What lawyers need to know about artificial intelligence
ABA JOURNAL — Although artificial intelligence has been the subject of academic research since the 1950s and has been used commercially in some industries for decades, it is still in its infancy across much of the broader economy. The rapid adoption of this technology, along with the unique privacy, security and liability issues associated with it, has…
Read More about What lawyers need to know about artificial intelligenceUniversity of Georgia Law professor Larry Thompson reflects on his career
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — What influenced your decision to go to law school? I was planning to attend social work school after my undergraduate studies. A history professor buttonholed me after class one day and asked me if I had ever thought about going to law school. I had not, but that question certainly…
Read More about University of Georgia Law professor Larry Thompson reflects on his careerColleges move exams online, urge boosters as coronavirus cases rise and omicron fears grow
THE WASHINGTON POST — Colleges around the country are worrying about outbreaks of the coronavirus, leading some to pivot online and cancel events, and others to abruptly change rules on campus in the waning days of the fall semester. At Cornell University, where cases of the omicron variant have been confirmed and many more are…
Read More about Colleges move exams online, urge boosters as coronavirus cases rise and omicron fears growRecognizing partner law firms for furthering diversity in the legal profession
MICROSOFT — In 2008, we launched the Law Firm Diversity Program (LFDP) to reward our law firm partners who make progress in diversifying their workforce. We are committed to accelerating this progress, and in the last 13 years, we’ve seen consistent and steady progress in legal workforce diversification, including an almost 33% increase of hours worked…
Read More about Recognizing partner law firms for furthering diversity in the legal professionColleges look to law school leaders to find their next president
REUTERS — Law deans are in demand when it comes to filling vacant college and university presidencies. Memphis’ Rhodes College on Monday named Southern Methodist University law dean Jennifer Collins as its next president, making her at least the fifth legal educator to follow that path in the past year. A typical year will see one or…
Read More about Colleges look to law school leaders to find their next presidentMore law schools could accept GRE for admissions after ABA decision
REUTERS — After five years of debate, the American Bar Association will allow law schools to use the Graduate Record Examinations — better known as the GRE — in admissions, with no strings attached. The decision to put the GRE on equal footing with the Law School Admission Test, reached in a closed ABA session earlier this…
Read More about More law schools could accept GRE for admissions after ABA decisionStates face challenges planning the February bar exam in 2022
BLOOMBERG LAW — Several jurisdictions still don’t have plans in place—or haven’t made these plans public—for how the February 2022 bar exam will be administered, explains Greg Bordelon, associate law professor at the University of Maine. Resources are critical for state bar admissions staff to convey their plans to applicants and to successfully carry out in-person…
Read More about States face challenges planning the February bar exam in 2022A look at teen students at law schools across the country
REUTERS — Haley Taylor Schlitz is on track to graduate from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in May. But she won’t be able to celebrate at the bar with her classmates—at least not legally. Schlitz started college at 13, entered law school at 16 and will be 19 when she gets her J.D., placing her…
Read More about A look at teen students at law schools across the countryPodcast: University of Dayton Law dean Andrew Strauss discusses his path to the deanship and growth of the school
ANCHOR FM — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding the…
Read More about Podcast: University of Dayton Law dean Andrew Strauss discusses his path to the deanship and growth of the schoolPodcast: Marketing specialist Mike Fogarty discusses how law schools can reach students with specialized interests
ANCHOR FM — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding the…
Read More about Podcast: Marketing specialist Mike Fogarty discusses how law schools can reach students with specialized interests