Law Schools

ABA calls on lawyers to join push to tackle the student debt crisis

Graduating from law school and starting a legal career should be an exciting and hopeful time. But for far too many, student debt causes apprehension and struggle.

Dec 1, 2021 2:50 AM CST

Starting now, the GRE can replace the LSAT in law school admissions

In a closed session, the council of the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently voted in favor of allowing law schools to accept Graduate Record Examination scores from applicants in place of Law School Admission Test scores. The change is effective immediately.

Nov 30, 2021 1:50 PM CST

Law school applicants are down, for now, for the first time since 2018

The number of law school applicants has decreased nearly 5% compared to the same time last year, the first decline since 2018.

Nov 30, 2021 12:36 PM CST

New program guarantees diverse students admission to law school

A new program will guarantee minority and first-generation law students deferred admission and scholarships once they spend a year preparing for law school and working to improve their Law School Admission Test scores.

Nov 29, 2021 10:28 AM CST

Ohio law school back in compliance with program standard, ABA legal ed section’s council finds

Following a finding that the Cleveland State University's law school did not meet an ABA accreditation standard regarding program resources, it has since demonstrated compliance, according to recent notice from the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Nov 29, 2021 10:08 AM CST

Some law schools outside T14 still send many grads to the nation’s top-grossing firms

Two law schools outside the T14 have landed on a list of schools with the highest percentage of alumni going to the nation’s 10 highest-grossing law firms.

Nov 23, 2021 12:55 PM CST

2 students sue Yale and law school administrators, alleging retaliation

In a federal court complaint that includes allegations of vendettas, gossip and lies, two unnamed Yale Law School students claim they were blackballed from job opportunities because they refused to lie for the university's investigation involving a law professor of color.

Nov 19, 2021 11:58 AM CST

Only 2 women make list of most cited legal scholars

A list of the 50 most cited U.S. legal scholars of all time contains many well-known names but only two women.

Nov 11, 2021 1:29 PM CST

Law grad’s petition blames software crash for bar exam failure, seeks law license

Represented by his former law professor, a graduate of Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is seeking admission to the bar, despite a bar exam score that was five points too low.

Nov 9, 2021 10:51 AM CST

More law school applicants with high LSAT scores are getting rejected, admissions officers say

Law school admissions officers are becoming choosier amid a surge in law school applicants. In a survey by educational services company Kaplan, 72% of law school admissions officers said they rejected more applicants with what they consider to be high scores on the Law School Admission Test than they did in the previous cycle.

Nov 8, 2021 3:08 PM CST

UC Hastings law school will advocate for name change because of namesake’s role in massacres

The University of California's Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco will press California lawmakers to change the school’s name because of its founder’s role in the massacres of hundreds of Native Americans.

Nov 3, 2021 11:48 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: US renews ABA status as law school accreditor; lawyer gets NBA scoring gig

Law school accreditor status of ABA recognized for another five years The ABA was approved for renewal of recognition as the accreditor of law schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday. The recognition is for five years. The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to…

Oct 29, 2021 2:16 PM CDT

Founder’s role in massacres leads to reckoning for Hastings law school

Corrected: The chancellor and dean of the University of California's Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco is grappling with calls for a school name change after revelations that its namesake, Serranus Clinton Hastings, helped organize the massacres of hundreds of Native Americans.

Oct 28, 2021 9:25 AM CDT

Some law schools report ‘eye-popping increases’ in median LSAT scores for incoming 1Ls

At least six law schools have reported three-point increases in their median LSAT scores for incoming first-year classes, while another 42 schools have reported two-point increases. And one law school reported a four-point increase.

Oct 27, 2021 4:20 PM CDT

Vermont Law School can cover artist’s slavery murals, federal judge rules

The Vermont Law School’s plan to conceal an artist’s murals behind a wall of acoustic panels does not amount to a destruction or modification banned under the Visual Artists Rights Act, a federal judge has ruled.

Oct 25, 2021 12:18 PM CDT