California Bar trustees offer support for alternative law licensing proposals
ABA JOURNALS — The State Bar of California’s board of trustees on Friday asked members of a blue-ribbon commission who backed a proposal to bypass the bar exam to develop their proposals further. The full Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam had deadlocked on whether would-be lawyers should be able to…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — UVA Law’s Federal Court Scholars, Melissa Castro Wyatt, Fran Cannon Slayton and Mary Wood, reflect on trends and influence of process in judiciary.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professors publish scholarship on democracy and federal courtsHow understanding cognitive bias helps promote a more just legal system
FORBES — Lawyers strive for fairness and justice in every case they handle. However, the behavioral science research shows that human reasoning in legal contexts is inherently flawed and vulnerable to both explicit and implicit biases. Cognitive biases, as they are known, can significantly impact legal matters such as employment law, jury selection, public procurement, criminal…
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THE DAILY RECORD — Our industry has seen concerning associate attrition over the past few years, highlighting associate retention as a significant market pressure on firms going forward. Law firms are struggling to attract and retain dedicated, motivated, reliable associates who are truly ready for practice. Adding to the frustration of many firm leaders: increased…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Professor Frederick Schauer won the 2023 Scribes Book Award for “The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else,” among other accolades for the University of Virginia School of Law community.
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WESTERN NEW ENGLAND LAW — Julie Steiner, Western New England Law, talks about the progression of incorporating digital learning in the classroom and the benefits of using digital tools to teach. She also tells the origin story of PracticePerfect Torts, how she uses it in her classroom, and what results she has seen from using…
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YALE LAW — Members of the Yale Law School community, as well as family and friends of the Class of 2023, came together to celebrate the graduates during their Commencement ceremonies on May 22. This year’s Commencement honored 243 degree candidates as well as the first class of Hurst Horizon scholars.
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YALE LAW — Dr. Shapiro teaches law and philosophy at Yale and is the director of the Yale Cybersecurity Lab. Dr. Shapiro has taught a cybersecurity course that shows students how to “hack” computers for four years in order to emphasize the importance of cybersecurity.
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ABA JOURNAL — After receiving letters from various law school deans with concerns about cutting the Law School Admission Test requirement, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday walked back plans to go forward with the proposal in August. The decision was made Friday—when the council…
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HIGHER ED DIVE — The new flexibility follows the association loosening its rules around distance education in 2020, when the spread of the coronavirus forced many higher ed institutions to flip to online learning. This meant law schools did not need to seek ABA approval to exceed the one-third credit limit. However, when pandemic-era restrictions largely subsided,…
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