Friday, December 22, 2017
Weekly Legal Education Roundup
- ABA Journal, How Did Some Law Schools Increase First-time Pass Rates by at Least 10 Points in 2017?
- ABA Journal, Some schools flagged by ABA this year have not raised admissions standards, latest data indicates
- ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure: Matters for Notice and Comment
- Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), More Section 509 Data: Biggest Enrollment Decreases (Arizona Summit 89%, Valparaiso 87%), Increases (Lincoln Memorial 194%, Mitchell|Hamline 91%
- Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Nick Allard And David Brennen Continue The GRE/LSAT Debate
- Jim Chen (Michigan State), Scholarships at Risk: The Mathematics of Merit Stipulations in Law School Financial Aid, 7 UC Irvine L. Rev. 43 (2017)
- Chronicle of Higher Education, Final Tax Bill Would Spare Some Higher-Ed Worries, but Could Lead to State Budget Cuts
- Sabrina DeFabritiis (Suffolk), 1L Is the New Bar Prep
- Law.com, Law School Enrollment Edges Up, with Surprise Spike in Non-JD Programs
- Sarah B. Lawsky (Northwestern), A Logic for Statutes, 20 Fla. Tax Rev. ___ (2018)
- Harold Anthony Lloyd (Wake Forest), Theory Without Practice Is Empty; Practice Without Theory Is Blind: The Inherent Inseparability of Doctrine and Skills, contained in Linda H. Edwards, The Doctrine Skills Divide: Legal Education’s Self-Inflicted Wound 77-90 (2017)
- Jerry Organ, The 2017 Law School Transfer Market
- Wall Street Journal, Law School Is Hot Again as Politics Piques Interest
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