ABA advances proposal to end LSAT requirements — from highereddive.com by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

Dive Brief:

  • An American Bar Association governing body will vote next week whether to ax a requirement that ABA-accredited law schools use an entrance exam, like the Law School Admission Test, or LSAT, eroding the assessment’s long-standing influence in admissions.
  • A key ABA committee, the Strategic Review Committee, on Friday recommended the association end admissions test requirements.
  • If the governing board votes Nov. 18 to repeal assessment mandates, the ABA House of Delegates will be in line to finalize the new policy at its February meeting.