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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

We’ll look at the paralegal role in a few different countries, what their role entails, and what kind of education (if any) is required to become a paralegal. Education/Certification. However, as many of you may know, the more education or experience you have, the easier it is to land a job. Education/Certification.

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Do or DEI? Federal Judge Finds DEI Policies are Mandatory and Unconstitutional in California Case

JonathanTurley

Law schools are also facing controversial mandates. In 2022, the American Bar Association required law schools to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism: (1) at the start of the program of legal education, and (2) at least once again before graduation.”

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CLAT/AILET PG WORKSHOP BY IDIA KERALA CHAPTER: Register by 17th December

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Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) is a non- profit organization working in India which aims to empower underprivileged children by providing them with equal access to quality legal education. She is also a tutor for law entrance exams at Jays Academy, Trivandrum. About IDIA.

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University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy

JonathanTurley

Considering the subject matter, and the call of the question, the use of the “n _” and “b _” was certainly unwarranted as it did not serve any educational purpose. Instead, he was suspended — a decision that clearly will create a chilling effect on other academics at the school. The question was culturally insensitive and tone-deaf.

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“I’m Holding Myself Accountable”: California Teacher Cancels Herself As A White Person Teaching Spanish

JonathanTurley

A “White Accountability & Anti-Racist Education” workshop had a session on “ White Women’s Work: Lessons from Engaging in Antiracist Work. How about teaching race issues in law school or anthropology classes? A high school teacher may be White but also be an extraordinary teacher of Spanish.

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Minnesota Law School Drops Exclusion of Whites and Males from Diversity Scholarship

JonathanTurley

There is a curious resolution of a civil right complaint against University of Minnesota Law School over a diversity fellowship sponsored by the law firm of Jones Day. Despite being created by a law firm and administered by a law school, the fellowship violated federal law in excluding white and male applicants.

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Rutgers Professor and Law Student Under Fire for Reading Racial Slur From Judicial Opinion

JonathanTurley

The New York Times is reporting that a Rutgers Law Professor and law student are under fire after the student reluctantly read the n-word in a 1993 legal opinion. It is the latest such controversy in high education. I am assuming that the professor and students were discussing State v.

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