Penn Law professor David Abrams creates website collecting data on the impact of COVID-19 on crime
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — David Abrams, Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has amassed a trove of valuable empirical data on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on crime in the United States at citycrimestats.com.
Read More about Penn Law professor David Abrams creates website collecting data on the impact of COVID-19 on crimePenn Law professor David Hoffman and University of Virginia Law professor Cathy Hwang research broken contracts during pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled events ranging from weddings and concerts to sporting events and conferences — and the courts are already congested with lawsuits to sort out the mess. These disruptions are demonstrating the shortcomings of contract law during a disaster in which broken deals were necessary to…
Read More about Penn Law professor David Hoffman and University of Virginia Law professor Cathy Hwang research broken contracts during pandemicSt. Mary Law professor Colin P. Marks discusses the shift to online teaching in spring semester
ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY– In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the St. Mary’s University community has adapted — faculty stepping up to deliver quality education to students from a distance.
Read More about St. Mary Law professor Colin P. Marks discusses the shift to online teaching in spring semesterCOVID-19 disrupts job prospects for law class of 2020
BLOOMBERG LAW — A significant number of 2020 law school graduates are having job offers withdrawn or delayed due to fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey shows. Nearly half of the 167 schools participating in the National Association for Law Placement survey reported that graduates had employment offers rescinded and 85% of schools said…
Read More about COVID-19 disrupts job prospects for law class of 2020California 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.
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 concernsUC Hastings Law fall classes will be held entirely online
UC HASTINGS LAW — In order to protect the health and safety of all community members and to allow students, staff, and faculty to plan in the face of uncertainty, I have made two decisions.
Read More about UC Hastings Law fall classes will be held entirely onlineUC Irvine Law faculty prepare for fall semester with workshops on online teaching
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Although there is a possibility that first-year students will be able to take one or two of their fall courses with an in-person component, the public health situation means that class sessions will otherwise be online.
Read More about UC Irvine Law faculty prepare for fall semester with workshops on online teachingFlorida A&M Law fall classes to remain online only
FLAPOL — Students will attend classes remotely at the Florida A&M University College of Law during the fall, a change Monday from its original plan. The law school had planned to follow a hybrid model with some classes taught in the classroom and others taught online. But with a recent recommendation made to College of Law Dean Deidré Keller by the College…
Read More about Florida A&M Law fall classes to remain online onlyHofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experience
THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.
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