Legal Education Roundup (Oct 15, 2021)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"ESG is 'mission critical.' Can Paul, Weiss get law schools on board?," Reuters
"Paul Weiss, UC Berkeley Team Up to Close Knowledge Gap in 'Existential' ESG Questions," The Recorder
"Debt-weary lawyers bank on relief with loan forgiveness overhaul," Reuters
"Changes announced for public service loan forgiveness; ABA urges government to do more," ABA Journal
"Diversity at Elite Law Firms Is So Bad Clients Are Docking Fees," Bloomberg
"ABA internship for law students with disabilities spurs young lawyer's work at IT company," ABA Journal
"Montana law school dean resigns after complaints about the oversight of Title IX allegations," ABA Journal
"Vanderbilt Law bags $10 million gift from alumnus," Reuters
"Should law schools fully embrace the GRE? New report urges caution," Reuters
"Students At 20+ Law Schools Demand Cancellation Of Contracts With Lexis-Nexis And Westlaw In Immigration Protest," TaxProf Blog
"Spivey's First Look At The Fall 2022 Admissions Cycle," Tax Prof Blog
"Columbia Law's First Artist-in-Residence Engaging Students and Scholars With His 'Art of Justice' Project," New York Law Journal
"'All of These Are Insane:' Current and Former Law Students Share Their OCI Horror Stories on Reddit," Law.com
"The Gathering Clouds On the Law School Horizon," Above the Law
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