Liberty Law students attend ABA Annual Meeting
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — This summer, two Liberty University School of Law students attended the American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting held in Chicago.
Read More about Liberty Law students attend ABA Annual MeetingWidener Commonwealth Law professor John Dernbach honored by ABA for excellence in environmental law
WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — A Widener University Commonwealth Law faculty member who has shaped environmental policy for decades has been honored with one of the highest recognitions in his field. John C. Dernbach, emeritus professor, a leading advocate for sustainable development, received the American Bar Association’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award in Environmental Law…
Read More about Widener Commonwealth Law professor John Dernbach honored by ABA for excellence in environmental lawABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threats
REUTERS — The American Bar Association has revised the criteria for its Judicial Clerkship Program, opens new tab to eliminate references to minority students and “communities of color” after a conservative legal group alleged that the ABA was illegally discriminating by using racial quotas.
Read More about ABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threatsSeveral legal education and civil rights groups oppose changes to ABA diversity standard language
REUTERS — Eliminating the terms “race and ethnicity” from the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules will hobble longstanding efforts to bring in diverse students and faculty, critics warned in public comments, opens new tab on the proposal.
Read More about Several legal education and civil rights groups oppose changes to ABA diversity standard languageCoalition of Attorneys General support proposed updates to ABA diversity standard
REUTERS — Eliminating the terms “race and ethnicity” from the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules will hobble longstanding efforts to bring in diverse students and faculty, critics warned in public comments, opens new tab on the proposal.
Read More about Coalition of Attorneys General support proposed updates to ABA diversity standardCampbell Law students form ABA Student Judicial Division Chapter
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — Campbell Law School students are known for being trailblazers, so it should come as no surprise to learn they have formed a student organization that is the first of its kind in the nation.
Read More about Campbell Law students form ABA Student Judicial Division ChapterWidener Commonwealth Law associate professor Kellyn McGee appointed special advisor to ABA Standing Committee on Professional Regulation
WIDENER UNIVERSITY — Widener University Commonwealth Law School Associate Professor Kellyn McGee has been appointed as a Special Advisor to the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Professional Regulation.
Read More about Widener Commonwealth Law associate professor Kellyn McGee appointed special advisor to ABA Standing Committee on Professional RegulationTemple Law professor Alice Abreu named chair of ABA tax section
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Alice Abreu has been named Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation. Professor Abreu, who also leads Temple’s Center for Tax Law and Public Policy and serves as the Hon. Nelson A. Díaz Professor of Law, is the first academic to serve in the role.
Read More about Temple Law professor Alice Abreu named chair of ABA tax sectionABA legal education section advances changes to learning outcome standards for law schools
REUTERS — Law schools will soon be required to set “minimum learning outcomes” for every class they offer and ensure those outcomes are the same across all sections of required courses.
Read More about ABA legal education section advances changes to learning outcome standards for law schoolsABA adopts resolution urging law schools to allow students to receive pay and academic credit for externships
REUTERS — Law schools should allow students to receive both pay and academic credit for externships, the American Bar Association said on Monday.
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