Law firms remove references to DEI on their websites amid executive orders targeting the programs
THE GUARDIAN — Nearly two dozen US law firms have quietly scrubbed references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from their website and revised descriptions of pro-bono work to more closely align with Donald Trump’s priorities, a Guardian review has found, underscoring the Trump administration’s successful campaign of intimidation against the legal profession.
Read More about Law firms remove references to DEI on their websites amid executive orders targeting the programsOpinion: Reflecting on Law Day, the rule of law is under serious threat in the US
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR — In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established May 1st as “Law Day” to honor the rule of law in a free society.
Read More about Opinion: Reflecting on Law Day, the rule of law is under serious threat in the USNumber of legal professionals using generative artificial intelligence rises
THE GLOBAL LEGAL POST — More than a quarter of law firms and legal departments say they are using generative AI (Gen AI) technology, a sharp increase in users over the past 12 months, according to a Thomson Reuters study.
Read More about Number of legal professionals using generative artificial intelligence risesLaw firms continue to hire DEI program leaders despite federal push
BLOOMBERG LAW — Top law firms are moving forward with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, even as some rivals make changes in response to federal pressure.
Read More about Law firms continue to hire DEI program leaders despite federal pushAALS Executive Committee cautions states on removing national law school accreditation
REUTERS — The Association of American Law Schools urged states to not abandon their requirements that attorneys must graduate from American Bar Association-accredited law schools in order to practice.
Read More about AALS Executive Committee cautions states on removing national law school accreditationTexas Supreme Court working group exploring alternatives to ABA accreditation for law schools
ABA JOURNAL — The Texas Supreme Court is inviting comments on a requirement that law grads seeking bar admission in the state must have graduated from a law school accredited by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Read More about Texas Supreme Court working group exploring alternatives to ABA accreditation for law schoolsLaw school admission officers say the US News law school rankings has lost prestige
MORNING STAR — Leading global education company Kaplan finds that 62 percent of law school admissions officers believe that the U.S. News & World Report rankings — the 2025 list was just released today — “have lost some of their prestige over the last couple of years.”
Read More about Law school admission officers say the US News law school rankings has lost prestigeLaw students say they want to work for law firms that are pushing back on federal action
POLITICO — President Donald Trump’s attacks on major law firms have divided the legal community all the way down to its newest members: law students considering their futures.
Read More about Law students say they want to work for law firms that are pushing back on federal actionUniversity suspends UC Davis Law Student Association after resolution to boycott Israeli-connected businesses
CBS NEWS — UC Davis is suspending its Law Student Association (LSA) and taking over the funds from student fees after the association’s calls for a boycott of Israeli-connected businesses.
Read More about University suspends UC Davis Law Student Association after resolution to boycott Israeli-connected businessesOpinion: California State Bar needs to do more to help those affected by troubled bar exam rollout
THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE — We, as applicants for the February 2025 California Bar Exam, expected a fair assessment of our legal knowledge and reasoning. Instead, we encountered widespread technical failures — so severe that even the California Supreme Court acknowledged the “disappointment, stress and frustration” caused by delays, lost responses and system crashes.
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