Upcoming ABA meeting will examine artificial intelligence and other ethical issues facing the legal profession
ABA — The American Bar Association will hold its 49th ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility on May 30-31 in Denver with an array of programs focusing on timely legal ethics issues, including artificial intelligence, judicial ethics and a retrospective look at the changes in legal ethics stemming from the Watergate episode a half century ago.
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LAW.COM — The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on Friday announced that it will begin searching for its next president and CEO—four months after Kellye Testy gave notice.
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REUTERS — The State Bar of California on Thursday pumped the brakes on a plan to develop its own bar exam that can be administered online — a change the financially struggling organization projects would save as much as $4 million a year.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — White lawyers in training receive more full-ride scholarships than their non-White counterparts according to a new memo from the American Bar Association.
Read More about ABA raises concerns over law student scholarship racial discrepanciesOpinion: Georgetown Law leaders speak out against earlier law firm summer associate recruitment practices
BLOOMBERG LAW — Law firms traditionally have interviewed students for summer jobs at the start of the second year of law school, known as 2L, or in the weeks before the 2L year starts.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Big Law’s race to snatch up summer associates poses hurdles for diverse students.
Read More about Experts discuss how accelerated law firm recruiting may impact diverse law studentsUniversity of Minnesota Law selects William McGeveran as dean
MINNESOTA LAWYER — The University of Minnesota Law School has announced that William McGeveran will become its new dean, effective June 17.
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OU DAILY — OU announced the new dean of the College of Law, pending Board of Regents approval, on Thursday.
Read More about Anna Carpenter named dean of OklahomaFlorida Supreme Court allows state’s law graduates to practice under supervision before passing the bar exam
FLORIDA BAR NEWS — In March 2023, the Florida Bar Board of Governors accepted a Florida Public Defender Association proposed amendment that would permit law school graduates to practice for up to a year under the supervision of an attorney while they await Bar admission.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court allows state’s law graduates to practice under supervision before passing the bar examCommunity mourns shooting death of Mississippi College Law professor Crystal Welsh
MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS — Mississippi Free Press Board of Directors Vice President Crystal Lynn Welch, a 42-year-old Mississippi College School of Law instructor who devoted her life to social-justice work, was the victim of a triple homicide over the Mother’s Day weekend.
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