What to know before investing in legal artificial intelligence tools
THOMSON REUTERS — “It is an enormously exciting time at the intersection of technology and professional information,” Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker wrote for Reuters. “We are on the verge of a revolution in creating new efficiencies by getting professionals the right answers faster.”
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As graduate students make up an increasingly larger share of the federal student loan portfolio, the U.S. Education Department is looking to gather more information about the programs receiving federal dollars and how students fare in them—a step that could lead to greater federal and public scrutiny of graduate education.
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USA TODAY — Another 125,000 student loan borrowers will have $9 billion in student loan debt erased, the Biden administration said Wednesday.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report from the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University explores how students’ college experiences during the pandemic varied by race and ethnicity.
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FORBES — Americans without a college education have a substantially shorter lifespan on average compared to those with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the gap is widening, growing significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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REUTERS — I know a young woman – a straight-A college student, active in her community, responsible at work – who told me she’s thinking about applying to law school.
Read More about Bar associations are slowly updating questions on mental health for bar admissionArizona State Bar lowers minimum pass score
KJZZ — The Arizona Supreme Court has lowered the minimum passing score for the state bar exam to 270.
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WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL — As the U.S. Supreme Court begins its October 2023 term, a new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 43% of adults approve of the job the Court is doing, while 57% disapprove.
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CRUNCH BASE — After a couple years of robust growth, legal tech funding is on pace to have its slowest year since 2017.
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LAW.COM — All lawyers, one way or another, have had to wrestle with the good, the bad, and the ugly of how the legal profession has changed over the recent years.
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