ABA House of Delegates approves resolutions providing flexibility to law schools during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Resolutions regarding distance-education programs, the adoption of emergency policies by law schools, teach-out plans and provisional program approval were approved this week by the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.
Read More about ABA House of Delegates approves resolutions providing flexibility to law schools during the pandemicABA recommends states postpone all in-person bar exams during the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — A resolution urging state courts of last resort to defer in-person bar exams during the COVID-19 pandemic and develop alternate plans to license candidates was adopted Tuesday by the ABA.
Read More about ABA recommends states postpone all in-person bar exams during the pandemicABA task force explores the legal profession after the pandemic
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The coronavirus pandemic has rocked the world and thrust everyone into a so-called “new normal.” All facets of business and society have been affected — and the legal profession is no exception.
Read More about ABA task force explores the legal profession after the pandemicABA launches Practice Forward website to support lawyers during the pandemic
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association today announced the launch of the Practice Forward website, which will serve as a clearinghouse of ABA-related information and resources to support and advance the practice of law and the judicial system amid potential long-term changes due to COVID-19.
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ABA JOURNAL — In a year of uncertainty, one thing is certain: The 2020 ABA Annual Meeting will once again offer attendees a memorable roster of special events, CLE programs and networking opportunities.
Read More about Recap of virtual 2020 ABA Annual MeetingUS Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at ABA Annual Meeting
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA promised its annual meeting would combine tradition with the unexpected—and it didn’t disappoint. After an out-of-this-world welcome from NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy in the International Space Station, the virtual General Assembly began Wednesday with an interview between ABA President Judy Perry Martinez and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
Read More about US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at ABA Annual MeetingSurvey: Young lawyers postpone life decisions due student loan burdens
ABA JOURNAL — Some states with the highest amount of lawyers per capita also have rural areas with few, if any, attorneys, according to the 2020 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession.
Read More about Survey: Young lawyers postpone life decisions due student loan burdensABA informs ten law schools of non-compliance with bar pass standard
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The American Bar Association has put ten law schools on notice for failing to meet its new bar pass standard. The standard requires that 75% of a law school’ graduates from the class of 2017 pass the bar within two years. The standard is one of the more controversial moves by the…
Read More about ABA informs ten law schools of non-compliance with bar pass standardABA study: Lawyers with disabilities and LGBTQ lawyers report discrimination and harassment at workplace
ABA JOURNAL — Nearly 40% of lawyers who identify as having disabilities and/or as LGBTQ+ report experiencing discrimination, harassment and bias in the workplace, according to a new national study by the ABA and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.
Read More about ABA study: Lawyers with disabilities and LGBTQ lawyers report discrimination and harassment at workplaceCalifornia schedules remote bar exam in October and lowers bar pass score permanently
THE SACRAMENTO BEE — California is refusing to cancel its bar exam despite complications created by the COVID-19 pandemic — but is offering would-be lawyers the option of taking an online test or accepting a “provisional” license that’s good for up to two years.
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