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Law.com

February MBE National Mean Scaled Score Increases Alongside Number of Examinees

This is the largest examinee count for a February administration since 2020 when 19,122 took the February bar. The number of examinees dipped in 2021 (16,759) and dipped again in 2022 (16,504), according to NCBE data.
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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—April 2, 2024—Faegre Drinker, Saxton & Stump

On April 24, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath is scheduled to hold the latest webinar session in its Labor and Employment Law Developments series, titled "Noncompete Cases and Legislative Developments."
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Law.com

Support for ABA Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Wanes

An ABA council has not articulated a rationale for departing from the current practice or identified the problem that the proposed revisions to Standard 102 and 306 are intended to solve, according to a comment signed by 26 law deans from schools across the country.
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Legaltech News

Education in the Age of Gen AI: Experiential Training Is Essential for Success

Generative AI's ultimate impact on the delivery of legal services is already in motion. To meet it, the legal industry must embrace practical training now, which will not only be driven by AI, but also extend to AI itself. 
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Law.com

Dean Developments: Former Memphis Mayor Becomes Dean, Columbia Law Receives $5M

The latest in law dean and other legal education news from across the U.S.
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Legaltech News

Education in the Age of Gen AI: The Old Way of Training Law Firm Associates 'Just Doesn't Work'

Generative AI will not eliminate lawyers, but will increase the demand for lawyers who are well-trained to work with these systems. The question is: How do law firms adequately provide that training when traditional methods no longer cut it in a modern world?
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The Recorder

Franita Tolson Appointed as First African American Dean of USC School of Law

Tolson received her juris doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2005, where she was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review and won the Thomas Mulroy Prize for Oral Advocacy in the Hinton Moot Court Competition.
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Legaltech News

Education in the Age of Gen AI: Negotiating Skills Are Alive and Well

At a time when the rise of generative AI has the profession questioning if new lawyers are doomed to be underprepared, the inaugural ABA Business Law Section M&A Committee National Invitational proved otherwise, at least with respect to negotiation.
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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—March 27, 2024—Uebler

Julie A. Uebler and Joyce L. Collier, partners at Uebler Law, are scheduled to participate in a discussion on defamation claims in sexual harassment situations at the 2024 Employment Law Institute, set for April 15-16, at the CLE Conference Center in the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia.
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Daily Report Online

My New Career Path: Trading One Court for Another

Transitioning from mastering the serve to mastering statutes, from being at the pinnacle of my career as the director of tennis at PGA National Resort and Spa to diving into the intellectual rigors of Emory University School of Law. My story isn't just about changing careers; it's about redirecting my life's path with purpose and intent.
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