preLaw News

Let's say that you are pretty sure that you want to be a lawyer—but not one hundred percent sure. Or that your LSAT score is ok but ideally you would like a lot more time to try to improve it. Or that you didn’t really have the time to do a legal internship during college. Should you still go straight to law school after college? Or take some time off?

The University of Maine School of Law opened its new campus to students in downtown Portland on Jan. 17, a move that ended its residence in one of what was described as America’s ugliest university buildings, and marked a move into the heart of downtown Portland.

ChatGPT, which was unveiled in November as the latest creation by OpenAI, is taking the world by storm — legal education included.

The incoming class of 2022 is the most diverse entering class in law school history, according to data from the American Bar Association, and as reported by the Law School Admission Council, also known as LSAC.

AccessLex Institute has partnered with 30 law schools to enter students from underrepresented backgrounds into its LexScholars Post-Baccalaureate Program, an online law school prep program.

Emory University School of Law has a newly established diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program with goals to grow diversity in the practice of environmental law.

There was an increase in diversity in the summer associate and associate ranks, with progress continuing to lag behind at the partnership level.

Several law schools have either recently announced or plan to soon announce new online and hybrid options for law students, including Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law and William & Mary College of Law.

A new study shows that JD-Next, an online course and test for pre-law students, is a “valid and reliable” predictor of law school performance and could be a better predictor for diverse students.

The National Jurist recognizes a new group of Law Students of the Year from nominations sent by law schools nominating their top students. Erin Varley was part of this group in 2018.