Masks? Vaccines? Bar Exam Covid-19 Rules Are All Over the Map
BLOOMBERG LAW — Most U.S. bar exams are standard, but law school graduates will encounter starkly different Covid-19 precautions next month depending on the state where they take the test. Michigan requires masks, but not Texas. New York requires vaccination proof—though not in Buffalo and Albany—and Florida doesn’t. Ohio will use bathroom monitors to enforce social distancing,…
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CREIGHTON NEWS — Last spring, Creighton University law graduates found themselves in a situation they couldn’t have anticipated. And in many cases, couldn’t afford. They had to take the bar exam — a nerve-racking experience in the best of times — amid a once-in-a-century pandemic. In the weeks before the bar, students were hit with added costs…
Read More about Dean’s Fund a Lifeline in Trying TimesWV Legislators push to build Marshall University law school in Charleston
WOWK — Does West Virginia need more lawyers? Some delegates in the legislature say so, and they’ve introduced a bill to create a law school in Charleston. Last Monday, House Bill 4425 was introduced to create a second law school in the Mountain Statet. Lawmakers say the goal is to give non-traditional students more options to get a…
Read More about WV Legislators push to build Marshall University law school in CharlestonGeorgia State Law and Alterity ADR Partnership Educate Students on a New Tool Georgia State Law and Alterity ADR Partnership Educate Students on a New Tool
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Georgia State University College of Law and Alterity ADR are proud to announce the formation of a joint venture arrangement set forth in their Memorandum of Understanding dated February 3, 2022. The purpose of the MOU is to further the education, study, practice and improvement of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Alterity…
Read More about Georgia State Law and Alterity ADR Partnership Educate Students on a New Tool Georgia State Law and Alterity ADR Partnership Educate Students on a New Tool‘The world will change now’: Law firms in Ukraine cope with Russian invasion
REUTERS — With Russia launching the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two, local and international law firms in Ukraine said they have taken steps to protect their employees and client work amid the invasion. Representatives for Baker McKenzie, CMS and Dentons, three of the largest foreign law firms with lawyers in Kyiv, Ukraine’s…
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association joins the world community in condemning the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. The invasion violates the United Nations Charter on the principles of national sovereignty, rule of law, due process and universal human rights. The response from nations and institutions that remain committed to the…
Read More about Statement of ABA President Reginald Turner Re: Invasion of UkraineMidsize law firm innovation moves to advance Diversity & Inclusion
THOMSON REUTERS — Recognizing the need to field more diverse legal teams, midsize law firms are aspiring to promote inclusion and increase more diversity among its ranks. As part of that, the Thomson Reuters Institute produced a three-part Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) roundtable series to provide a confidential space to learn how the most successful law…
Read More about Midsize law firm innovation moves to advance Diversity & InclusionLarge law firms see historic offer and acceptance rates for law student summer associate programs
GENERAL COUNSEL NEWS — “For the past few years, law student recruitment for summer associate programs has been incredibly successful, harkening back to a time when law students quickly accepted the offers that Biglaw firms handed out like candy. Amid an unprecedented cash rush for associates and high demand for,” reports Staci Zaretsky in Above The…
Read More about Large law firms see historic offer and acceptance rates for law student summer associate programsLSAC predicts fewer law school applicants this year compared to 2021
REUTERS — Getting into a top law school last year was no small feat, with a 13% surge in applications resulting in the most competitive admissions season on record. But the admissions scene has cooled off considerably this year. Applications to American Bar Association-accredited law schools are down 10% as of early March, which means landing a…
Read More about LSAC predicts fewer law school applicants this year compared to 2021Law School Admission Council acquires Law School Transparency
REUTERS — Law School Transparency was a thorn in the side of law schools when it launched in 2009, criticizing what it said was misleading graduate employment data and calling for changes in how schools report student outcomes. Now, the non-profit is joining the legal education establishment. The Law School Admission Council, which makes the Law School…
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