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Oregon’s alternative pathway to the bar proves popular

Updated: Oregon’s new Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination that allows ABA-accredited law school graduates to join the state’s bar by working closely with a supervising attorney instead of taking the bar exam is gaining traction with candidates and potential employers.

Jun 13, 2024 9:54 AM CDT

This BigLaw firm is tops for culture, most important factor to surveyed law students, new report says

Culture is the most important factor for Yale Law School students when deciding which law firm offer to accept, according to a new report by Yale Law Women+.

Jun 11, 2024 1:42 PM CDT

Student editors at Columbia Law Review vote to strike after website shutdown, report says

The website of the Columbia Law Review was temporarily taken down last week, a reaction to a “secretive process” used in editing an article calling Zionism a form of colonialism and racism, according to the law review’s board of directors.

Jun 10, 2024 3:46 PM CDT

Judge cites ‘utter lack of specificity’ as he tosses suit alleging NYU law review favors minorities

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the New York University School of Law illegally used racial and sexual preferences to select some members of its law review.

Jun 4, 2024 9:03 AM CDT

Law prof’s textbook stresses AI ethics

“All legal writing classes are a situation where students may be tempted to use these tools without really understanding them. It would be very easy for students to make the wrong decisions in terms of exercising judgment,” says April Dawson, author of Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity.

Jun 1, 2024 1:30 AM CDT

Nevada will consider three-stage process to join bar

The Nevada Supreme Court is considering a proposal to shift its licensure process to a three-stage assessment echoing the process for medical doctors.

May 29, 2024 8:49 AM CDT

Complaint targets ABA diversity programs; claims are ‘factually and legally incorrect,’ association says

A civil rights complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that at least nine ABA diversity programs discriminate on the basis of race in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

May 23, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

ASU Law, Diné College create pathway for Navajo law degrees

Aiming to increase the number of legal professionals practicing tribal law, the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Diné College are partnering to create a package of undergraduate and graduate law degrees focused on the Navajo Nation.

May 21, 2024 2:13 PM CDT

Cash-strapped California bar weighs cutting ties with NCBE, teaming with Kaplan on test-writing

Driven by money problems, the State Bar of California will decide this week if it will shift test-writing duties from the National Conference of Bar Examiners to Kaplan Test Prep for a Multistate Bar Exam replacement starting in February 2025.

May 15, 2024 5:00 PM CDT

‘If you want to activate your brain, try going to law school,’ says retiree who graduated with son

A father who was bored with retirement and his son have earned cybersecurity degrees this month from the Texas A&M University School of Law.

May 14, 2024 8:50 AM CDT

Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try

A woman who served six months in prison at Rikers Island in New York as a teenager passed the bar exam on the first try, a moment captured in a viral video posted to TikTok.

May 9, 2024 1:55 PM CDT

How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests

If you want to get hired by Sullivan & Cromwell, be prepared for an “extremely vigilant” review of your background for clues that you participated in or created “a climate of harassment, intimidation and discrimination,” according to the law firm’s senior chair.

May 9, 2024 12:23 PM CDT

Oregon’s alternative pathway to the bar proves popular

This BigLaw firm is tops for culture, most important factor to surveyed law students, new report says

Student editors at Columbia Law Review vote to strike after website shutdown, report says

Judge cites ‘utter lack of specificity’ as he tosses suit alleging NYU law review favors minorities

Law prof’s textbook stresses AI ethics

Nevada will consider three-stage process to join bar

Complaint targets ABA diversity programs; claims are ‘factually and legally incorrect,’ association says

ASU Law, Diné College create pathway for Navajo law degrees

Cash-strapped California bar weighs cutting ties with NCBE, teaming with Kaplan on test-writing

‘If you want to activate your brain, try going to law school,’ says retiree who graduated with son

Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try

How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests

Less litigation, more practical skills in law school needed, junior associates say

Increased interest in LSAT forces additional test date

More 2023 law school grads found full-time jobs than any class in past 10 years, new ABA data shows

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