Texas Tech Law students named ABA Competitions Champion
EVERYTHING LUBBOCK — For the second straight year, the Texas Tech University School of Law was named the 2019-2020 American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions Champion. The award is based on each law school’s success in the four ABA Law Student Division competitions – arbitration, negotiation, client counseling and national appellate advocacy (NAAC Moot Court). Points are awarded for participation and…
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ABA JOURNAL — Students may not feel safe attending courses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that’s also true for professors, say law school deans, many of whom want in-person classes this fall but are making various plans they hope meet ABA accreditation standards.
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ABA JOURNAL — The 2020 ABA Annual Meeting is scheduled for July 29 to Aug. 4. In addition to nearly 500 meetings and events, it includes the convening of the board to discuss the association’s business matters and the House of Delegates to consider a number of policy proposals.
Read More about ABA moves annual meeting onlineABA and Law Library of Congress to host virtual celebration of Law Day
ABA JOURNAL — To celebrate Law Day 2020, the ABA and Law Library of Congress plan to host a virtual panel discussion on April 30 that focuses on how the women’s suffrage movement and ratification of the 19th Amendment changed the United States. The program, “Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment,” will…
Read More about ABA and Law Library of Congress to host virtual celebration of Law DayABA Board of Governors pass resolution urging states to allow emergency practice for new law graduates amid bar exam delays
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American Bar Association’s Board of Governors passed a policy resolution this week urging state licensing authorities to allow 2019 and 2020 law graduates who can’t take the July bar exam to practice law in a limited capacity. Some jurisdictions already have canceled the July administration of the test due to COVID-19.
Read More about ABA Board of Governors pass resolution urging states to allow emergency practice for new law graduates amid bar exam delaysLegal community reacts to ABA resolution on limited law practice for new graduates
ABA JOURNAL — Under the resolution, limited practice rules would apply to graduates of ABA-accredited law schools who graduated between 2019 and 2020 and have not yet taken the bar exam. Limited authorization would end if someone takes and fails a bar exam, and people who previously failed a bar exam would not be eligible under…
Read More about Legal community reacts to ABA resolution on limited law practice for new graduatesABA Young Lawyers Division creates national hotline to connect those in need to legal services
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA Young Lawyers Division has created a national hotline to connect those needing legal services during the COVID-19 pandemic through its Disaster Legal Services Program. The toll-free number, provided by RingCentral Inc., is 888-743-5749, according to an ABA press release.
Read More about ABA Young Lawyers Division creates national hotline to connect those in need to legal servicesHawaii reschedules July bar exam to fall
ABA JOURNAL — The New York Court of Appeals announced Tuesday that the bar exam will take place shortly before or after the Labor Day holiday. Also on Tuesday, the Hawaii Supreme Court in an order announced that its July bar exam will be rescheduled for some time in the fall.
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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION — Just one day after the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on the New York Bar Examination recommended that the postponed July bar exam be rescheduled for a date close to Labor Day, the Court of Appeals met and decided it agreed. In an announcement late Tuesday, the…
Read More about New York reschedules July bar exam to early SeptemberABA Commission on the Future of Legal Education releases report on improving access to law school and the legal profession
ABA JOURNAL — The costs of legal education and licensure should not act as a barrier for the quality and availability of legal services, and legal education should not be one size fits all, according to commentary released Wednesday by the ABA’s Commission on the Future of Legal Education.
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