Legal Education Roundup (Jul 31, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"New York to Hold Online Bar Exam," The New York Law Journal
"New York and Illinois join others moving to October online bar exam; another jurisdiction grants diploma privilege," ABA Journal
"Illinois and Ohio Move Bar Exam Online as Reciprocity Gains Traction,"The National Law Journal
"Louisiana Joins The Diploma Privilege Party, Will Let Law Grads Skip Bar Exam," Law.com
"Hundreds of New York Law Professors Endorse Emergency Diploma Privilege," New York Law Journal
"New York Law Deans Back Diploma Privilege After Bar Exam Cancellation," New York Law Journal
"Diploma Privilege Proposal Is 'Deeply Flawed'," New York Law Journal
"Law School Grad: California Bar Exam Decision Is a 'Hurtful Half-Measure'," The Recorder
"Virus Forces Georgia Bar Exam to Shift From In-Person to Online," Daily Report
"Another state cancels September bar exam and replaces it with online test over COVID-19 concerns," ABA Journal
"As Bar Exam Goes Online, GSU Law Prof Offers More Ideas on Licensure," Daily Report
"Remote Bar Exams Are A Terrible And Dangerous Idea," TaxProf Blog
"Over A Dozen States Push Ahead With In-Person July Bar Exam Despite COVID-19," TaxProf Blog
"Coronavirus Pandemic Creates Bar Exam Chaos," The Wall Street Journal
"State Bar Survey: California's Lawyers Don't Reflect State's Diversity," The Recorder
"Philadelphia ACC Chapter Continued Diversity In-House Internship Despite COVID-19," Corporate Counsel
"Rodriguez: Law Schools Are Still In Denial About Fall 2020," PrawfsBlog
"What can we learn from medical field's experience with competency-based education?," Legal Evolution
"Aligning Law School Curriculum With Law Firm Needs," TaxProf Blog
"Georgetown University to offer tuition breaks for many undergraduates this fall," The Washington Post
"Reopening plans at UC Berkeley, other campuses fall apart amid coronavirus surge," Los Angeles Times
"Which Of The 436 Universities Ranked BY U.S. News Will Thrive, Survive, Struggle, Or Perish In The Age Of COVID-19?," TaxProf Blog
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