Legal Education Roundup (Oct 16, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Davis Polk Delivers $500,000 Grant to Columbia-Sponsored Legal Clinic in Harlem," The American Lawyer
"Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Season Opens With A Bang: Applicants Are Up Over 35%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands," TaxProf Blog
"Applicants Flock to Elite Business Schools to Ride Out the Coronavirus Pandemic," The Wall Street Journal
"Sidley Austin to Boost Summer Associate Diversity in DOL Pact," Bloomberg Law
"Sidley Austin will provide scholarships, internships to law students to settle Labor Department diversity probe," ABA Journal
"States Say the Online Bar Exam Was a Success. The Test Taker Who Peed in His Seat Disagrees," Law.com
"The Online Bar Exam Is Over (for Most)-Cue the Postmortem," Law.com
"First Day of National Online Bar Exam Goes Off-With Some Hitches," Law.com
"Lowering Bar Exam Cut Scores Will Increase Diversity Without Harming Public," TaxProf Blog
"'Serious Reexamination' of Bar Exam Looms as Grads Sit for Test," Bloomberg Law
"California Supreme Court Rebuffs Calls to Make Bar Exam Open Book," The Recorder
"Trend Shows Judges Refusing to Dismiss Cases Against Universities Demanding COVID-19 Refunds," Law.com
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