Opinion: New York should keep the Uniform Bar Exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — Two members of the ABA’s Young Lawyer Division say a recent article by members of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Bar Examination that called for abandoning the Uniform Bar Exam was off the mark.
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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW — After retiring from careers in international banking and law, Paul Schneider ’18 LLM became a student again, enrolling at UConn School of Law to study human rights and social justice. Being selected as the 2017 recipient of the Olimpiad Ioffe Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student in Comparative Law inspired…
Read More about UConn Law receives donation to establish Human Rights Award for law studentsNALP report: Summer associate recruiting dropped during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Fifty-six percent of law firms reported making fewer offers for summer 2021 programs compared with summer 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/after-a-soft-recruiting-season-for-2021-summer-associates-new-cycle-appears-off-to-a-rollicking-start
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The Managing Director’s Office of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released today a new set of bar passage data outcomes for ABA-approved law schools that provides national “ultimate” and first-time pass rates based on race, ethnicity and gender.
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity has awarded three law students LGBTQ Public Interest scholarships. The scholarship program is aimed at law students or graduates who are either LGBTQ or who will be doing public interest work in the LGBTQ space.
Read More about ABA announces LGBTQ Public Interest scholarship recipientsNew England Law Boston graduate Sofia Nuno Unanue delivers commencing address on overcoming adversity
7 NEWS BOSTON — Sofia Nuno Unanue congratulated her classmates at commencement. An accomplishment that has been full of both challenge and perseverance. “When I graduated high school I was undocumented. So, just going to college for me was a distant dream,” she said. “I felt very foolish to just think about it.”
Read More about New England Law Boston graduate Sofia Nuno Unanue delivers commencing address on overcoming adversityUniversity of Virginia Law launches Democracy Summer Fellowship for law students and recent graduates
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Democracy Summer Fellowship has been established at the University of Virginia School of Law, adding to the mix of opportunities that will enable scores of law students and recent graduates to work in public service jobs this summer.
Read More about University of Virginia Law launches Democracy Summer Fellowship for law students and recent graduatesOpinion: Harvard admissions case will impact law firm pipeline efforts
BLOOMBERG LAW — If Big Law wants to keep the pipeline of diverse candidates from T-14 schools flowing, it better pay attention to the Harvard admissions case. Elite college grads beget elite law school grads, new research confirms.
Read More about Opinion: Harvard admissions case will impact law firm pipeline effortsUniversity of Kansas Law graduate Bria Nelson receives Equal Justice Works Public Interest Award
KU TODAY — Bria Nelson, a recent graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, is a recipient of a 2021 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award. Nelson is one of eight students selected for the national award, which recognizes law students for their exemplary commitment to public interest law and pro bono work.
Read More about University of Kansas Law graduate Bria Nelson receives Equal Justice Works Public Interest AwardCollege and graduate students push back on use of artificial intelligence for online exams
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Online exam proctoring company ProctorU announced earlier this week that it will no longer send artificial intelligence-generated reports of potential student misconduct to institutions without ProctorU staff members first reviewing the footage — a development raising more questions than it answers.
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