ABA Amendments to Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools and to Statement of Ethical Practices

Amendments to Standard 509 Basic Consumer Information; Rule 10 Appeal of an Adverse Decision of the Council; Rule 22 Teach Out Plan and Agreement and Closure of a Law School; and Rule 24 Complaints Concerning Law School Non-Compliance with the Standards; Statement of Ethical Practices in the Process of Law School Accreditation

At its meeting on February 14, 2011, the ABA House of Delegates concurred in changes to the ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools. The changes became effective immediately.

At its meeting on March 11, 2011, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved changes to the Statement of Ethical Practices in the Process of Law School Accreditation. The changes became effective immediately.

The edits to these rules are several pages long.  Copies of the edits have been printed and hung on the SBA door bulletin board, and the SBA bulletin board in the hallway at the top of the stairs.  Please contact SBA President Kelly Obermeier [kelly.obermeier@quinnipiac.edu] or ABA Representative Kristin Losi [kristin.losi@quinnipiac.edu] if you would like a copied emailed to you.

American Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Update

The American Bar Association (ABA) hosted its midyear meeting in Atlanta, Georgia this past weekend, February 9-14, 2011.  


At this meeting, the Young Lawyer Division (YLD) Assembly of the ABA passed the landmark Resolution “Truth in Law School Education” urging more accurate reporting of statistics.  The resolution requests that all ABA-approved law schools report employment data in a more accurate manner, including providing more employment information in their responses to the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar’s Annual Questionnaires. The resolution further urges all ABA-approved law schools to increase transparency regarding graduate salary information, including displaying the national median salary information and publication of the actual cost of law school education, on a per-credit basis, including the average cost of living expenditures while attending law school. As an implementation strategy, the resolution suggests the adoption of a model questionnaire which will incorporate the various provisions of this resolution.  


If you have any questions about this Resolution, or any activities of the YLD please get in touch with the Student Bar Association ABA Representative, Kristin Losi [kristin.losi@quinnipiac.edu].