Law Schools

Association of American Law Schools, West Academic join forces to support AI in legal education

The Association of American Law Schools and West Academic, a company under bar exam prep group Barbri, signed a multiyear partnership focused on supporting artificial intelligence in legal education that will offer a webinar series, online resources and research on faculty and student attitudes toward the emerging technology.

Jan 8, 2026 9:34 AM CST

18 law student groups ask ABA Legal Ed council to protest recruiting timelines

Leaders of 18 student organizations from top law schools wrote the council of the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar protesting the high-speed timelines for employment recruiting at law schools.

Jan 7, 2026 10:04 AM CST

Where are they now? Legal Opportunity Scholarship recipients share impact on their careers

It’s been more than 25 years since past ABA President William “Bill” Paul created the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund, which has provided $15,000 scholarships to more than 400 diverse law students from around the country.

Jan 6, 2026 11:17 AM CST

A dozen ways that bar licensure could change in 2026

After a year marked by a disastrous attempt by California to launch its own bar exam and a call from the Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform to change law licensure requirements, 2026 could deliver even more changes. The ABA Journal spoke with several bar exam experts; these are 12 of their predictions for 2026.

Dec 24, 2025 9:11 AM CST

ABA Legal Ed council appoints new committee to review accreditation standards

A special advisory committee charged with reviewing law school accreditations has been formed, including state supreme court justices and law school deans and professors, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar announced Monday.

Dec 23, 2025 9:39 AM CST

Yale Law promotes deputy dean, will be second woman in dean role

Yale Law School has named its new dean, effective Feb. 1, 2026, the university announced Friday.

Dec 22, 2025 10:19 AM CST

Poll: Which ABA Journal magazine cover from 2025 was your favorite?

We covered a wide array of in-depth, diverse and hard-hitting legal topics at the ABA Journal in 2025.

Dec 22, 2025 9:29 AM CST

Want to get into a top-tier law school? Prepare for a tough fight

Getting into a top-tier law school can be especially tough as acceptance rates go down and application rates go up.

Dec 19, 2025 11:02 AM CST

Law school diversity dips after Trump administration orders, new ABA study finds

In fall 2025, Black students accounted for 7.6% of incoming JD students, compared with 7.7% last year; while Hispanic students made up 13.9%, down from 14.2% in 2024, according to the annual report from the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Dec 15, 2025 3:31 PM CST

2025 Year in Review: Generative AI, access to justice and law schools

Another year is nearly in the books. In many ways, 2025 was a continuation of trends present in previous years.

Dec 10, 2025 9:08 AM CST

University of New Hampshire law students slam hybrid JD program as dean steps down

As the dean of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law steps down Dec. 31, students and faculty are expressing concerns over the hybrid JD program that she helped launch in 2019.

Dec 9, 2025 12:30 PM CST

Number of US lawyers increases for first time since 2020, is up 5.6% over 10-year period, ABA report says

The number of active lawyers in the United States has hit a 10-year high and has increased this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 9, 2025 10:11 AM CST

St. Thomas College of Law returns to compliance with ABA accreditation standards

The St. Thomas University College of Law in Florida is back in compliance with two accreditation standards and remains an approved law school, according to a memo by the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Dec 8, 2025 2:08 PM CST

FTC supports end to ABA council’s ‘monopoly’ as law school accreditor

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorsed ending the “monopoly” of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the country’s sole law school accreditor, citing “overly burdensome law school accreditation requirements” that raise prices and stifle attempts to offer “a differentiated, more affordable product.”

Dec 4, 2025 11:27 AM CST

Law student’s post that ‘Jews must be abolished’ wasn’t true threat justifying expulsion, judge rules

A law student who argued in a seminar paper that federal courts “have the power to arrest the dispossession of white America” and posted on X, formerly Twitter, that “Jews must be abolished” was expressing opinions that are likely protected under the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled last week.

Dec 2, 2025 2:44 PM CST