ABA passes new bar exam pass standards for law school accreditation
THE NEW YORK TIMES – The American Bar Association’s accrediting body put law schools on notice Monday that it intended to tighten a rule that sets a deadline for graduates to pass state bar exams — a near-universal requirement for becoming a practicing lawyer.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – This week, the career website Glassdoor Inc. reported that lawyers were the second-highest paid profession in 2015, behind only physicians.
Read More about Report: Lawyers were the second-highest paid profession in 2015A look at merit-based financial aid for incoming law students
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Whether you’ve already been offered a scholarship or are still waiting for a decision, here’s what you need to know about negotiating merit-based financial aid.
Read More about A look at merit-based financial aid for incoming law studentsHarvard Law alumnus and appeals court judge Merrick B. Garland selected as Supreme Court nominee
THE NEW YORK TIMES – President Obama on Wednesday nominated Merrick B. Garland to be the nation’s 113th Supreme Court justice, choosing a centrist appellate judge who could reshape the court for a generation and become the face of a bitter election-year confirmation struggle.
Read More about Harvard Law alumnus and appeals court judge Merrick B. Garland selected as Supreme Court nomineeCamille Nelson named Dean of American University Washington College of Law
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY – After an extensive national search, the American University Washington College of Law has appointed Camille A. Nelson as the school’s next dean.
Read More about Camille Nelson named Dean of American University Washington College of LawNova Southeastern Law to create clinic to address legal needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY – Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad College of Law received a $1 million grant from The Taft Foundation to establish an innovative clinical program to address the legal needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (AIDD) and their families.
Read More about Nova Southeastern Law to create clinic to address legal needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesU.S. News & World Report releases its 2017 law school rankings
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – The full annual rankings of top law schools by U.S. News.
Read More about U.S. News & World Report releases its 2017 law school rankingsLaw schools see fewer Ivy League applicants
SLATE – Law school admissions continued their epic collapse last year, with the number of applicants edging down another 2.2 percent. And the decline was more severe among students from the country’s top universities.
Read More about Law schools see fewer Ivy League applicantsCalifornia bar to require state-accredited law schools to publish attrition rates
LOS ANGELES TIMES – California’s unaccredited law schools, which collectively have an 85% dropout rate, will soon have to disclose their attrition rates to prospective students.
Read More about California bar to require state-accredited law schools to publish attrition ratesUniversity of Arkansas Law students create video on spotting human trafficking for first responders
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – University of Arkansas School of Law students Alexa Mizer and Chloe Roane have created a video to train Arkansas’ first responders to identify human trafficking.
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