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Next-Gen Bar Exam That Truly Tests Daily Practice Skills Must Include Technology

LawTechnologyToday

Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. The National Conference of Bar Examiners has announced that the next generation of the bar exam will debut in 2026. and/or Comment 8. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

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The War On The Bar Exam — See Also

Above The Law

The End Of The Bar Exam? Biglaw Partner Classes Are Getting Bigger: Gotta stop those valuable associates from jumping ship. Want A Job At A Top Law Firm? Check out these law schools. Defense Attorney's Gross Attempt To Weaponize Race: In the case of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Ghana dispatch: local law students fight an expensive, uphill battle to enter a bar protecting its prestige

JURIST

During my first week in Accra, I had the opportunity to join Ghanaian law students from GIMPA Law School, one of the most prestigious university law faculties in Ghana, for a dinner. As we enjoyed jollof rice and stew, we compared notes on our respective law school experiences.

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America Needs a ‘Lawyers Justice Corps’: Paper

The Crime Report

A Lawyers Justice Corps should replace the bar exam as a certification of competence for new attorneys, argues Touro College Law Prof. Thomas Law Journal. Under the proposal, recent law school graduates would work for legal organizations that serve under-represented populations for at least one year.

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What Really is the Distinction In between Paralegal and a Litigator?

LDA PRO

After all, in many countries, there are already paralegal businesses that provide services that may appear to everybody to be comparable to those provided by an attorney. There is some similarity in the responsibilities done by attorneys and paralegals. Study and education. Which the lawyer obviously lacks.

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More on the Patent Attorney Rolls

Patently O

The USPTO Office of Enrollment & Discipline’s list of registered patent attorneys and agents includes 48,625 individuals. Since there are no annual dues, CLE requirement, or even check-in many folks continue to stay on the rolls even though they are not practicing patent law.

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Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose

The Estrin Report

by Blake Lively with Comments From Chere Estrin Blake Lively nailed this concept about the value of your team in her article, “Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose. If you are in law firm management, you simply MUST read this article Chere Estrin What does it cost to replace an attorney in your law firm?