California Bar working group reviews moral character standard
THE RECORDER — California is embarking on two paths toward changing how it evaluates would-be lawyers’ moral character, with one route starting in the state bar and the other going through the Legislature.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Not one of 14 well-known types of legal technology has been adopted by half of corporate legal departments, according to a new benchmark survey.
Read More about Survey finds corporate legal departments fall short in technology adoptionABA releases statement condemning treatment of immigrant children
ABA NEWS — The American Bar Association is appalled by credible reports of hundreds of children being held in unsafe and unhealthy conditions in violation of federal and state law, court settlements and common decency.
Read More about ABA releases statement condemning treatment of immigrant childrenDemocratic presidential debates highlight different visions of student debt and college affordability
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president offered contrasting visions on college affordability and student debt in two debates this week.
Read More about Democratic presidential debates highlight different visions of student debt and college affordabilityDepartment of Education sued over student loan relief applications
INSIDE HIGHER ED — With borrowers who attended for-profits having waited years on loan relief applications, lawyers this week sued the Education Department to take action on more than 150,000 claims.
Read More about Department of Education sued over student loan relief applicationsStudent debt relief robocall scams on the rise
NBC NEWS — College graduates across the country saddled with student debt have become prime targets for “bad actors” eager for a piece of the student loan industry.
Read More about Student debt relief robocall scams on the riseAmerican Council on Education addresses foreign funding rules at universities
EDUCATION DIVE — Foreign funding rules aren’t keeping up with higher ed globalization, observers say. The Education Department announced it would investigate two universities, highlighting concerns over requirements some say are unclear.
Read More about American Council on Education addresses foreign funding rules at universitiesDepartment of Education and ABA differ on financial concerns at Thomas Jefferson Law
ABOVE THE LAW — One reason the American Bar Association recently yanked Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s accreditation was concerns about its current and anticipated financial resources.
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LAW.COM — A grassroots group of law students who banded together last year to oppose mandatory arbitration at law firms aims to expand into a national network of law school chapters while also taking on a broader scope of advocacy.
Read More about Law student group opposing mandatory arbitration policies at law firms forms national networkAuthor Malcolm Gladwell discusses the LSAT on Revisionist History podcast series
REVISIONIST HISTORY — A weird speech by Antonin Scalia, a visit with some serious legal tortoises, and a testy exchange with the experts at the Law School Admissions Council prompts Malcolm to formulate his Grand Unified Theory for fixing higher education.
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