Legal Education Roundup (Apr 9, 2021)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Law Firms Are Looking For Tech-Savvy Lawyers: What That Means To Law Students," Legaltech News
"COVID-19 Blew Up the Bar Exam. Even Bigger Changes Are Coming.," The National Law Journal
"Radical roads to reform lawyer formation," The Law21 Blog
"Several states consider lowering cut scores on bar exam, making it easier to pass," ABA Journal
"Bar Exams May Soon Be Easier to Pass, as States Eye Changes," Bloomberg Law
"Will Law Schools Require Students To Be Vaccinated In The Fall?," TaxProf Blog
"This Public Defender Just Got $275,000 in Law School Loans Forgiven. Here's How.," Law.com
"'There Is Greatness Across Law Schools': Biden's First Court Picks Venture Beyond the T-14," Law.com
"Misgendering students is not 'academic freedom.' It's an abuse of power.," The Washington Post
"Prof who refused to use transgender student's preferred pronouns can pursue suit, 6th Circuit rules," ABA Journal
"Canadian Law Students Face Another Virtual Summer. Law Firms Are Ready," Law.com International
"The US News Law School Rankings Are Here, But Has Their Credibility Taken a Hit?," Law.com
"Inside the US News Rankings Drama," Law.com
"US News releases its 2022 law school rankings; which schools had lowest student debt?," ABA Journal
"US News' Rough Year Just Got Worse: Law School Rankings Changed a Third Time," Law.com
"Compared with 2016, there are now half as many for-profit law schools," ABA Journal
"Why Did the Dean of the Most Diverse Law School in the Country Cancel Herself?," The New York Times
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