ABA House of Delegates passes mandatory anti-bias training requirement for law students
REUTERS — The American Bar Association will require law schools to educate students about bias, racism and cross-cultural competency, possibly as soon as the next academic year. The ABA’s House of Delegates on Monday approved changes to its law school accreditation standards, including a mandate that law schools provide bias training when students began their legal studies…
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ABA JOURNAL — A package of proposed revisions to the ABA law school accreditation standards, including two focused on diversity, were approved Monday by the ABA House of Delegates at the 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting. Resolution 300, which passed with a 348 to 17 vote, suggested changes to four standards in the 2021-2022 Standards and Rules of…
Read More about ABA approves new law school requirements for loan counseling and cross-cultural competency educationOpinion: Law schools should do more to retain first-generation students
BLOOMBERG LAW — For undergraduate institutions committed to equity, close attention to recruiting, supporting, and retaining first-generation college students is essential. But it’s just as important for graduate schools to understand and empower these scholars as they move toward advanced degrees. This is particularly true for leaders in law schools, which introduce students to an ancient and…
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NATIONAL JURIST — The recent spike in law school interest has caused a number of reactions, such as a bump in enrollment, more competition for seats and a scramble for scholarship money. Here’s another apparently: shrinking transfer options. In 2014, 5.5% of students transferred, most of them after their first year. In 2021, just 3.6% did so.…
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ABA JOURNAL — The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed a bill allowing students at approved law schools to take the bar exam after completing five semesters of full-time study. Only one House lawmaker voted against the bill, which has yet to get a Senate vote, Law.com reports. The bill would give students “a head start on…
Read More about Proposed Virginia bill would allow third-year law students to sit for the bar examAccessLex releases free preparation course for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam
YAHOO!FINANCE — In October 2021, AccessLex Institute proudly launched Helix Bar Review by AccessLexSM, the first and only national nonprofit bar prep program. Created to provide affordable, best-in-class bar review to the tens of thousands of aspiring lawyers who take the bar exam each year, Helix has added Helix MPRESM to its growing list of no…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Applicants with backgrounds in STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – have a leg up in law school admissions. Law is increasingly enmeshed with science and technology, and not just in the burgeoning areas of health law, tech law, patent law and environmental law. From forensic evidence…
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LEGALSCOOPS — The bar exams are not an easy feat, and you may end up being stressed while studying. It is quite normal. Fortunately, there are different ways to manage the stress that comes about as you study for your bar exams.
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DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY — Duquesne University School of Law and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are teaming up to co-host the regional round of the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) National Trial Competition Thursday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 20. The two Pittsburgh law schools are collaborating on the planning and execution of the virtual advocacy…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a year and a half after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in May 2020, prompting a national reckoning about institutional racism and societal inequity, signs of change in higher education can be hard to spot. One place you might not have thought to look is behind the college…
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