Lawyers Giving Back

Aug 1, 2012 5:20 AM CDT

U of Illinois Law School Is Publicly Censured by the ABA, Fined for Misreporting Admissions Data

The University of Illinois College of Law has been publicly censured and fined $250,000 for intentionally reporting and publishing false admissions data in six out of the last 10 years. The action, taken last month, was announced Tuesday by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions…

Jul 24, 2012 8:20 PM CDT

Duncan School of Law to Appeal Accreditation Denial Again

Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law plans to appeal a decision earlier this month by the governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar affirming its earlier denial of the school’s bid for provisional accreditation. The school’s intentions are spelled out in a…

Jul 18, 2012 5:10 PM CDT

ABA Committee to Revisit Bar Passage Accreditation Standard

An American Bar Association committee appears to be having second thoughts about its tentative decision last year not to recommend any changes in the law school accreditation standard dealing with bar passage rates. What precipitated the collective change of heart? A preliminary analysis of attrition rates for candidates who sat…

Jul 16, 2012 7:41 PM CDT

ABA Council Denies Duncan School of Law’s Accreditation Appeal

The governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has affirmed its denial of Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law’s bid for provisional accreditation. The council notified the school of its decision in a letter Thursday, according to papers (PDF) filed Friday in…

Jul 9, 2012 6:00 PM CDT

US Law Schools Expanding Clinical, Professionalism Offerings, Survey Shows

U.S. law schools have been beefing up their clinical and professionalism programs in response to the shifting economy and various calls for curricula changes from academia and the media, a new survey shows. Three-quarters of the schools surveyed cited the changing job market as a reason for the curricula changes.…

Jul 5, 2012 4:20 PM CDT

Time to Reject Perception that Disabilities Are Barriers to Productive Legal Careers

Jul 1, 2012 9:30 AM CDT

Come the Evolution: Ethics 20/20 Proposals Seek to Adapt Existing Professional Conduct Rules

Jul 1, 2012 7:40 AM CDT

Attorneys for the Damned: ABA Project Marks 25 Years of Providing Counsel to Death Row Inmates

Jul 1, 2012 6:20 AM CDT

The Long March: Project to Revise Law School Accreditation Standards Shows Steady Progress

Jul 1, 2012 6:10 AM CDT

Askew to Leave Legal Ed Post on Aug. 31

Jul 1, 2012 6:00 AM CDT

New Direction: ABA to Expand CLE Programs After End of Long-Standing Partnership

Jul 1, 2012 5:50 AM CDT

Lawyers Giving Back

Jul 1, 2012 5:40 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

Jul 1, 2012 5:30 AM CDT

Ethics 20/20 Panel Seeks Input on Whether UPL Rule Should Be Changed to Accommodate New Technology

Corrected: Even while making final plans to present a series of resolutions to the ABA House of Delegates in early August during the association’s 2012 Annual Meeting, the Commission on Ethics 20/20 continues to grapple with a few unfinished pieces of business. One of those issues revolves around the question…

Jun 20, 2012 6:22 PM CDT