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Morning Update

Morning Update

Good morning everyone!  Today is Tuesday, January 18, and here’s a quick look back at recent news… Dykema added a former AG to its roster in Michigan… Two former Senatorsare…

American Bar Association to Kill LSAT?

American Bar Association to Kill LSAT?

The American Bar Association, the biggest voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students in the world, is now reviewing the possibility of making the Law School Admission Test (LSAT)…

Law School Applicants Remain Bullish Despite Tight Job Market

Law School Applicants Remain Bullish Despite Tight Job Market

A survey by law school admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep showed that 81 percent of law school applicants would still apply even if a significant number of graduates were unable…

Law School Admissions Officers Survey Tells Prospective Students How To Prepare

Law School Admissions Officers Survey Tells Prospective Students How To Prepare

According to the most recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, over 50% of admissions officers are expecting to see an increase in law school admissions this year while…

University of Illinois Law “Jobs-for-Entry” Scheme Revealed [Update]

University of Illinois Law “Jobs-for-Entry” Scheme Revealed [Update]

The Chicago Tribune has uncovered a “jobs-for-entry” scandal at the University of Illinois College of Law, in which the law school admitted politically-connected applicants, some unqualified, in exchange for guarantees…

University of Miami Law to Defer Incoming Students

University of Miami Law to Defer Incoming Students

For months now, Biglaw firms have been offering voluntary, or imposing involuntary, deferral schemes on incoming associates. Now a law school had jumped on the bandwagon. The University of Miami…

Law School to Allow Select Students to Apply Without LSATs

Law School to Allow Select Students to Apply Without LSATs

The University of Alabama School of Law will allow a select group of Honors College students to apply without providing results from the Law School Admissions Test. The Tuscaloosa-based law…

Canadian Law School to Boot Student With Fake Undergrad Degree

Canadian Law School to Boot Student With Fake Undergrad Degree

Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will review admissions procedures, after The Toronto Star discovered a third-year student had used a bogus undergraduate degree to enter the program. According…