How antitrust laws could impact schools leaving law school rankings
THE REGULATORY REVIEW — Rankings pervade the world. People rely on them to make decisions about nearly everything—from which running shoes to buy, to which college to trust for education and flourishing. But when it comes to the U.S. News law school rankings, it may not be wise to trust them.
Read More about How antitrust laws could impact schools leaving law school rankingsAnalysis: Bar exam pass rates fall for first-time test-takers
ABA JOURNAL — Aspects of law school remote learning during the pandemic, including open-book tests, are being blamed by some for first-time bar pass rate decreases in at least 31 jurisdictions.
Read More about Analysis: Bar exam pass rates fall for first-time test-takersBar exam pass rates fall for California July Bar Exam
REUTERS — California this week joined Texas and Florida in posting a pass rate decline on the July 2022 bar exam. Among the 7,164 people who took the attorney licensing exam, 52% passed—down slightly from 53% in 2021, the State Bar of California said on Thursday. For first-time test takers, the pass rate fell to 62%…
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RAPPLER — Last Sunday, more than 9,000 examinees completed the 2022 Bar Examinations. They now belong to generations of future lawyers who took the challenge of not only taking what has been considered to be “the most grueling licensure exam in the country,” but also that important and necessary step to becoming bonafide agents of…
Read More about A look at how clinical experience helps law graduates on the bar examAccessLex launches student loan calculator for law students
CISION PR NEWSWIRE — For the past decade, the AccessLex Student Loan Calculator has been the leading resource for hundreds of thousands of aspiring, current, and recent law students seeking to calculate their potential student loan debt and plan for repayment. Free and easy-to-use with no login required, the Calculator now includes several new features that allow…
Read More about AccessLex launches student loan calculator for law studentsPenn State president recommends combining university’s two law schools
CENTRE DAILY TIMES — Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi is recommending the university reunite its two separately accredited law schools — Penn State Dickinson Law in Carlisle and Penn State Law at University Park — into a single law school, which is how the two operated before 2014.
Read More about Penn State president recommends combining university’s two law schoolsCleveland State University Law announces name change
REUTERS — A second U.S. law school is changing its name to remove a reference to early influential U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall. Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is now the CSU College of Law after the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved the name change. That decision comes after an ad-hoc…
Read More about Cleveland State University Law announces name changeAccessLex announces scholarship in honor of late Syracuse Law professor Hanna R. Arterian
CISION PR NEWSWIRE — The scholarship’s namesake, Hannah R. Arterian, served as a member of the AccessLex Institute® Board of Directors from 2011 to 2020, including two terms as Board Chair. She was an ever-present participant at the Company’s annual financial aid and student success Conference, expressing that it was her obligation to support her financial…
Read More about AccessLex announces scholarship in honor of late Syracuse Law professor Hanna R. ArterianHow to build a network while attending law school
NATIONAL JURIST — It’s no secret that law school grades are important. Aside from honors and awards, your law school grades can open doors that lead to your dream job. Grades alone aren’t everything, however: your network can also have a major impact on your career. The legal world is a small one and the connections you…
Read More about How to build a network while attending law schoolHow to prepare for recorded law school interviews
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Even before the COVID-19 pandemic made videoconferencing software ubiquitous in schools and workplaces, law schools that interview applicants were already shifting from in-person interviews toward online video interviews. Not only are video interviews more efficient to conduct, but they help level the playing field for applicants unable to meet in person. Some law…
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