ABA REPORT

By Chris Jennison, Representative

The ABA Young Lawyers Division met February 2-4, 2023, in New Orleans, LA, and was well represented by the MSBA. There were eight members of the Young Lawyers Section in attendance to represent District 8 (Maryland and Virginia) at the ABA Young Lawyers Division Assembly — Chris Jennison, Elizabeth Rosen, Kerri Smith, Desiree Luckey, Valerie Desroches, Lauren Lake, Sara Lucas, and Heather Krick.

Some of the most contentious debates at the meeting dealt with the LSAT and ethics for the Supreme Court. A proposed revision to a law school accreditation standard that would remove an entrance exam requirement was passed by the Young Lawyers Division in a nonbinding vote, but then was rejected by the ABA House of Delegates on Feb. 6 at the organization’s midyear meeting in New Orleans. Resolution 300 was brought by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and called for cutting the test requirement in Standard 503. Even though it was voted down, it has already been refiled for consideration again at the August meeting.