Legal Education Roundup (Oct 23, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"State Bar Committee Recommends Expanded Access to Provisional Licensing," The Recorder
"For minority law students, learning the law can be intellectually violent," ABA Journal
"Gender Pay Disparities In The Legal Academy," The TaxProf Blog
"Law Schools Unite With ABA to Take On Racist Policing," Law.com
"Law Students Protest Outside Paul Weiss's New York Office Over Firm's Exxon Representation," The American Lawyer
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