Karen Sloan

Nevada will not use the overhauled national bar exam set to debut in 2026 for lawyer licensing, following a similar move by California last month.

The current law school admission cycle kicked off with an 18% surge in people registering to take the LSAT entrance exam — a jump that likely favors schools competing for top talent and suggests increased interest from young people in careers focused on U.S. legal affairs.

The American Bar Association has revised the criteria for its Judicial Clerkship Program to eliminate references to minority students and “communities of color” after a conservative legal group alleged that the ABA was illegally discriminating by using racial quotas.

The bar exam will remain the only way for new attorneys to become licensed in California.

California bar examinees will be able to take the attorney licensing test from outside the Golden State once the new exam gets final approval for a February launch.

A blockbuster job market for new law grads in 2023 did not alleviate racial and ethnicity disparities in employment rates, data released on Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement shows.

This year’s law school admission cycle is off to a strong start with a 26% increase in the number of people applying for a spot next fall compared with this time last year, while the number of applications sent to schools is up 37%.

The California Supreme Court on Tuesday approved a controversial plan by the state bar to switch to a new lawyer licensing exam that will be delivered both remotely and in-person at test centers starting in February.

The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, has reported a 64% spike in its number of applicants during the final weeks of the U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and the school's alumna, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

(Reuters) – The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, has reported a 64% spike in its number of applicants during the final weeks of the U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and the school’s alumna, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.