Fall 2023 law school enrollment remained steady
FORBES — According to the latest data from the American Bar Association (ABA), total enrollment in ABA-approved law schools remained largely stable in 2023 compared to the prior year, and law-school applications are up for 2024.
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AMERICA BAR ASSOCIATION — Information about fall 2023 admissions and other matters reported by American Bar Association-approved law schools to the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is now publicly available.
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LSAC — There is much to celebrate in the ABA’s release of the demographic information for the incoming law school class of 2023. For the third year in a row, it is the most racially and ethnically diverse law school class in history.
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ABA JOURNAL — It’s been a busy 12 months for the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Disaster Legal Services program. According to Amanda Brown, the director of the program, Disaster Legal Services helped survivors navigate the aftermath of a record 23 federally declared natural disasters in 2023.
Read More about ABA Young Lawyers Division highlights the success of its Disaster Legal Services programABA legal education section council rejects Golden Gate Law’s teach-out plan
ABA JOURNAL — Golden Gate University School of Law’s teach-out plan has been rejected by the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions.
Read More about ABA legal education section council rejects Golden Gate Law’s teach-out planGeorge Mason Law receives letter of noncompliance from ABA legal education section council on financial standard
ABA JOURNAL — The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has received a public notice of being out of compliance with ABA accreditation standards.
Read More about George Mason Law receives letter of noncompliance from ABA legal education section council on financial standardABA names Depaul Law dean Jennifer Rosato Perea managing director of accreditation and legal education
ABA — Jennifer Rosato Perea, who has served as dean of DePaul University College of Law since 2015, will be the new managing director of accreditation and legal education for the American Bar Association effective June 1, 2024.
Read More about ABA names Depaul Law dean Jennifer Rosato Perea managing director of accreditation and legal educationABA vote advances proposal for more defined free speech rules at law schools
REUTERS — A plan that would require all American Bar Association-accredited law schools to establish free speech policies cleared a key hurdle on Friday amid mounting campus tensions over conflict in the Middle East.
Read More about ABA vote advances proposal for more defined free speech rules at law schoolsABA legal education section seeks public comment on accreditation of online law schools
REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s legal education arm is considering extending accreditation to fully online law schools, marking a major shift from its longstanding prioritization of in-person teaching.
Read More about ABA legal education section seeks public comment on accreditation of online law schoolsABA legal education section considers increasing experiential requirements for law schools
REUTERS — Legal education may soon get more practical, thanks to a forthcoming proposal that is winning early support inside the American Bar Association.
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