AccessLex releases data on law school admission, bar passage, and tuition trends at law schools
ACCESS LEX INSTITUTE — AccessLex prepares the Legal Education Data Deck for the use of the legal education community, policymakers, and others interested in the latest law student trends organized around our three driving principles: access, affordability, and value. The Data Deck is a living document that is updated periodically, and we are happy to…
Read More about AccessLex releases data on law school admission, bar passage, and tuition trends at law schoolsOpinion: Law schools must address student mental health and substance abuse concerns early
ABA JOURNAL — The legal profession has a drinking problem. Whether we like to admit it or not, students are often socialized into a drinking culture in law school, if not before. From where I sit as a law school dean, law students and members of the legal profession continue to struggle with mental health…
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OKLAHOMA CITY — David Holt has been selected as the next dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, university officials announced today. Holt, a 2009 graduate of the OCU School of Law, will begin his term as law dean on July 1. His selection follows a multi-month, national search that launched after the…
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COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN — Paul Litton will be the new dean of the MU School of Law, according to an MU news release Wednesday. Litton will succeed Lyrissa Lidsky, who stepped down last July and returned to the University of Florida to teach. Litton has served as interim dean since then; his new title takes effect June 1.
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NCCENTRAL UNIVERSITY — North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has named Patricia Timmons-Goodson, retired North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice, School of Law dean, effective July 1, 2023. Timmons-Goodson will be tasked with elevating the School of Law’s visibility, attractiveness and sustainability as an institution that prepares ‘practice ready’ law graduates who excel at the bar examination.
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KALW — “The more the profession looks like America, the more likely a lawyer is… any given person is likely to be able to understand or find a lawyer who is not only culturally competent, but fluent in their culture”. But the profession does not look like America. According to data collected by the American Bar…
Read More about How lawyers and law schools handle cultural competencyHow social media presence could affect law school applicants
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — It’s an open secret that admissions officers across higher education may review an applicant’s web presence, from online publications to social media accounts. A 2018 survey of law school admissions officers by Kaplan Test Prep found that 56% said that they’ve looked at applicants’ social media pages when evaluating them, and…
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THE ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — The Aspen Leading Edge Podcast features timely interviews with Aspen Authors as well as other legal thought-leaders sharing expert opinions on teaching, learning science, and the current and future state of legal education.
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NPR — For the past several weeks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has met with at least 100 experts in artificial intelligence to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards. The New York Democrat is in the earliest stages of talking to members of his own party and Republicans to gauge their interest in getting behind a new…
Read More about Congress works to regulate artificial intelligenceHow lawyers can utilize ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs
ABA JOURNAL — ChatGPT and other conversational artificial intelligence built with large language models could radically change how the legal industry operates, giving early adopters a major advantage. For instance, conversational AI can automate routine tasks such as document review and contract analysis for lawyers, and help them perform legal research and writing much more…
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