Long live the LSAT: ABA keeps admissions test requirement
In a surprise move, the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates rejected a proposed accreditation change on Feb. 6 to no longer require an entrance exam requirement.
30 law schools partner with AccessLex to increase opportunities for underrepresented applicants
AccessLex Institute has partnered with 30 law schools to enter students from underrepresented backgrounds into its LexScholars Post-Baccalaureate Program, an online law school prep program.
St. Thomas University renames law school after attorney Benjamin Crump
The Benjamin L. Crump College of Law has becine the country’s first law school named after a working Black attorney.
ChatGPT gets a passing grade on 4 Minnesota Law exams
ChatGPT, which was unveiled in November as the latest creation by OpenAI, is taking the world by storm — legal education included. Since its launch, academics have begun experimenting with how ChatGPT may perform on questions from law exams and essays.
“Most stressful occupation in America”: Lawyers
Lawyers are among some of the most stressful occupations, according to a recent analysis made by the Washington Post, which used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The study found that “a white collar [job] appears to come with significantly more stress than a blue one.”
