Legal Education Roundup (Mar 25, 2022)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Among Students, Lawyers Get a Good Rap," Inside Higher Ed
"Conservative judge urges U.S. judiciary to not hire Yale protesters as clerks," Reuters
"Federal Appeals Judge Suggests Yale Law Protesters 'Should Be Disqualified for Potential Clerkships'," Law.com
"University of Chicago Law Gets $15M Gift for Rubenstein Scholars Program," Law.com
"Law School Admissions Consultant: This Year's US News Rankings May Include Some Major Changes," Law.com
"New Petition by T14 Law Students Aims to Pressure Law Firms to Cut Ties With Russian Clients," Law.com
"$500K Grant to Help UC Irvine Law Continue Research on Diversity and Networking in Law School," The Recorder
"The 2022 Top 50 Go-To Law Schools," Law.com
"Hamilton & Organ: Law School Learning Outcomes," TaxProf Blog
"Why an investigation into cheating on Ontario bar exams may point to a $15 billion online industry," Toronto Star
"Rescheduled Bar Exam to be Held Only in Person and on Paper After Online Test Was Leaked," Law.com International
"New law school admissions experiment would bypass the LSAT," Reuters
"Legal course work for undergraduates might replace LSAT, says Law School Admission Council," ABA Journal
"LSAC Announces New Undergraduate Pathway To Law School Without Taking The LSAT/GRE," TaxProf Blog
"Law School Scholarship Opportunity: IP Attorneys Strengthen Pipeline of Black Legal Tech Talent," Legaltech News
"Scholarship for Law Students Committed to LGBTQ Community Honors Judicial Pioneer," New York Law Journal
"New Osler and UCalgary OUTLaw scholarship aims to build 2SLGBTQI+ diversity in legal profession," Canadian Lawyer
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