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Update On The New Bar Exam: The Class Of 2026 Is In Luck

Above The Law

The post Update On The New Bar Exam: The Class Of 2026 Is In Luck appeared first on Above the Law. Out with the old, in with the new! Eventually.

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Penn Law prof gets half-pay suspension for ‘discriminatory and disparaging statements’

ABA Journal

A professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will be suspended with half pay and full benefits for the 2025-2026 academic year because…

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Major Changes To The Bar Exam Are On Their Way

Above The Law

Hold your horses, it won't be live until 2026. The post Major Changes To The Bar Exam Are On Their Way appeared first on Above the Law. Still worth celebrating!

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What New Bar Exam Means For Law Students And Schools

Law 360

Stephanie Acosta at UWorld discusses how law students and law schools can start preparing now for the new bar exam launching in 2026, which is expected to emphasize real-world lawyering skills-based tasks over rote memorization.

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In financial disclosure Thomas adds two “inadvertently omitted” trips from billionaire Crow

SCOTUSBlog

Both Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Justice Brett Kavanaugh served as adjunct professors at Notre Dame’s law school (where Barrett spent much of her career before becoming a judge and then a justice), teaching in London in the spring of 2023. Barrett received just under $15,000 from the law school, while Kavanaugh netted $25,000.

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Top 5 best and worst things about being a paralegal

LexBlog

It is projected to grow an additional 15 percent from 2016 to 2026. It’s worth mentioning that paralegals with formal training, including an Associates in Paralegal Studies or Paralegal Certificate are in higher demand. Additionally, you could take your legal expertise to law school (move over Elle Woods!).

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Top 5 best and worst things about being a paralegal

LexBlog

It is projected to grow an additional 15 percent from 2016 to 2026. It’s worth mentioning that paralegals with formal training, including an Associates in Paralegal Studies or Paralegal Certificate are in higher demand. Additionally, you could take your legal expertise to law school (move over Elle Woods!).