Legal Education Roundup (Aug 12, 2022)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"ABA Gaining Public Support In Proposal To Make Law School Admission Tests Optional," TaxProf Blog
"The Top 100 Law Schools, Based On 5-, 10-, And 15-Year Rolling Average U.S. News Rankings," TaxProf Blog
"Law school applicant pool shrinks after blockbuster 2021," Reuters
"Number of 2022 Law School Applicants Trails 2020, While Applications Filed Jumps Double Digits," Law.com
"The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down 12%, The Most Among Whites (-14%) And The Highest LSAT Bands (-14%)," TaxProf Blog
"Why Yale Law's dean says eliminating tuition for students in need benefits the legal profession," ABC News
"The bar exam. Who needs it?," Reuters
"Listening To Our Students: Fostering Resilience And Engagement To Promote Culture Change In Legal Education," TaxProf Blog
"Listen!: Amplifying The Experiences Of Black Law School Graduates In 2020," TaxProf Blog
"Harvard & Yale Still Dominate as Biden Focuses on Diversifying the Judiciary," The National Law Journal
"UCLA Law project catalogs hundreds of anti-critical race theory measures," Reuters
"Legal industry groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to protect affirmative action," Reuters
"College Affirmative Action Policies Backed by Major Companies," The Wall Street Journal
"ABA, Backed by Loretta Lynch, Asks Justices to Leave Affirmative Action in Place," The National Law Journal
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