ABA president Mary L. Smith discusses lawyers’ responsibility to protect democracy
ABA JOURNAL — It was not even a full month ago that the Supreme Court issued a decision granting presidents broad immunity for actions taken during their tenure, potentially including those that could undermine the very principles of free and fair elections.
Read More about ABA president Mary L. Smith discusses lawyers’ responsibility to protect democracyABA encourages law firms to give attorneys time off to avoid burnout
REUTERS — Legal employers should encourage their employees to fully unplug from work for a minimum of one week a year to reduce burnout and improve well-being, according to an American Bar Association proposal.
Read More about ABA encourages law firms to give attorneys time off to avoid burnoutAmerican Bar Association to revise diversity and equity standard
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The independent accrediting arm of the American Bar Association is in the process of rewriting its diversity and equity standard.
Read More about American Bar Association to revise diversity and equity standardABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence survey looks at AI and legal education
ABA JOURNAL — The American Bar Association and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence released the results of its AI and Legal Education Survey, a compilation of insights gathered from law school administrators and faculty regarding the integration of artificial intelligence into legal education.
Read More about ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence survey looks at AI and legal educationMore than 100 law school deans sign letter on the importance of training law graduates to uphold democracy and the rule of law
ABA — The ABA Task Force for American Democracy unveiled a letter signed by more than 100 deans from America’s law schools concerning the training necessary for the next generation of lawyers to sustain our constitutional democracy and the rule of law.
Read More about More than 100 law school deans sign letter on the importance of training law graduates to uphold democracy and the rule of lawNineteen state attorneys general defend ABA law school diversity rule in response to letter
REUTERS — Attorneys general from 19 Democratic-led states on Thursday pledged to help defend the American Bar Association’s requirement that law schools advance diversity goals, after a coalition of Republican-led states attacked the ABA accreditation standard earlier this month.
Read More about Nineteen state attorneys general defend ABA law school diversity rule in response to letterNew ABA managing director for accreditation and legal education Jennifer Rosato Perea discusses her approach to the role
ABA JOURNAL — As a marathon runner, Jennifer L. Rosato Perea is used to both considering the long run and taking things one step at a time.
Read More about New ABA managing director for accreditation and legal education Jennifer Rosato Perea discusses her approach to the roleTwenty-one state attorneys general sign letter urging ABA to change law school standards to comply with Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action
BLOOMBERG LAW — More than 20 Republican state attorneys general warned the American Bar Association of potential discrimination violations over diversity requirements in the Bar’s law school accreditation system in a letter.
Read More about Twenty-one state attorneys general sign letter urging ABA to change law school standards to comply with Supreme Court ruling on affirmative actionABA faces discrimination complaint over student hiring programs
BLOOMBERG LAW — A conservative group in Wisconsin filed complaints against the American Bar Association, a federal judge, and three law schools over alleged bias in hiring programs for students.
Read More about ABA faces discrimination complaint over student hiring programsABA legal education section adopts policy statement supporting alternative pathways to attorney licensing beyond the bar exam
REUTERS — The American Bar Association on Friday endorsed alternative attorney licensing pathways that don’t involve the bar exam, marking a major shift in ABA’s stance on admission to practice law.
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