Syllabus Spring 2016 (47:3)

Legal Education

Annual Meeting Preliminary Program

Annual Meeting's Preliminary Program

Legal Education

Third Party Comments Invited for Upcoming Site Visits

The law schools listed below are scheduled for sabbatical, provisional, or full approval site evaluation visits in Fall 2016. Any additional visits scheduled after this notice will be posted on the Section’s

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New Section Publications

Section publications for winter quarter

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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Gary Palm, Beverly Tarpley

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Plan to Attend an Upcoming Section Conference

Upcoming Section Conferences

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March 2016 Council Actions

The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar met March 11-12 in Phoenix, Arizona. Key actions included matters regarding the approval of law schools and the ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools.

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A Focus on Bar Admissions

The Honorable Rebecca White Berch

The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar primarily deals with issues related to legal education and the accreditation of law schools. This article focuses on the other part of the Section’s mission: bar admissions.

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What Does the Section Provide for Law Students?

The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar offers a number of valuable resources for law students.

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Accreditation Q&A

We are introducing a new Syllabus column in which frequently asked questions about the ABA Standards and Rules for Approval of Law Schools are answered.

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ABA's Monthly Google Hangout

Join the ABA each month for 10 Questions Live with lawyers who have forged non-traditional career paths.

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ABA Spirit of Excellence Recipients

Two members of the law school community, JoAnne Epps and Sarah Deer, received the ABA Spirit of Excellence Award at the Midyear Meeting in San Diego in February.

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Risk and the ABA Standards

The Council and the Standards Review Committee are engaged in an important discussion about the level of risk that the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools should permit schools to take in their admissions processes.