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A rebellion over U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking is picking up steam as a number of the nation’s most prestigious law schools have announced they will no longer provide data to the much-watched — and criticized — assessment of law schools.

Law students can focus on just using the AI or they can take a closer look under the hood. By discovering how the AI is devised, you can learn quite a bit about what seemingly is going on in the noggins of human lawyers upon which the AI was initially modeled. 

The American Bar Association Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar took a big step on Nov. 18, voting to drop its requirement that law schools use a standardized test.

Grades alone aren’t everything, however: your network can also have a major impact on your career. The legal world is a small one and the connections you make during your law school years will become great resources down the road. If you’re wondering how to build a network in law school, here are some tips on how to get started.

Joan Bullock has not exactly enjoyed a smooth career in law school leadership. She was dean and president of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego when the American Bar Association hit it with sanctions for poor performance in 2017.

Kramer Levin in New York launched its Racial Justice Initiative Scholars program this year, a creative effort aimed at furthering its commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its first class of scholars targeted New York area law schools and included seven students in their first year of law school at Fordham University School of Law, New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School.

A student group at Harvard Law staged a sit-in on Oct. 6 to bring attention to its call for more reproductive justice offerings at the school, and gathered 1,110 signatures for a demand letter.

"For me, there are five identifiable regrets I have about law school that I wish I had handled differently."

While several law schools are expanding remote summer offerings, many still consider in-person instruction to be the gold standard.

While study abroad opportunities ground to a halt early in the pandemic, most programs are returning or expected to return soon. And good thing. Study abroad programs offer students unique opportunities to learn first-hand and gain valuable practical training.