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No, They’re Not Going To Stop Teaching Dred Scott

Above The Law

Last night, the New Yorker tweeted out an alarming legal story: Oh my! The article, written by Harvard Law School prof Jeannie Suk Gersen — we’ll get back to why that’s significant in a second — leans into the sad state of […]. That would be problematic.

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ICYMI: Three Hot Topics from Dark Money Politics to Free Speech and COVID-19

LegalTalkNetwork

He and Rawles talk about his journey to creative writing, teaching his University of Wisconsin Law School classes remotely, and his plans for a TV series based on his book. TWO: In the Kennedy Mighell Report , hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell take on a major pain point for lawyers: selling their legal services.

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New Historical Society Review is available

At the Lectern

California Constitutional Law — The Casebook , foreword to book by Professor David Carrillo and Judge Danny Chou, foreword by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. “Mentoring” Martin Jenkins: California’s New Associate Supreme Court Justice by Judge Thelton Henderson. Do You Remember Bernie Witkin?

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country. Law Clerk – This term is commonly used in Ontario and denotes someone who does a mix of administrative and substantive tasks, but is usually less substantive than that of a paralegal.

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Q&A With Elena Kohn: Balancing the Fundamentals

Attorney at Work

Attorney at Work’s “Women in Law” series focuses on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Associate Regional Chief Legal Officer. Stetson University College of Law, J.D. How did you get started in the legal profession? Meet Elena Kohn. Elena Kohn.

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Berkeley Law Student: We Had A Protected Right to Protest at Dean’s Home

JonathanTurley

The students, including UC Berkeley law student Malak Afaneh, refused to stop disrupting the dinner as Chemerinsky and Fisk reminded them that this is their home, not a public forum. Now Afaneh is claiming a First Amendment right to enter a private home and protest and she is citing legal advisers with the National Lawyers Guild.

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9 Things you need to know before choosing a law school

SimplyLawJobs

In this Simply Law article, our partner’s Lawyer Monthly discusses the 9 things you need to know before choosing a law school. The prospect of going to law school is not only one that requires a lot of hard work and money but also some thorough research. Do you really need a law degree? Business Law.