Yale Law Women publishes report on law firm policies
ABA JOURNAL — Yale Law Women has named the top 2021 law firms for gender equity, inclusion and family-friendly practices in a number of categories, including the best law firm for a COVID-19 response and the best law firm for racial justice contributions.
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ABA JOURNAL — The U.S. Department of Education has terminated the Florida Coastal School of Law’s access to federal student financial aid, and the for-profit school has been directed to file a teach-out plan with the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — In 2017, I received a rejection letter from a district court judge I deeply respected and admired. In 2021, I received an offer letter to clerk in her chambers. The secret? Be patient, persistent, and prayerful.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — If you failed the bar exam, you may feel a range of emotions—including anger, disappointment, frustration, and hopelessness. You may even question your decision to go to law school. Or wonder if you are cut out to be a lawyer.
Read More about Common reasons why law students fail the bar examUC Davis Law professor Aaron Tang publishes article on judicial partisanship
ABA JOURNAL — Conservative judges are guided by the original meaning of the Constitution, while liberal judges view the Constitution as a living document. Aaron Tang, a professor at the University of California at Davis School of Law noted that the two theories of constitutional interpretation have created an inverted bell curve of judges.
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ABA JOURNAL — “Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”―Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. In 1979, George Critchlow was a young criminal defense attorney just a couple years out of law school.
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ABA JOURNAL — Concerns about starting your first job after law school are justified. It is terrifying. For many, the first year as an associate will be your first professional job. Little has prepared you for the difficult, confusing and stressful first year ahead. Many summer associate positions fail to provide a realistic picture.
Read More about Tips for first-year law firm associatesSeveral states consider lower bar exam pass scores
ABA JOURNAL — Rhode Island has followed California’s lead in lowering the bar exam cut score to make the test easier to pass. The Rhode Island Supreme Court lowered the score needed to pass the bar exam from 276 to 270 and made the change retroactive to the February 2021 exam.
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ABA JOURNAL — Five law schools repeated last year’s results when they snagged the top spots in rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. No. 1 is Yale Law School, followed by Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, in a tie for fourth place, Columbia Law School and the University of Chicago Law School.
Read More about US News & World Report releases 2022 law school rankingsLegal education sees fewer for-profit law schools over the last five years
ABA JOURNAL — In 2010, there were six for-profit law schools; as of March 2021, however, only three with that tax status remain—and two of the three hope to eventually convert to nonprofit status. “I personally don’t think we will see any more new for-profit law schools,” says Gatewood, dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.
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