Advice on implementing artificial intelligence for legal drafting
THOMSON REUTERS — Organizations look to provide expert guidance on business decisions and oversee litigation and big corporate transactions, all while making sure their contracts are airtight, protect them from risk, and keep them open to opportunity.
Read More about Advice on implementing artificial intelligence for legal draftingSurvey finds that most campus technology officers believe universities are not prepared for the rise of artificial intelligence
HIGHER EDUCATION — Inside Higher Ed’s third annual survey of campus chief technology officers shows that while there’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence’s potential to enhance higher education, most institutions don’t have policies that support enterprise-level uses of AI.
Read More about Survey finds that most campus technology officers believe universities are not prepared for the rise of artificial intelligenceHow graduate students can build habits for career wellness
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Many of the graduate students I advise are juggling classes, practicums, research, involvement in student organizations and more. They realize that wellness is important, yet it can be a challenge to plan for it. As a career development professional, I can relate to this sense of overwhelm and imagine that you…
Read More about How graduate students can build habits for career wellnessA look at university programs that support low-income students
THE HECHINGER REPORT — As a high-school senior in New Jersey, Ernesto Reyes Velasco couldn’t envision himself taking the leap to become an independent college student. Neither of his parents, who are immigrants from Mexico, had gone to college. He didn’t have close friends as examples. Money was tight.
Read More about A look at university programs that support low-income studentsFederal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three years
USA TODAY — Less than three weeks before Election Day, the White House plans to sidestep the jumble of legal challenges it’s facing over its student loan forgiveness agenda to tout billions of dollars in new relief.
Read More about Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three yearsOpinion: Universities should make voting easy for students
THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN — In these deeply divided times, people may not be aware that since 1965, colleges and universities have been legally obligated under the Higher Education Act (HEA) to make good faith efforts to help students register to vote.
Read More about Opinion: Universities should make voting easy for studentsWhat is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposal
REUTERS — Susan Smith Bakhshian, a Loyola Law School professor who helped develop the California’s Portfolio Bar Exam proposal, said California had “taken a wrong turn” in rejecting the program, adding that “reform is a long and complicated process.”
Read More about What is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposalNALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduates
REUTERS — A blockbuster job market for new law grads in 2023 did not alleviate racial and ethnicity disparities in employment rates, data, opens new tab released on Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement shows.
Read More about NALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduatesNew Jersey State Bar to allow disbarred attorneys to apply for reinstatement after five years
ABA JOURNAL — Former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred will in most cases be allowed to apply for reinstatement after five years, the New Jersey Supreme Court has decided.
Read More about New Jersey State Bar to allow disbarred attorneys to apply for reinstatement after five yearsIncrease in LSAT registrations point to competitive admissions cycle
REUTERS — The current law school admission cycle kicked off with an 18% surge in people registering to take the LSAT entrance exam — a jump that likely favors schools competing for top talent and suggests increased interest from young people in careers focused on U.S. legal affairs.
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