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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

REMOTE REVAMP- The ABA's legal education arm is set to meet virtually today to consider changes in law school accreditation rules that could cut the red tape for distance learning programs. As Karen Sloan reports, the issue of remote instruction has become critical amid the pandemic and remains front and center as schools plan their strategies for the fall. The ABA group also will consider a proposed change that would expand its ability to suspend specific accreditation standards amid regional and national emergencies, including pandemics and weather disasters.

IMPROVEMENT – Texas trial lawyer Stephen Susman, who was hospitalized and in a coma after a cycling accident last month, is conscious and recovering at a rehabilitation hospital in Houston. Brenda Sapino Jeffreys reports that the 79-year-old founder of Susman Godfrey is making slow, steady progress.

NECESSARY?  The D.C. Circuit has injected some doubt over whether Hillary Clinton will be forced to sit for a rare deposition confronting her practice of using a private email server during her time as U.S. secretary of state. Mike Scarcella reports that the panel's order asked the lawyers in the Freedom of Information Act case to address whether there is still a pending controversy to resolve. Oral arguments are set for June 3.

RELIEF WANTED – While associates give law firms high marks for providing mental health resources and communicating effectively during the coronavirus crisis, many of those lawyers want lower billable hour targets in light of broad pay cuts and unusual working conditions, according to a survey released by recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa and blog Above the Law. Dylan Jackson reports that the survey, which polled more than 1,300 associates, found that around 39% of associates have seen a decrease in their workload.

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

EXPANDING – Linklaters is expected to open its own office in Riyadh, Varsha Patel reports. The Saudia Arabia location would be its third in the Middle East. The U.K.-based law firm, which has operated in Riyadh through an affiliation with a local law firm, also has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

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WHAT YOU SAID

"It turns out there are a number of 'Seinfeld' obsessives among law faculty."

— Gregory Shill, law professor at University of Iowa who is the mastermind behind the Yada Yada Law School, a free online summer lecture series that explores the law through the lens of the show.

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