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

LawTechnologyToday

Currently, most states have created the duty of technology competency by adopting some form of Model Rule 1.1 Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. Joseph Lawson, Law Library Director at the Harris County Robert W. and/or Comment 8.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

SCOTUSBlog

We at the Supreme Court mourn the loss of a beloved colleague, a fiercely independent defender of the rule of law, and an eloquent advocate for civics education.” Nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, O’Connor served 24 years on the court before stepping down to take care of her husband, who also battled Alzheimer’s.

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The 2019 Florida Bar Annual Convention

LegalTalkNetwork

It was a special treat to see our good friend John Stewart ascend to the presidency of the Florida Bar as another good friend Michelle Suskauer passed the gavel to him. Below is our entire catalog of episodes recorded from the 2019 Florida Bar Annual Convention as well as a list of the participants who contributed.