ABA rules that law schools still need approval before using JD-Next admissions program

February 29, 2024

REUTERS — The American Bar Association on Thursday declined to grant full approval to JD-Next, rejecting a proposal to put the alternative law school admissions program on par with the LSAT and the GRE.

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AccessLex Institute announces initiative to help law students prepare for the NexGen Bar Exam

February 29, 2024

PR NEWSWIRE — In May 2023, AccessLex Institute® launched its Building Bar Skills Initiative with the sole purpose of preparing its nearly 200 member law schools for the scheduled rollout of the NextGen bar exam in July 2026.

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How to submit nominations for ABA law student awards

February 29, 2024

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The Law Student Environment, Energy, and Resources Program of the Year Award is given in recognition of the best student-organized educational program or public service project of the year (2023 or during the 2022-2023/2023-2024 academic years) focusing on issues in the field of environmental, energy, or natural resources law.

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Podcast: Advice for students on succeeding in law school with ADHD

February 28, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today we’re sharing specific tips for students coping with ADHD, in relation to managing the law school workload, studying, and preparing for exams. 

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University of Akron Law partners with Youngstown State for ‘3+3’ accelerated degree program

February 28, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — The University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) and Youngstown State University (YSU) have updated an existing three plus three (3+3) Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program agreement signed in 2017.

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University of Arkansas little Rock Law partners with Hendrix College for pathway program

February 28, 2024

UA LITTLE ROCK — Hendrix College has joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law’s Pathway Program for students who wish to pursue legal education and earn the Juris Doctor credential to attend the Bowen School of Law.

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University of Baltimore Law professor Dionne Koller honored by AALS Section on Law and Sports

February 28, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Prof. Dionne Koller, director of the University of Baltimore School of Law’s Center for Sport and the Law, received the America Association of Law Schools’ (AALS) Section in Law and Sport’s section award for excellence in her scholarship at the organization’s annual conference on Jan. 3. 

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A profile on former Boston College Law professor Ruth-Arlene Howe

February 28, 2024

THE HEIGHTS — From her arrival as a law student to her emergence as the school’s first tenured female Black professor, the work of Ruth-Arlene Howe has echoed through the halls of the Boston College Law School since 1970.

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A profile on UC Law San Francisco student Jenna Smith

February 28, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Affinity organizations at UC Law San Francisco unite students from different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. One of these many groups is the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).

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UC Law San Francisco hosts California Attorney General Rob Bonta during speaker series

February 28, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Speaking to a packed auditorium at UC Law SF, California Attorney General Rob Bonta told law students that he is inspired by their generation’s refusal to accept the unacceptable. 

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