AALS President Vincent Rougeau discusses why law graduates are often selected for key government positions
BLOOMBERG LAW — “When people see there are lots of ‘lawyers,’ they have to remember there are lawyers who could be there for any number of different reasons, but what they share is a certain kind of intellectual training that’s very rigorous and academically demanding,” said Vincent Rougeau, president of AALS.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — On the October 2020 California bar exam, USF School of Law’s pass rate for first-time takers increased to 81%, a significant improvement over last year’s results. Amid the pandemic, test takers faced considerable obstacles, including the transition to an online exam format and the postponement of the test.
Read More about University of San Francisco Law graduates celebrate bar exam successIowa bill seeks to force state universities into holding in-person graduation ceremonies
THE GAZETTE — Although the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa already announced their upcoming commencement ceremonies will be virtual — and are well into planning them — a Republican lawmaker is sponsoring a bill requiring Iowa’s public universities to hold in-person spring graduations.
Read More about Iowa bill seeks to force state universities into holding in-person graduation ceremoniesABA rejects law school deans’ request to delay reporting of graduate employment data due to the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will not be granting a request to push the employment data deadline from March to June. Issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a Feb. 10 letter signed by law school deans in New York, New Jersey and California requesting the delay.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association passed a resolution Monday that throws the lawyer group’s weight behind political efforts to aid law school graduates drowning in debt, as the Biden administration grapples with how to best address that issue. The resolution urges Congress and the Biden administration to implement measures.
Read More about ABA urges government to expand loan assistance and forgiveness programs for law graduatesLaw school deans ask to delay reporting graduate employment data to the ABA due to the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Law school deans have asked the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to push back law graduate employment data deadline from March to June. The data is usually made public in the spring or early summer. The pandemic has pushed back many bar exams and led to economic shutdowns.
Read More about Law school deans ask to delay reporting graduate employment data to the ABA due to the pandemicUC Davis Law graduates sworn into California Bar during virtual ceremony
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — UC Davis Law’s annual swearing-in ceremony, drew more than 150 people, including recent King Hall graduates who passed the California Bar Exam and the friends and family members who came online to cheer them on. Dean Kevin R. Johnson noted the exceptional accomplishments of the class of 2020.
Read More about UC Davis Law graduates sworn into California Bar during virtual ceremonyPenn Law student Chandra Nukala discusses experience in AI and Implicit Bias Policy Lab
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Here, Nukala shares his experiences and observations as part of Policy Lab: AI and Implicit Bias, taught by Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership Rangita de Silva de Alwis. Chandra Nukala has 20 years of diverse industry experience in various discipline.
Read More about Penn Law student Chandra Nukala discusses experience in AI and Implicit Bias Policy LabOpinion: Should Oregon keep diploma privilege for law graduates after the pandemic?
THE BULLETIN — The Oregon Supreme Court granted what’s called “diploma privilege” in June 2020. People who had graduated from law school could become lawyers without taking the bar exam for a limited time. Should Oregon keep that in place? Legislators recently discussed the issue with representatives from the Oregon Bar Association.
Read More about Opinion: Should Oregon keep diploma privilege for law graduates after the pandemic?Washington, Wisconsin, California and New York have made it easier for Caribbean law graduates to practice in the US
NEWS AMERICA NEWS NETWORK — Caribbean law students have been searching for a better life and career possibilities in the United States. Of the 34 states that allow international students with foreign law degrees to practice in the U.S., only a few are making it easier for students to pursue their legal careers.
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