Legal Education Roundup (Apr 10, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"'Nobody Is Recruiting Over the Summer': OCI Season Postponed," Law.com
"An 'Immodest Proposal': Bar Exam Requires Innovative Accommodations Amid Pandemic," National Law Journal
"New York Court of Appeals Calls for Bar Exam in 'Early September'," New York Law Journal
"New York bar exam planned for September; Hawaii postpones exam, too," ABA Journal
"Fall Bar Exam Gets Pushback From NY Law Deans," New York Law Journal
"Connecticut Is Third State To Postpone July Bar Exam," TaxProf Blog
"Amid More Bar Exam Delays, Push for Diploma Privilege Grows," Law.com
"California Bar Is Pressed to Grant Diploma Privilege to Law Grads Amid Virus Crisis," The Recorder
"Georgia Weighs Options as Other States Delay Bar Exams," Daily Report
"Mass. bar exam for law school grads postponed amid coronavirus pandemic," The Boston Globe
"Timing of the bar exam — a billion dollar issue in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond," National Jurist
"New York Postpones July Bar Exam Amid COVID-19 Pandemic," New York Law Journal
"Fall Bar Exam Added, Fate of July Test Uncertain Amid COVID-19 Pandemic," Law.com
"Here's What Lawyers Need to Know About Student Loan Relief," Law.com
"Nonprofit AccessLex Institute sets up emergency fund for law students during pandemic," ABA Journal
"$5M Coming to Law Students Struggling Financially Amid COVID-19," Law.com
"With Pass/Fail Now the Norm, Outlier Law Schools Face Student Backlash," Law.com
"University Of Chicago Law School Sticks To 'Status Quo' Grading, Bucking Peers' Move To Mandatory Pass-Fail," TaxProf Blog
"How Will COVID-19 Impact Law Schools As The Summer Progresses?," Above the Law
"Report Calls for Changes to Law School Rankings, Accreditation," Inside Higher Ed
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