3, 2023)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"AI in Law School: A Student vs. an Associate Dean Perspective," Daily Business Review
"'First-generation' law students saddled with higher debt, lower scores — study," Reuters
"LSSSE Report On First-Gen Law Students: Lower Grades, More Debt," TaxProf Blog
"Current bar exam's farewell is delayed until 2028," Reuters
"NCBE Delays Sunset of Current Bar Exam, Adds Family Law Questions to NextGen,"
"Ahead of the Curve: Are Diversity Statements the Elephant in the Room for Law Schools?," Law.com
"For-profit law schools, once flourishing, are nearly extinct," Reuters
"Charleston Law Seeks Nonprofit Status, Leaving Only One ABA For-Profit Law School," Law.com
"New SAT Data Highlights the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education," The New York Times
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