DC Bar exam back on schedule after government shutdown ends
LAW.COM — The District of Columbia’s February bar exam is on track to take place as scheduled next month, after the prolonged partial government shutdown threw the test into uncertainty. The District of Columbia court system’s Committee of Admissions announced late Friday that the exam will take place Feb. 26 and 27.
Read More about DC Bar exam back on schedule after government shutdown endsAlternative legal services providers gaining ground on traditional law firms
ABA JOURNAL — The alternative legal services provider market grew approximately 25 percent from $8.4 billion in 2015 to $10.7 billion in 2017 amid growing demand from both corporations and law firms. The Alternative Legal Service Providers 2019: Fast Growth, Expanding Use and Increasing Opportunity report from Thomson Reuters found that 87 percent of law firm respondents were…
Read More about Alternative legal services providers gaining ground on traditional law firmsABA House passes resolution opposing legal discrimination against LGBT community
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed two resolutions Monday opposing legal discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Forty percent of the current Congress attended law school—54 percent of senators and 37 percent of House members have a law degree. Of the 535 members who make up the 116th Congress, 40 percent had attended law school.
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LAW.COM — More than 170 general counsel and corporate legal officers have signed an open letter to big law firms, lamenting new partner classes that “remain largely male and largely white.” The letter says their companies will prioritize their legal spend on those firms that commit to diversity and inclusion.
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EDUCATION DIVE — A new session of Congress is underway, and already its members are wrestling with the same issues that drove debate during the recent midterm elections. Long-serving lawmakers and fresh faces alike will continue to address topics including Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A final rule published in the Federal Register today changes the lottery for H-1B skilled worker visas to give an advantage to graduates of advanced degree programs at U.S. universities. H-1Bs are popular route for international students who want to stay in the U.S. to work.
Read More about Rule changes to H-1B visa lottery processOpinion: University of Dayton Law Dean Andy Strauss makes case for expanding online law school offerings to improve accessibility
EDUCATION DIVE — If we are to promote a society where everyone feels enfranchised, and where rule of law is safeguarded, we must come up with ways to democratize access to legal education. In the legal academy, we often forget just how hard it is to access legal education in the U.S.
Read More about Opinion: University of Dayton Law Dean Andy Strauss makes case for expanding online law school offerings to improve accessibilityHarvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS President
HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Law School professor and constitutional law expert Vicki C. Jackson will serve as the next president of the Association of American Law Schools, the organization announced earlier this month.
Read More about Harvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS PresidentLegal education community weighs-in on ABA proposal to tighten bar exam pass rate standard for law schools
ABA JOURNAL — In the days before the ABA House of Delegates revisits a proposed standard revision to tighten bar passage requirements for accredited law schools, some say an in-depth diversity study should precede any changes made.
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