Legal Education Roundup (Jan 17, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Law Grad's $221K Loan Discharge Has Bankruptcy Bar Buzzing," Law.com
"Law grad wins discharge of his student debt in opinion criticizing 'punitive standards'," ABA Journal
"Bankruptcy Judge Discharges Law School Loans — Brief Moment Of Sanity Before Appeal," Above the Law
"A better bar exam? Law profs weigh in on whether test accurately measures skills required for law practice," ABA Journal
"Law School Dean's $5 Million Retirement Payout," Inside Higher Ed
"Class Of 2019 Law Grads Contributed $111 Million Of Pro Bono Legal Services," TaxProf Blog
"Justice or Rock Star? Law Profs Go Wild for Ginsburg," Law.com
"Incoming AALS President: Legal Education Is On an Upswing," Law.com
"Changes to US News Law School Rankings Met With Skepticism," Law.com
"The Luddite Lawyer 2020: AALS Panel Examines Attorney Technology Competence," Legaltech News
"The Law School Crash: What's worse than a decade of financial turmoil? Not learning from it," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"ABA 509 Report Data: 19 Law Schools Increased Their 25th, 50th, And 75th LSAT And GPA," TaxProf Blog
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