Under the new American Bar Association’s (ABA) law school accreditation rules, which the ABA’s policymaking council approved with overwhelming support in February 2022, American law schools will be required to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism” at the start of the law school’s programming and at least once before graduation. The ABA’s new policy is an opportunity for law schools to play a greater role assisting in the cultivation of new lawyers who will be savvy about the implications of bias, sensitive to need for diversity and focused on inclusivity.

The introduction of these rules signals a shift in American legal education philosophy.  Incorporating anti-bias, cross-cultural competency and racism training into the American law school curricula should not only foster an environment of inclusivity in the legal education experience, but also lay a strong foundation for anti-racism, anti-discrimination and cultural competence in advocacy.

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