Survey: 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.
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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.
Read More about California schedules remote bar exam in October and lowers bar pass score permanentlyNew York cancels September bar exam amid health concerns
BLOOMBERG LAW — The New York Board of Law Examiners has canceled the state’s September bar exam as a result of ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about New York cancels September bar exam amid health concernsStates and jurisdictions announce bar exam plans
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Nineteen states are plowing ahead and holding it in the traditional in-person fashion on the July dates, but with safety measures such as social distancing and mask wearing. But that leaves 32 states and the District of Columbia which had made some kind of change. Seventeen states are holding the exam in…
Read More about States and jurisdictions announce bar exam plansSome states keep in-person July bar exam despite COVID-19 risks
ABA JOURNAL — As various states cancel in-person July bar exams because of COVID-19 concerns, others appear undecided or even committed to keeping things as is—even in places experiencing significant infection increases.
Read More about Some states keep in-person July bar exam despite COVID-19 risksA look at Washington Supreme Court’s decision to end limited license legal technicians program
ABA JOURNAL — But in a stark 180-degree turn, the limited license program rapidly lost the support of the bar’s board and the court as the makeup of both bodies changed. Since 2017, the court has rejected requests to allow LLLTs to practice in areas beyond family law, while the state bar refused to allow its…
Read More about A look at Washington Supreme Court’s decision to end limited license legal technicians programABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The American Bar Association has granted Syracuse University College of Law permission to expand its innovative online law degree program. JDinteractive (JDi) is a fully interactive program that combines live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions, residential courses, and applied learning experiences.
Read More about ABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD programNorth Carolina Bar leaders and law professors call for removal of confederate statues in state
WECT 6 NEWS – Wilmington attorney Gary Shipman joined 60 other legal professionals Wednesday to rally elected officials for the removal of Confederate monuments across North Carolina.
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