Above The Law

MARCH 14, 2024

He beat the odds, went to law school, and became a lawyer. The post World’s Longest Surviving Iron Lung Patient, A Lawyer, Passes Away appeared first on Above the Law. He will be missed.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2021

Law school deans from 157 law schools across the US issued a collective statement on Tuesday addressing the 2020 election and condemning the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. Because law school deans usually do not collectively speak on issues outside of legal education, this was an unusual occurrence.

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Above The Law

JUNE 1, 2022

Law students want everyone prepared. The post Over 100 Law School Organizations Issue Statement On Alito Leak, Calling On Lawyers To Be Ready appeared first on Above the Law. The coming storm will push the legal profession.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 11, 2023

Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow aspiring lawyers to skip law school if they study under a supervising attorney for two years.…

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Kim Kardashian's efforts to become a real life lawyer continue. The post Kim Kardashian’s Latest Law School Endeavors appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The post Law School For Non-Lawyers Rests On Knife’s Edge Between ‘Good Idea’ And ‘Cynical Cash Grab’ appeared first on Above the Law. Honestly, this could be the start of a great new frontier in legal education. But it could also be a costly waste.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 10, 2023

It doesn’t take a genius to figure that it will still take decades for women lawyers to reach income parity while continuing to pay down law school debt. The post Women Underrepresented In Leadership Positions, Overrepresented In Law School Debt appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MAY 17, 2023

Want to be a lawyer? The post Law Schools Just Keep Admitting More And More Students appeared first on Above the Law. Now’s your chance.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We get that AI is important to the future of lawyering. The post Imagine If Law Schools Cared As Much About Affordable Tuition As They Do About ChatGPT! appeared first on Above the Law. but let's not lose perspective here.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ray Brescia, a law professor at Albany Law School in New York, has taken a hard look at the country's legal system in his new book, Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 11, 2023

It's the way of the future for lawyers. The post Law School Dean Wants ChatGPT Taught In Legal Research & Writing Classes appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“Supreme Court Bar’s Breakout Lawyer This Term Started Out in Journalism; Easha Anand, now co-director of Stanford Law School’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, is scheduled to argue three cases this term”: Jimmy Hoover of The National Law Journal has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

The White House and the Justice Department announced Friday that 99 law schools across 35 states and Puerto Rico answered the attorney general’s call for action to help communities during the housing and eviction crisis. Over 2,100 law students spent more than 81,000 hours assisting over 10,000 households.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Most people attend law school to obtain jobs as lawyers. Which schools are the best for this? The post The Best Law Schools In America For Career Prospects (2023) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 18, 2023

Are you a paralegal Who’s wondering if you should go to law school? Should I take my paralegal career to the next level and go to law school? Do you want to know what a path from paralegal to lawyer can look like? All that is to say if you’re a paralegal, wondering if you should go to law school.

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ALPS

MARCH 29, 2023

Spare Yourself Headaches I n Your Law Practice by Following these Helpful Communication Tips: Hard to believe that around this time 20 years ago I was finishing up law school at Mercer University School of Law and would soon be prepping for the Georgia bar exam. 

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“Intolerant Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Judges: Law school deans, faculty and students who stifle opposing views are unfit ever to sit on the bench.” ” Law professor Philip Hamburger will have this op-ed in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The reality TV star will be playing a lawyer in a new series that's based on the life and times of her own divorce attorney. The post Kim Kardashian To Play Lawyer On TV, Still Working To Become Lawyer IRL appeared first on Above the Law. Will you be watching?

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Most people attend law school to obtain jobs as lawyers. Which schools are the best for this? The post The Best Law Schools In America For Career Prospects (2022) appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 14, 2022

The constitution is kinda important for lawyers. The post Law School At The Top Of The Constitutional Law Game appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

MARCH 6, 2024

Hotshot , a learning platform for legal professionals, today released the first five courses in a planned series designed to teach lawyers and other legal professionals about artificial intelligence and its impact on law practice. Introduction to LLMs for Lawyers. Using AI: Transactional Lawyers. Using AI: Litigators.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 2, 2022

Law School Transparency, an organization founded more than a decade ago by new lawyers who were frustrated by the lack of public data on matters,…

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HowAppealing

JULY 15, 2021

“Why the Lawyers Cartel Is Pushing for Woke Law Schools: The ABA’s proposed accrediting standards would impose uniformity and call it ‘diversity.'” ” Law professor John O. McGinnis will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

So this is where all the law school applications are coming from. The post Where The Most Wannabe Lawyers Live appeared first on Above the Law.

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OneLegal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What does going to law school look like as a legal support professional? Here are the pros and cons of going from paralegal to lawyer. The post What to know about going from paralegal to lawyer appeared first on One Legal.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

What does it take to become a successful lawyer? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices, and we’re highlighting their top five tips here. This week, the spotlight is on immigration and divorce lawyer — and social media star — Marina Shepelsky.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. These questions were at the core of the public spat between the Ministry of Law and the judiciary earlier this year.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. 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? As I mentioned above, I started as a litigator in a law firm.

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The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 3, 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. Principal The Saunders Firm Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, 2009 LinkedIn. A new lawyer.

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JURIST

AUGUST 30, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a female law student in Herat in western Afghanistan offers her latest observations and perspective. I entered the faculty [of law]. The ambiance was very heavy.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It does little good to be a Top Lawyer if nobody knows about it. Whether it happens by accident or design, Top Lawyers are known. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. What is the “backstory” that brought you to this particular career path in Law?

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 29, 2021

There will be a lot more lawyers in the future thanks to COVID-19. The post The Pandemic Was The ‘Perfect Storm’ For People To Apply To Law School appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2023

He was an actor before going to law school. The post Lawyer Gets Epic Shout Out During Oscar Acceptance Speech appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JULY 7, 2021

“Law School Application Surge Means ‘Nightmare’ Contest for Slots; Boom fueled by lockdown, social justice movement brings tougher competition for aspiring lawyers and tricky admissions decisions for schools”: Breanna Bradham of Bloomberg News has this report.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

Thalia Clerveau is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. This is one in a seasonal series of columns by JURIST law student staff and correspondents discussing their summer work in support of justice, human rights and the rule of law, in their own countries and around the world.

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Above The Law

JULY 10, 2023

Better look out for the future robot lawyers. The post ‘Do Not Go To Law School’: This Fund Manager Thinks AI Is Coming For The Legal Profession appeared first on Above the Law.

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