University of Utah Law partners with Harvard Law to offer incoming students online orientation modules

July 22, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law  has entered a new partnership with Harvard Law School to offer incoming  students a series of online orientation modules called Zero-L.

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COVID-19 disrupts job prospects for law class of 2020

July 22, 2020

BLOOMBERG LAW — A significant number of 2020 law school graduates are having job offers withdrawn or delayed due to fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey shows. Nearly half of the 167 schools participating in the National Association for Law Placement survey reported that graduates had employment offers rescinded and 85% of schools said…

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California schedules remote bar exam in October and lowers bar pass score permanently

July 22, 2020

THE SACRAMENTO BEE — California is refusing to cancel its bar exam despite complications created by the COVID-19 pandemic — but is offering would-be lawyers the option of taking an online test or accepting a “provisional” license that’s good for up to two years.

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New York cancels September bar exam amid health concerns

July 22, 2020

BLOOMBERG LAW — The New York Board of Law Examiners has canceled the state’s September bar exam as a result of ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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UC Hastings Law fall classes will be held entirely online

July 21, 2020

UC HASTINGS LAW — In order to protect the health and safety of all community members and to allow students, staff, and faculty to plan in the face of uncertainty, I have made two decisions.

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UC Irvine Law faculty prepare for fall semester with workshops on online teaching

July 21, 2020

UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Although there is a possibility that first-year students will be able to take one or two of their fall courses with an in-person component, the public health situation means that class sessions will otherwise be online.

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Florida A&M Law fall classes to remain online only

July 21, 2020

FLAPOL — Students will attend classes remotely at the Florida A&M University College of Law during the fall, a change Monday from its original plan. The law school had planned to follow a hybrid model with some classes taught in the classroom and others taught online. But with a recent recommendation made to College of Law Dean Deidré Keller by the College…

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Hofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experience

July 21, 2020

THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.

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USC Gould Law announces fall classes to be held online

July 21, 2020

USC GOULD LAW — I am writing today to share with you the news that, after careful consideration and broad consultation, the law school will be moving to an online teaching model for the fall semester. In nearly all cases, students will take their classes in an online format with the key exception being considerations for…

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Vermont Law to continue online-only classes this fall

July 21, 2020

WCAX CBC 3 — The Vermont Law School will continue to hold all classes online for the rest of 2020.

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