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Prospective Students Defer Law School Start Date to Work in Public Interest at Weil

"We're proud to offer them an opportunity to help address some of the most pressing social and legal challenges in our communities today," Barry Wolf, Weil executive partner and chair of the firm's management committee, said in a statement.
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Law.com

Ahead of the Curve: This Law School Is Pushing to Fire a Tenured Professor, but the Exact Reason Why Remains Elusive

This week, we are examining Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law's efforts to dismiss tenured law professor Scott Gerber, who is accused of bullying and harassment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

It's Official: Penn State's Two Law Schools Will Be Reunited

"I view bringing together Penn State's two outstanding law schools as a crucial step in meeting the challenges facing the legal academy and the legal profession in preparing the next generation of lawyer leaders for society," Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway said in a statement.
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Law.com

August LSAT Plagued by Tech Issues: 'Proctoring More Stressful Than the Exam Itself'

"What happened was partway through the first day of testing on Friday, Prometric encountered a number of problems that resulted in unacceptable delays that affected many test takers, and it wasn't any one single big problem," Mark Murray, public affairs liaison for the Law School Admission Council, told Law.com Monday afternoon.
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Law.com

Like 'Star Trek,' the ABA Has a Mission, Says ABA President-Elect Bill Bay

"In every 'Star Trek' episode, viewers are reminded right at the beginning of a simple statement of their mission," Bill Bay said in a statement, adding that the ABA also has a mission that "should guide everything we do."
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Law.com

Mary Smith Becomes First Native American Female President of ABA

Lawyers need "to harness both the promise—and the peril—of AI," Mary Smith said in a statement announcing the formation of an artificial intelligence task force "that will take a comprehensive look at the use of AI and make recommendations on the impact on the practice of law, access to justice and laws and regulations."
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Law.com

Illinois Pipeline Program Created by Retired Federal Judge Turned Jones Day Lawyer Prepares 91 1Ls for Law School

"When I developed Jumpstart, my goal was to teach students who may not have been exposed to the legal profession how to build successful and meaningful law school experiences," Ann Claire Williams, a former U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois and current of counsel at Jones Day, who created Jumpstart, said in a statement.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 11, 2023—Antheil Maslow, Gawthrop Greenwood

Speakers Estate planning attorney Elaine Yandrisevits of the law firm of Antheil Maslow & MacMinn in Doylestown was a presenter at the Pennsylvania…
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Daily Report Online

Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Upsets the Rule of Law

The U.S. Supreme Court now views race-conscious admissions policies to be facially unconstitutional for want of being colorblind—a standard it has consistently rejected in the past. Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent embraces the long-settled framework that race-conscious education policies are necessary to fulfill the promise of equal protection.
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New York Law Journal

No One Gets There Alone: The Value of Mentorship Programs in the Legal Profession 

By getting involved in pipeline mentorship programs, attorneys can provide support that lifts up those who might otherwise be left behind—particularly in the highly competitive process of becoming a judicial law clerk.
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