Legal Education Roundup (Nov 6, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Women Lawyers Making Progress As Campus Leaders," TaxProf Blog
"'I Lie Awake at Night'-New Study Highlights the Mental Toll of Law School Debt," The American Lawyer
"Law student debt averages about $165K at graduation, creating stress and restricting choices, survey says," ABA Journal
"2020 Law School Student Loan Debt Survey Report," TaxProf Blog
"The Dramatic Increase In July 2020 MBE Scores," TaxProf Blog
"Pass Rates Are Up Among the First States to Give Online Bar Exams," Law.com
"Supreme Court Tasks Committee With Recommending Bar Exam's Future," The Recorder
"More Law Schools Nix Classes on Election Day," Law.com
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