NY State Bar Set to Eye Removal of Mental Health Question for Attorney Applicants

By Dan M. Clark

October 31, 2019

NY State Bar Set to Eye Removal of Mental Health Question for Attorney Applicants

10.31.2019

By Dan M. Clark

The New York Law Journal quoted President Greenberg on the Working Group on Attorney Mental Health and its upcoming report at the House of Delegates meeting. (may require subscription) 

It’s estimated that fewer than 2% of applicants even answer affirmatively to the question about mental health. But statistics indicate that the population of law school students who actually deal with challenges to their mental health is much greater, according to the report.

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