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Racial disparities in admissions, scholarships remain in law schools, AccessLex Institute study says

Students of color receive a disproportionately lower percentage of full-tuition scholarships, with white students receiving 70% of them; Hispanic students received 9% and Black students received 6% of full-tuition scholarships.

Apr 29, 2025 3:47 PM CDT

Class Is in Session: How some law schools are training students in generative AI

More options are emerging for AI coursework that not only examines the ethical uses of AI but also offers hands-on experiences that range from practicing contract negotiations and court appearances via AI-generated simulators to developing systems to handle divorce and end-of-life documents in legal clinics.

Apr 28, 2025 1:22 PM CDT

More 2024 law grads find jobs than in 2023, new ABA data shows

For the third year in a row, law school graduates in 2024 were more likely to find jobs than their peers who graduated a year earlier, according to data released Wednesday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Apr 24, 2025 12:57 PM CDT

Did you default on your student loans? What to know as collections restart

The U.S. government will resume involuntary collections on defaulted federal student loans next month, the Education Department announced Monday, ending a five-year pause that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 22, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program

A group led by a conservative activist has filed a lawsuit alleging that an ABA scholarship program engages in “blatant discrimination” in violation of federal law.

Apr 17, 2025 12:36 PM CDT

Law students sue EEOC over investigative letters sent to 20 BigLaw firms

Three law students have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to order the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to withdraw investigative letters sent to 20 BigLaw firms and to return and delete information that it gathered from them.

Apr 17, 2025 9:43 AM CDT

Whistle While You Work: Pursuing passions that elevate your legal career

"Whistle while you work." That's what one of my mentors routinely told me as I trained to become a better football official. He would remind me that, even at your lowest point, when it feels like the whole world is against you, it is important to remember the reason you are there.

Apr 3, 2025 9:24 AM CDT

Changing Course: Meet 6 students with unusual paths to law school

The ABA Journal talked with six law students and recent graduates with unusual first careers: Olympic athlete, flight attendant, behavioral analyst for kids with special needs, Catholic priest, Broadway actor and chimpanzee handler. While they had unique experiences before heading to law school, their backgrounds have impacted their studies and their hopes to effect lasting change in their original fields though law.

Apr 1, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

EEOC chair requested ‘extensive’ info from law firms on DEI practices and hiring; did it cross a line?

Lawyers and legal experts are expressing concerns that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent request for comprehensive information about diversity, equity and inclusion-related employment practices at major law firms is not only invasive but also exceeds its authority.

Mar 20, 2025 1:13 PM CDT

Once-homeless University of Chicago law grad getting treatment, hopes to return to law practice

A University of Chicago Law School graduate who lived for two years on the streets of Los Angeles has moved back home with his mother in Virginia and hopes to resume law practice.

Mar 19, 2025 12:41 PM CDT

State Bar of California considers provisional licenses for February bar exam takers

Updated: The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners has placed the option of provisional licenses for candidates who fail or withdrew from the February California bar exam on the table.

Mar 17, 2025 2:32 PM CDT

Plans for California bar retake change yet again

Updated: The State Bar of California has rejected a request from the under-fire company that administered last month’s test for the retake exam dates to be pushed back further.

Mar 14, 2025 1:34 PM CDT

On-campus recruiting for summer associates falls in popularity as law firms ‘jockey for positions’

On-campus interviewing by law firms has “firmly tumbled from its place of prominence” in the recruiting of summer associates, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

Mar 13, 2025 12:44 PM CDT

Former George Mason University law prof says he’s ‘fully vindicated’ after ‘relatively modest’ defamation suit settlement

A former professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has reached a settlement in his defamation lawsuit against two former students who alleged that he abused his power to initiate sexual relationships with them when they were law students.

Mar 12, 2025 2:59 PM CDT

More first-time bar candidates passed exam in 2024, new ABA data shows

The percentage of successful first-time bar exam takers in 2024 increased more than 3 percentage points from a year earlier, according to data released Wednesday by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Mar 12, 2025 2:25 PM CDT

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