Legal Education Roundup (Aug 7, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"ABA Resolution Calls on States to Pull The Plug on In-Person Bar Exams Amid Pandemic," Law.com
"New Lawyers Put Off Kids, Home Ownership Due to Crushing Student Debt," Law.com
"Colorado Bar Exam Taker Tests Positive for COVID-19, Prompting Warnings," Law.com
"Should We Raze the Bar? No-We Should Make It Better!," New York Law Journal
"Is It Time to Let Go of the Bar Exam?," The Recorder
"The Pandemic Is Proving the Bar Exam Is Unjust and Unnecessary," Slate
"Will Lowering Bar Exam Cut Score Produce More Black And Latino California Lawyers?," TaxProf Blog
"Michigan Blames Cyberattack for Online Bar Exam Woes, While Indiana Moves to Exam Via Email," Law.com
"Indiana and Nevada Postpone Bar Exams, Raising Questions About Feasibility of Online Tests," Law.com
"Indiana, Nevada Delay Online Bar Exam Due To Technology Snafu FOUR DAYS BEFORE EXAM," TaxProf Blog
"Open Book Essays, Camera Requirement Highlight Georgia Online Bar Exam Details," Daily Report
"NY Chief Judge Says Online Bar Exam Is 'Sound Alternative'," New York Law Journal
"Epic Fail: How Bar Examiners Screwed The Law School Class 2020," TaxProf Blog
"Lower Bar Exam Passing Score Retroactively, Law Deans and Students Urge," The Recorder
"Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Ohio Shift To Online Bar Exam," TaxProf Blog
"Ooops! LSAT Scores Lost Amid Tech Failure," Law.com
"Fellow 2020 Law School Graduates: Now Is the Time to Get Involved," New York Law Journal
"Law school admissions are more flexible for entering 1Ls, survey says; is a class size change expected?," ABA Journal
"Law Schools Expect Enrollment to Remain Steady Amid COVID-19," Law.com
"LSAT Profiles Of Matriculants And Law Schools, 2010-2019," Tax Prof Blog
"Legal Education's Biggest Annual Event Will Be Virtual in 2021," Law.com
"Fall LL.M. enrollment expected to plummet, bruising law school finances," Thomson Reuters
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