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More than 150 law firms volunteer for election protection efforts

November 5, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — More than 150 law firms and about 23,000 volunteers are participating this year in an election protection program run by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The number of volunteers is about five times the number in 2016. Volunteers will answer questions about polling places, mail-in ballots and other election issues.

Texas Supreme Court posthumously grants bar admission to a Black man who sought law license in 1882

November 5, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — A Black man who sought to become a lawyer in Dallas in 1882 after reading the law has been granted bar admission posthumously, thanks to the work of two appeals judges who did the historical research. The Texas Supreme Court granted posthumous bar admission to J.H. Williams in an Oct. 19 order.

Penn Law celebrates pro bono week

November 4, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The 2020 National Celebration of Pro Bono, led by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, takes places from October 25-31, 2020. This year’s theme is Rising to Meet the Challenge: Pro Bono Response to COVID-19.

NALP report details employment and bar admission gap for Black law graduates

October 28, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Black law graduates in the class of 2019 had the lowest overall employment rates among all racial and ethnic groups and lower employment in bar-passage-required jobs than white graduates, according to new findings by the National Association for Law Placement.

University of Nebraska Law joins ABA Legal Education Police Practice Consortium

October 28, 2020

NPR — The University of Nebraska College of Law has joined a national consortium to address legal issues in policing while promoting racial equity. Josephine Potuto is a UNL law professor and the state’s consortium representative. She said the goal is to create practical recommendations to help police do their jobs better.

Law graduates share online bar exam experiences

October 28, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Approximately 30,000 people took the exam, and it’s believed to have been the first professional licensing exam administered remotely, according to Judith Gundersen, president of the NCBE. In an email to the ABA Journal, she said it appears that more than 98% of applicants had no software issues.

ABA collaborates with several law schools on Legal Education Police Practices Consortium

October 21, 2020

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The ABA, in collaboration with dozens of U.S. law schools, announced the formation of a Legal Education Police Practices Consortium to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety, including conduct, oversight and the evolving nature of police work.

Penn Law professor Shaun Ossei-Owusu discusses the experiences of minority law students

October 21, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Apologies to minority law students feel necessary. The ugly side of the American law continues to rear its head. A few weeks ago, you witnessed a legal system—one that eagerly uses petty misdemeanor offenses to control and ruin lives—abscond responsibility for killing a sleeping, innocent Black woman.

AALS Executive Director Judith Areen discusses Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passion for teaching

October 21, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — “Cornell raised her sights to think about law school. I think she viewed teaching as part of her commitment; she was teaching a nation if you will,” says Judith Areen, executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools.

University of Kentucky Law to host traveling ABA exhibit on the 19th Amendment

October 21, 2020

UKNOW — To commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law will host multiple events running Oct. 19 through Oct. 23, and Oct. 28. A traveling exhibit from the American Bar Association (ABA) will be on display in the Rosenberg Law building.