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GPT Takes the Bar Exam Again; This Time It Scores Among Top 10% of Test Takers

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take the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam and it failed to pass? Well, the second time’s a charm, as GPT has now passed not only the multiple-choice portion, but also the essay portion, and scored around the top 10% of test takers. Remember earlier this year when two legal scholars and scientists had GPT 3.5

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NY Announces Temporary Authorization Program for Recent Law Grads

The Legal Ease

In this week that NY law grads were originally scheduled to be taking the bar exam, the New York State Court of Appeals (the highest court in the state) has announced a revision of its rules to temporarily authorize qualifying graduates of ABA-accredited law schools to practice law in New York under supervision pending their admission to the bar.

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Q&A With Heather Stevenson: A Less Traditional Path

Attorney at Work

I attended depositions, drafted dispositive motions, prepared outlines for oral argument, and attended the hearings. In late November 2017, I decided I would take the February Massachusetts bar exam and then try to find a job the following fall, around our son’s first birthday.

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What IS a paralegal, exactly?

LexBlog

I think a shorter list is what one is not, but in summary, paralegals provide day to day support by assisting attorneys, law offices, or other various agencies conducting research, drafting legal documents, and handling cases. If one passes the bar, they are sworn in and licensed to practice in that State.