2022 ABA Midyear Meeting will take place entirely online
ABA JOURNAL — The 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting, which will take place from Feb. 9 to 14, had been scheduled to be in Seattle. But after assessing the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, the ABA Board of Governors voted Thursday to change the meeting to a fully virtual format. More information will be made available…
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY NEWS — When students start law school, they have to adapt to a new form of learning, grading, studying, networking — everything. Rigorous demands combined with students’ high expectations for themselves often lead students to put their own health and well-being on the backburner. The habit could lead not only to serious setbacks in…
Read More about Florida International Law well-being program recognized by American Bar AssociationABA data shows increase in first-year JD students and decrease in non-JD students for fall 2021
ABA JOURNAL — There is an 11.8% increase in first-year law students for the 2021 admissions cycle, compared to 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The data is from Standard 509 Information Reports that the section collects from law schools, according to a website summary.…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American Bar Association announced Tuesday that it will permit law schools to require the Graduate Record Examination instead of the Law School Admission Test for admissions decisions. The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar made the decision, which does not require approval from any other…
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REUTERS — After five years of debate, the American Bar Association will allow law schools to use the Graduate Record Examinations — better known as the GRE — in admissions, with no strings attached. The decision to put the GRE on equal footing with the Law School Admission Test, reached in a closed ABA session earlier this…
Read More about More law schools could accept GRE for admissions after ABA decisionABA calls on lawyers to join push to tackle the student debt crisis
ABA JOURNAL — 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. A 2020 ABA survey found the average debt for law school graduates has increased to more than $150,000—a staggering amount that affects their personal and professional lives…
Read More about ABA calls on lawyers to join push to tackle the student debt crisisABA legal education section council votes to allow GRE for law school admission under current standard
ABA JOURNAL — 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. According to a news release, the topic…
Read More about ABA legal education section council votes to allow GRE for law school admission under current standardCSU Cleveland-Marshall Law found back in compliance with ABA standard
ABA JOURNAL — 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 noticefrom the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The section’s council found that the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law had “significant noncompliance” with…
Read More about CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law found back in compliance with ABA standardFordham Law students win ABA regional competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Two teams from Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society competed at this year’s virtual American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions held on November 13 and 14. Several Fordham Law students emerged with stellar successes and will be advancing to nationals for their respective practical skills competitions. The Arbitration Competition—hosted by New York Law School this…
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STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Anne Joseph O’Connell, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, was co-awarded the 2021 American Bar Association (ABA) Administrative Law Section’s Annual Scholarship Award which honors the best work published in the field of administrative law during 2020. She has been recognized for her scholarship, Actings, which examines open questions about acting government…
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