Legal Education Roundup (May 15, 2015)

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

• "New York State to Adopt Uniform Bar Exam," The New York Law Journal
• "New York will use Uniform Bar Exam to test bar applicants, starting in July 2016," ABA Journal

Changes to Law School Curriculum and Format

• “NYC, State Plan Tech Partnership With Law Schools,” The New York Law Journal
• “New York AG Partners With Law Schools to Attract Tech Startups,” Law Technology News

Lawyers of the Future & Job Market for New Lawyers

• “Law School Transparency offers podcasts focusing on different legal jobs,” ABA Journal
• “Law School Grads’ Jobs Rate Rises – But There’s a Catch,” The National Law Journal
• “Chart: Law Graduate Job Placement 2014,” The National Law Journal
• “Slightly Higher Percentage of Law School Graduates Landed Legal Jobs, Report Says,” The New York Times
• “Good news for new lawyers: Fewer grads mean better job prospects, report shows,” ABA Journal
• “Class of 2014 Employment Report (Leaked Edition),” Law School Tuition Bubble
• “Board Releases Results From February Bar Exam,” The New York Law Journal
• “Burdened With Debt, Law School Graduates Struggle in Job Market,” The New York Times
• "NY Law Grads Benefit From Less Competition for Legal Jobs," New York Law Journal
• "'Human Capital' Theory Doesn't Explain Law Grad Earnings," Am Law Daily

Law School Admissions & Rankings

• “Wider-Ranging Rankings,” Inside Higher Ed
• “New Rankings Gauge Colleges’ ‘Value Added’ by Measuring Alumni Outcomes,” Chronicle of Higher Education
• “Feds, State Defend LSAT Disability Accommodations Plan,” The National Law Journal
• “Law School Applicant Pool Still Shrinking,” The Wall Street Journal Law
• "Fordham Law Offers Early Enrollment to RI School,"New York Law Journal
• "Will Charleston School of Law close? Announcement expected next week," ABA Journal
• "$3M Gift Boosts 'Faculty Excellence' at Northwestern Law," The National Law Journal
• "ABA committee wants to end use of alternative law school admission tests," ABA Journal
• "Changes at the Top at West Virginia, New Mexico Law," The National Law Journal