Legal Education Roundup (Sep 10, 2021)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Hunton Andrews Kurth Asks Law Students How to Promote Diverse Recruitment, Associate Retention," Daily Business Review
"ABA Standards Committee Approves Anti-Racism, Bias Training As New Accreditation Standards For Law Schools," TaxProf Blog
"Hamilton Reviews The Formation of Professional Identity: The Path From Student To Lawyer," TaxProf Blog
"Time to Reconsider Training for the Future of the Legal Industry," Corporate Counsel
"Law schools are answering Justice Department's call for eviction help," Reuters
"Ida forces two-week closure of New Orleans law schools, return to online Sept. 13," Reuters
"The U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Racist," TaxProf Blog
"ABA Nod To St. Mary's U Online Law School A Turning Point," Law360
"ABA Approves First Fully Online Law School," Inside Higher Ed
"Q&A: Here's how Georgetown Law crushed 2021 admissions," Reuters
"Admissions Data At Nearly Half Of The U.S. News Top 50: Higher LSATs, UGPAs, And Enrollment," TaxProf Bog
"A Survey Of Deans On The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Their Law Schools," TaxProf Blog
"'Most stressful time of my career': Law deans reflect on pandemic," Reuters
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