Rutgers School of Law-Camden Fined $25K and Censured by ABA
In a rare event when it comes to big law schools, the American Bar Association has publicly censured the Rutgers…
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ABA Committee Wants Disclosure of Pass-Fail Information Regarding Bar Exams
The ABA Standards Review Committee, which is engaged in doing a comprehensive review of law school accreditation standards has recommended…
The Labor Department Tells ABA It Recognizes Unpaid Internships
In May, the ABA had sought guidance from the Labor Department as to whether law firms could hire law students…
ABA Draft Report is Hard on Law Schools and Painfully Truthful
On September 20, the ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education published their Draft Report. The report is…
Two Law School Deans Skewed Stats to Bolster Rankings
How honest are law schools regarding the sorts of stats they give about student employment? Though it’s uncertain, at least…
ABA Changes the Way Law Schools Must Report Alumni Employment
Up till now, law schools were required by the ABA to report employment for their grads at 9 months post-graduation.…
ABA Task Force Calls to Fix the Flaws of the Law School System
Several themes permeated the working paper put out by the ABA task force. Several critical themes were law school financing,…
American Bar Association Proposes Tougher Requirements – Threatens Diversity Advocates
The legal profession’s diversity advocates are necessarily alarmed at the ABA’s proposal to raise the bar. Currently the minimum pass…
ABA Defers Vote on Proposal to Push Back Law School Graduate Employment Reporting
A proposal to push back the reporting of law school graduate employment rates by a month was deferred to August…
California State Bar Passage Rate Dips Slightly, Still Strong
The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners released the passage rate for those that took February’s Bar Exam,…
Law School Accuses Student of Assuming Deceit in Disagreements, Student Files Defamation Suit
A student of Wake Forest University School of Law has filed a complaint against his school, alleging that he was…
Survey Shows US News’ Leading Law Schools Lack Diversity
Though U.S. News and World Report’s top ranking law schools may be perceived to be among the country’s best, there…