The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2021

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. Lawyers are needed to challenge racist practices, design new initiatives, and help communities overcome persistent bias,” the paper asserted.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

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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LDA PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

So, what’s the distinction between a lawyer and a paralegal? After knowing about paralegals and their job you might want to hire paralegal services Roseville more than a lawyer. The difference between a lawyer and a paralegal . The primary distinction between a paralegal and a lawyer is their role in the courts.

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InHouseBlog

APRIL 27, 2022

Wellness tips for lawyers are in great demand for a profession that has struggled with the health and wellbeing of its members. Fortunately, the ABA Journal has gathered some experts and put together a fantastic set of tips that are worth a look by all lawyers – corporate counsel and law firm lawyers alike.

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Above The Law

MAY 26, 2021

Kim Still Not A Baby Lawyer : In fairness, it's tough to study when distracted by a husband doing. Sir, This Is A Wendy's : It's not quite that bad, but one law professor bundled all of his law school complaints into an article about the bar exam for some reason.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

I was recently asked how I was able (finally) to pass the Texas Bar Exam while also struggling with cocaine addiction and alcohol use disorder (alcoholism). Here is my answer.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 23, 2022

What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. SL DeBarros Law Firm. Five Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer. Sivonnia DeBarros. Woodstock, IL.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Most popular this year: My interview with Daniel Martin Katz and Michael Bommarito just after their first try at having GPT take the bar exam. Can GPT Pass the Bar Exam? Casetext’s Three Top Execs On CoCounsel, GPT-4 and ‘A New Age in the Practice of Law’. Top 15 of 2023 1. We Find Out.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Most of the lawyers I know feel like their employees fall into one of two categories. The latter ones suck up lawyers’ time, need help, and don’t do their job all that well. There was always a new paralegal that could be hired or another lawyer graduating from law school. She was top of her class and law review.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Two popular stories were about GPT taking the bar exam: one in March when GPT passed the bar exam, and the second in November when it passed the legal ethics exam. Circuit Court Considers Rule Requiring Lawyers to Certify they Did Not Rely on AI to Create Filings (Nov. In First for A U.S.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 11, 2023

Meet Our Guest Expert Mike Quartararo is the President of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the world’s leading organization for training and certification in e-discovery. He also operates a successful consulting practice that provides guidance to corporate legal departments and law firms.

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LawSites

JULY 9, 2021

In this guest post, Laura Lee Norris , director of the program, and Mark Michels , lecturer in law, describe the program and how it prepares students for careers as tech lawyers in Silicon Valley. Santa Clara University School of Law graduated its first Tech Edge JD cohort in May 2021.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Why do lawyers love to ruin joy?

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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2024

“For those who cannot afford a lawyer, AI can help. “The paper world familiar to lawyers for centuries had largely given way to today’s electronic regime.” ” He notes that AI can earn Bs on law school exams and even pass the bar exam, and he says that legal research “may soon be unimaginable without it.”

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

After growing up in New York and graduating from Columbia University and then the law school at George Washington University, Murray moved to California and passed the Bar exam in 1954. Born into an ethnic Hungarian family in Transylvania, Romania, Murray immigrated to the United States at age 6.

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Above The Law

JUNE 17, 2021

Let her worry about passing the baby bar before she concerns herself with the legal profession's sexism.

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At the Lectern

MAY 4, 2023

Bar admission denial. The court denied a would-be lawyer’s petition for review in Camper on Admission. The Committee’s response was that a degree is a prerequisite to sitting for the bar exam and the issue whether the school improperly withheld Camper’s degree was not properly before the court.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 30, 2022

Attorney at Work’s new “Women in Law” series honors Women’s History Month with a focus on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Columbia University School of Law. Plus, I was starting to miss thinking like a lawyer. Inspiring Stories From Women in Law.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Let's face it: you didn't go to law school to become a web developer. So, what's a busy law firm to do? On your quest for the right payment processor, look for features that streamline and support the way law firms operate. Get free guide How to Master Your Law Firm’s Time and Billing Lawyers have a heavy workload.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Have people to bounce ideas off of: those people can be other lawyers, but also make sure you are talking to people who are NOT lawyers as well. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law?

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ALPS

MAY 19, 2021

The National Taskforce on Lawyer Wellbeing, we had such a success with a report. Today, let’s delve a little bit more into another, I think, area of the wellbeing discussion that is a really important one, and that’s the intersection of wellbeing and the role of law schools. It is such an exciting time.

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LexBlog

JULY 26, 2019

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. What is the difference between a lawyer and a paralegal? Paralegals are an attorney’s right-hand person.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Good lawyer-client relations are less about you knowing the answers and much more about knowing the right questions to ask. It’s one of the fundamentals they drummed into you in law school: It is your job to know the answers. Lawyer-Client Relations: Socrates Was On to Something. Well, yes and no.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

.” The recommendations are the result of a three-year, “comprehensive, empirical study to ensure that the bar examination continues to assess the minimum competencies required of newly licensed lawyers in an evolving legal profession, and to determine how those competencies should be assessed.”

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021. Amanda Brown is the Executive Director of the Lagniappe Law Lab. Young lawyer turned legal tech geek. In August 2017, I went all-in as a class member of the ABA Center for Innovation’s inaugural NextGen Fellowship.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Your Cheatin' Heart : Online commenter claims he cheated on the bar exam. Finally, It Has Happened To Me : Trump's lawyers filed something kinda, maybe, sorta not crazy. but what you don't have is enough data for cops to create a composite sketch but that doesn't mean some company isn't out there selling that to law enforcement.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

* Bar exam passes on ExamSoft. NPR ] * Former NRA lawyer throws boss under a bus. [ ABA Journal ] * Harvard Law School fails to teach students that Singapore is not part of China. Huffington Post ] * "Trump: Any Lawyer Who Represents Me Is Either a Patriot or ‘CRAZY.’" Galaxy brain thinking all around. [

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Above The Law

AUGUST 14, 2023

CNN ] * Florida Bar proposes allowing law school grads to engage in limited practice before passing the bar exam. Jax Daily Record ] * Law.com lists lawyers on social media it considers attorney-influencers. Bloomberg Law News ] * Judge charged with murdering wife.

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ALPS

AUGUST 11, 2021

We are wrapping up a three-part series looking at the interconnection of well-being in law schools. We have had Linda Sugin from Fordham Law School, we have had Jennifer Leonard from Penn Law, and today we are so excited to welcome Janet Stearns from the Miami School of Law. That has stayed with me.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

More broadly, life on the ranch prepared her for other experiences in later years, as she noted that until she began to ride with the cattle drives, “it had been an all-male domain. Encountering barriers as a young female lawyer In September 1946, then 16-year-old Sandra Day enrolled at Stanford.

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