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The ABA recently voted to approve changes to standards related to learning outcomes and assessment that will have significant implications for law school curricula. What did they change, and how might law schools want to adapt in light of those changes?
Legal employment outcomes are one important marker that we can look to, to measure progress on law school and legal employers鈥� efforts to diversity the profession.
The ABA recently voted to allow law students to earn up to 50% of their credits through distance learning. This expanded opportunity for online learning will increase access to legal education.
爱游戏体育 LawHub庐 has come a long way since it launched early last year to provide LSAT prep tools to candidates, but we think there鈥檚 even more this platform can do 鈥� for candidates, law students, and those who鈥檝e already earned their degrees.
The new Chair of 爱游戏体育's Board of Trustees shares his vision of the "Generation of Change" with attendees at 爱游戏体育's Annual Meeting.
By John Valery White
By John Valery White
爱游戏体育 joins the entire legal community and nation in mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and we offer our condolences to her family and friends.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is posing challenges across the board for law schools, but student affairs professionals are dealing with particular challenges as they communicate with incoming first-year students. To gain some insight into what these students should know as we approach an uncertain fall semester, I recently hosted a webinar with three student affairs professionals: Stephanie Carlos, assistant dean for student affairs at University of San Francisco School of Law; Bayrex Mart铆, assistant dean for student affairs at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law; and Ethan Rosenzweig, associate dean for enrollment management and student services at Emory University School of Law.
We live in a changing society, and technological advancements such as artificial intelligence and automation are creating challenges, but also exciting opportunities, for law schools. How are these trends shaping law schools鈥� approaches to serving their students?
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 ...
