It was only a few short years ago when such a question, “what is the American Bar Association doing about the GRE?” would have seemed absurd. “Pfft, why on earth would the ABA care about the GRE, the only entrance exam that exists for law schools is the LSAT.” Oh, how young and naive we all were. Now, of course, the GRE is incredibly relevant to legal education. Six law schools — including Harvard and Northwestern — now accept the GRE in lieu of the LSAT. And, more — a full 25 percent of law schoolsaccording to a recent survey — already have plans in the works to accept the GRE. So, what is the ABA going to do about it?
For those blissfully ignorant about the minutia of legal education accreditation, the ABA has a set of…
