Christine Charnosky

October 17, 2022 | Law.com

This week, we're digging further into five unique law school diversity initiatives that I wrote about so far this month.

By Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

October 14, 2022 | Law.com

"There are really two sides to these numbers," Dave Killoran, chief executive officer of PowerScore Test Preparation, told Law.com in an email Tuesday. "On the law school side, they have to be concerned because you never want to start a cycle slowly," however, "fewer applicants means lessened competition for each space."

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

October 14, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Attorney General's Office is seeking leave to file a motion to dismiss a case brought last month by Joan R.M. Bullock, who became the first woman dean of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2019 and was fired three years later.

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Law.com

The death of Alex Patafio is "a real loss for us," Manny Arora told Law.com. "She was real asset, a total go-getter," adding that she was in law for the "right reasons."

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Law.com

"Because we continue to see disparities in employment and salary outcomes based on race, ethnicity and first-generation college status, it is essential that the graduates of HBCU law schools and other institutions enrolling large numbers of people of color be included in our annual Law School Alumni Employment & Satisfaction Study," according to James Leipold, NALP's executive director.

By Christine Charnosky

4 minute read

October 11, 2022 | Law.com

Prior to the notice from the ABA, "GGU Law took aggressive efforts to address bar pass rates, including curricular changes in bar-tested courses, designing an individualized bar study consultation for each student with a tenured faculty member and organizing a robust faculty mentoring program during the months of bar study," Colin Crawford, dean of GGU Law, told Law.com in an email Tuesday.

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Law.com

This week, we're further examining the supposed bar exam cheating "confession" posted to Reddit last week.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read

October 10, 2022 | Law.com

"Our great hope is that degree pathways of this nature will open up new opportunities to the bright students who would not otherwise consider law school, while at the same time easing the burden of the typically high cost of an advanced degree," Paul L. Caron, the Duane and Kelly Roberts dean and professor of law at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, said in a statement.

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Law.com

Reddit user burnerman1818 posted, "I cheated on the bar exam, will they find out?" to the r/barexam subreddit two days ago.

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Law.com

"Due to a technical error, 205 current applicants to the School of Law received an erroneous email notifying them of their acceptance into next year's class," according to a statement from Northeastern University. "Admissions decisions will not be finalized until later in the academic year."

By Christine Charnosky

2 minute read