California delays plan to create its own bar exam
REUTERS — The State Bar of California on Thursday pumped the brakes on a plan to develop its own bar exam that can be administered online — a change the financially struggling organization projects would save as much as $4 million a year.
Read More about California delays plan to create its own bar examABA raises concerns over law student scholarship racial discrepancies
BLOOMBERG LAW — White lawyers in training receive more full-ride scholarships than their non-White counterparts according to a new memo from the American Bar Association.
Read More about ABA raises concerns over law student scholarship racial discrepanciesOpinion: Georgetown Law leaders speak out against earlier law firm summer associate recruitment practices
BLOOMBERG LAW — Law firms traditionally have interviewed students for summer jobs at the start of the second year of law school, known as 2L, or in the weeks before the 2L year starts.
Read More about Opinion: Georgetown Law leaders speak out against earlier law firm summer associate recruitment practicesExperts discuss how accelerated law firm recruiting may impact diverse law students
BLOOMBERG LAW — Big Law’s race to snatch up summer associates poses hurdles for diverse students.
Read More about Experts discuss how accelerated law firm recruiting may impact diverse law studentsUniversity of Minnesota Law selects William McGeveran as dean
MINNESOTA LAWYER — The University of Minnesota Law School has announced that William McGeveran will become its new dean, effective June 17.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law selects William McGeveran as deanAnna Carpenter named dean of Oklahoma
OU DAILY — OU announced the new dean of the College of Law, pending Board of Regents approval, on Thursday.
Read More about Anna Carpenter named dean of OklahomaFlorida Supreme Court allows state’s law graduates to practice under supervision before passing the bar exam
FLORIDA BAR NEWS — In March 2023, the Florida Bar Board of Governors accepted a Florida Public Defender Association proposed amendment that would permit law school graduates to practice for up to a year under the supervision of an attorney while they await Bar admission.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court allows state’s law graduates to practice under supervision before passing the bar examCommunity mourns shooting death of Mississippi College Law professor Crystal Welsh
MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS — Mississippi Free Press Board of Directors Vice President Crystal Lynn Welch, a 42-year-old Mississippi College School of Law instructor who devoted her life to social-justice work, was the victim of a triple homicide over the Mother’s Day weekend.
Read More about Community mourns shooting death of Mississippi College Law professor Crystal WelshA look at data on law graduate student loan debt
AOL — The path to practicing law can lead to a fruitful career helping people and companies navigate the challenges of legal disputes.
Read More about A look at data on law graduate student loan debtLSAC looks at the work of academic support professionals in preparing students for the NextGen Bar Exam
LSAC — I recently had the pleasure of hosting Ashley London , director of bar studies and assistant professor at Duquesne University School of Law, for a webinar on academic support professionals (ASPs), the NextGen Bar Exam, and how the advent of the new exam might put a spotlight on ASPs and their work.
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