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The Law School Admission Council recently awarded the top prizes in its annual Diversity Matters Awards to three law schools, two in the Southwest and one on the East Coast, that demonstrated the utmost commitment to increasing diversity in the legal profession...
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) has evolved over the years, but it has remained the gold standard in legal education since it was introduced over 70 years ago. Accepted by every law school in the country, over 100,000 people take it every year, and 99.6% of the people who entered law school last year used the LSAT in their applications.
鈥淭he conventional law student is kind of a myth.鈥� That鈥檚 Charlie, a law school student who believes empathy is the most valuable skill to develop when pursuing a degree in law. Charlie鈥檚 story is one of five featured in the Law School Admission Council鈥檚 BE IndiVISIBLE campaign. Being 鈥渋ndivisible鈥� means ...
One of the things I enjoy doing most is helping people along their path to becoming lawyers and leaders...
It鈥檚 Global Accessibility Awareness Day, an annual event that focuses on digital access and inclusion for persons with disabilities. The purpose of this day is to get people talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion, especially as it relates to people with disabilities. The reality is...
n a previous blog post, we told you about how one student started her journey into the world of law via an event sponsored by the Law School Admission Council under its Diversity Matters grant program. Today, we share more stories of students who come from diverse backgrounds, but were able to discover that a legal education was within reach for them.
Abyan Gurase knew where she wanted to go; she just didn鈥檛 know how to get there. 鈥淚 always knew I wanted to go to law school,鈥� says Gurase, who was born in Somalia and came to the United States as a refugee when she was a young child. 鈥淏ut maybe back then, I didn鈥檛 know what it meant to be a lawyer.鈥�
Being the first person in your family to attend law school鈥攊n other words, a 鈥渇irst-gen鈥� student鈥攃omes with a unique set of challenges. Here, Camille deJorna shares her thoughts about first-gen students and 爱游戏体育鈥檚 work expanding access and equity in education.
I am thrilled to announce that Kent Lollis, a longtime co-conspirator for equality and now my colleague, has agreed to serve as 爱游戏体育鈥檚 vice president and chief diversity officer.
