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State Bar of California Board of Trustees Approves Reducing Bar Exam Testing Locations

The board of trustees in August approved reducing the number of facilities for the February bar exam, with a cost savings of $645,000. On Thursday, the board voted for the July 2024 bar exam to be administered in person at six approved sites, which is one fewer than the July 2023 bar exam.
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Legaltech News

Legal Tech's Predictions for Legal Education, Lawyer Training & Evolving Legal Roles in 2024

The legal industry makes its predictions for what we can expect to see in terms of legal education, lawyer training and how legal roles will evolve in 2024.
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New Jersey Law Journal

UBalt Law Dean Ronald Weich Named as Dean of Seton Hall Law

"It takes a special combination of strength, wisdom and humility to run a law school," UBalt President Kurt L. Schmoke, who served as dean of Howard University School of Law from 2003 to 2012, said in a statement. "The law is often subject to sweeping change, sometimes in the face of social disorder and systemic injustices."
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Law.com

Northwestern Law Launches West Coast Initiative, Featuring Student Externships at OpenAI, Sony

"These innovative new programs will prepare our students to lead by giving them exposure to cutting-edge developments in technology, entertainment, media, sports and business."
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Law.com

JD-Next Found Reliable With 'Multiple Cautions and Caveats,' ABA Council Seeks Comment

"I conclude that the JD-Next exam is a reliable and valid predictor of early law school grades but with multiple cautions and caveats that cannot be evaluated with the present data and may represent threats to its validity if used operationally for high stakes decisions," Nathan Kuncel wrote in his report.
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New York Law Journal

Lawyers Learning to Lead

Many law schools now treat leadership as a trainable skill, rather than an inherent quality, and many of our recently graduated colleagues have received a formal education in leadership that will benefit our profession and our society, writes the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department
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Delaware Law Weekly

DSBA to Hold Commercial Law CLE

The commercial law section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) is scheduled to hold a live CLE titled "Commercial Law 2024" in Wilmington and Georgetown.
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Law.com

Alabama Law Professor, Vice Dean Chosen as Next Dean of Wyoming Law

"Most people who know me, know that I think of Wyoming as home," Julie Anderson Hill posted to LinkedIn. "I am happy to be going home."
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The American Lawyer

Kasowitz Sues Harvard, Alleging University Failed to Protect Jewish Law Students From Antisemitism

The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday, asked for disciplinary measures against Harvard faculty, monetary compensation and required antisemitism training at the college.
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New York Law Journal

The Importance of Civics Education in the Legal Field

Gail Ehrlich, co-chair of the Committee on Law, Youth and Citizenship, writes: Recognizing that civics education is crucial to the rule of law and the preservation of our democracy—that a lack of a civically educated and involved citizenry is a threat to judicial independence, separation of powers and constitutional principles—we felt obliged, as the largest voluntary state association of lawyers in the nation, to face the crisis head on.
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