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Law.com

Akron Law Guarantees Admission for Some Law Students

"We appreciate that the law school admissions process can be stressful for applicants," Barbara DiGiacomo, associate dean for administration and enrollment management at Akron Law, said in a statement. "The new Akron Law Ohio Guarantee will provide clarity and certainty for many."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Rutgers Law Receives $6.5M Gift, Funds Ginsburg Women's Rights Clinic

Of the donation, $5.5 million will be used to establish the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women's Rights and Gender Justice Clinic, according to the school's announcement.
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National Law Journal

Registration Deadline for DC Bar Exam Moved Up

As a Uniform Bar Exam jurisdiction, D.C. accepts qualifying UBE scores from exams administered by other UBE jurisdictions.
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Law.com

LSAC to Drop 'Logic Games' From LSAT Starting in August

"We're pleased that there is now certainty regarding the future of the LSAT's logic games section, long the section of the exam that students found most challenging," Glen Stohr, lead instructional designer for Kaplan's pre-law programs, said in a statement.
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Law.com

NALP: Highest Employment Rate in 35 Years for Law School Grads

The total number of jobs obtained grew for the second year in a row, increasing by approximately 450 jobs compared to the class of 2021.
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New York Law Journal

NYU Law Student Facing Backlash Over Israel-Hamas War Comments Speaks Out

Workman's speech is "wholly protected even if other students found them offensive or even hateful," and the law school doesn't need to do more than to conduct a "cursory, internal review," Alex Morey, director of FIRE's Campus Rights Advocacy, wrote in a letter to Troy A. McKenzie, dean of NYU Law.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania to Delay NextGen Bar Exam Rollout

"It's major for the commonwealth to have announced they will not be an early adopter," said Duquesne Thomas R. Kline School of Law director of bar studies Ashley London. "The NextGen bar exam should be a complete sea change from the memorization-heavy bar exam as it exists today."
3 minute read

Law.com

These Law Schools Reign in New Combined Ranking

The U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings are immensely popular—known for generating the "T14" law schools—but what happens to the standings when three other surveys are added into the mix?
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Bar Passage Rates Increase for July 2023 Test

This summer marked the third time the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners administered the new Universal Bar Examination.
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Texas Lawyer

July Texas Bar Pass Rate Outpaces Prior 2 Exams

The overall pass rate for the July 2023 Texas Bar Exam was 71%, and Texas A&M University School of Law posted the highest pass rate for first-time test takers among Texas' 10 law schools.
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