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A visionary law school dean is paving the way for incarcerated persons to take the LSAT as a path to a new life and more diverse legal profession.
As the 2021 law school admission cycle enters the home stretch and we say good-bye to the LSAT-Flex, we look back on the past 16 months and also look ahead to the next admission cycle.
Los Angeles-area native Fabian Guzman speaks frankly on why it鈥檚 important for those working in the legal field to look like the people they serve.
We have just completed the June administration of the LSAT-Flex, the online, remotely proctored delivery of LSAT that we designed to give law school candidates the opportunity to complete their application to law school despite the COVID-19 restrictions on travel and large gatherings.
Today, December 3, is the United Nations鈥� International Day of Persons With Disabilities. The U.N. has marked this occasion since 1992, and the goal of the observance is to 鈥減romote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.鈥� That goal is at the core of our mission at 爱游戏体育, where we鈥檝e worked hard to help people with disabilities enter the legal profession and add their diverse voices to our justice system.
The Law School Admission Council will be releasing scores from the September LSAT 鈥� including scores from make-up tests 鈥� on Monday, October 14, as planned. We鈥檝e been able to extend the registration deadline...
As the creators of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Law School Admission Council measurement scientists and test developers are responsible for continually researching the performance of the test to ensure that the LSAT is the most effective, fair, and valid assessment of candidates鈥� potential for success in law school.
The late Janet Reno, who served as attorney general under President Bill Clinton from 1993 through 2001, once remarked that the more research we conduct in the arena of equity, the clearer it becomes that we need to reach further and further back in the pipeline if we are to address barriers where they begin.
The Digital LSAT launch was July 15, and we鈥檝e been busy gathering and analyzing feedback for the past month. We have surveyed everyone who took the July exam and are using that feedback to understand what worked well AND what needs improvement.
Today, July 26, is the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law.