Administrative/Regulatory
Aug. 14, 2014
ABA adopts many changes to law school accreditation rules
The ABA House of Delegates formally endorsed a broad rewrite of the standards for accrediting law schools but asked for new consideration of a plan to let financially strapped law students earn credit and pay for the same externships.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The American Bar Association governing body formally adopted broad changes to the standards for accrediting law schools, including increasing the practical skills training students must receive and boosting their opportunities for online classes.
But members of the ABA House of Delegates voted to demand the association's accrediting entity reconsider whether to allow law students to earn cr...
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