The Estrin Report

MARCH 2, 2023

by Blake Lively with Comments From Chere Estrin Blake Lively nailed this concept about the value of your team in her article, “Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose. If you are in law firm management, you simply MUST read this article Chere Estrin What does it cost to replace an attorney in your law firm?

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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. Under the proposal, recent law school graduates would work for legal organizations that serve under-represented populations for at least one year.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

However, I cant resist writing about the California State Bars latest snafu: the February bar exam held this week. The California State Bar has its very own BOGO now. The bar is falling all over itself in apologies, as well it should mea culpas from an institution not known to readily take responsibility for screwups.

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LDA PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

After all, in many countries, there are already paralegal businesses that provide services that may appear to everybody to be comparable to those provided by an attorney. There is some similarity in the responsibilities done by attorneys and paralegals. Study and education. Which the lawyer obviously lacks.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It’s one of the fundamentals they drummed into you in law school: It is your job to know the answers. Order Merrilyn’s book in the Attorney at Work shop. In Colorado, where I live, 632 people just passed the 2014 state bar exam. That’s why clients seek your help, right? Well, yes and no.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The USPTO Office of Enrollment & Discipline’s list of registered patent attorneys and agents includes 48,625 individuals. Since there are no annual dues, CLE requirement, or even check-in many folks continue to stay on the rolls even though they are not practicing patent law.

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At the Lectern

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Supreme Court today rejected a proposal that would have allowed prospective lawyers to bypass the traditional bar exam as a way to become licensed attorneys. ” The court declined to adopt a proposal for reciprocity licensing of attorneys from other jurisdictions. .”

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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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LegalTalkNetwork

AUGUST 7, 2024

In January 1972, immigration attorney Leon Wildes received a call from an old law school friend asking for his help with a deportation case involving a musician and his wife. These opportunities offer valuable insight into the workings of immigration law and can help set you apart from other candidates.

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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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InHouseBlog

APRIL 27, 2022

Applying to law school, figuring out how to pay tuition, taking finals and studying for the bar exam are difficult enough. Things don’t get any easier once you become an actual practicing attorney. . “Stress is one of the defining characteristics of becoming and being a lawyer.

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LegalTalkNetwork

AUGUST 16, 2024

Thriving in Law School There’s no denying that law school textbooks have a purpose, but these wordy and typically boring reads don’t hold a candle to guides and books written by graduates who create the resource they wish they had. However, as Professor Kathryne M.

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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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Above The Law

JULY 27, 2021

If attorneys who actually think Facebook is bound by the 1st Amendment can pass this test, so can I.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 28, 2021

Merrill Balassone in a California Courts news release: “The California Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order expanding the pathway to a California law license, allowing thousands more law school graduates with qualifying prior bar exam scores to work as fully licensed attorneys after completing supervised practice hours.”

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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. This week: the Boston Globe Media Partners’ Heather Stevenson. Deputy General Counsel.

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The Legal Ease

JULY 23, 2020

In this week that NY law grads were originally scheduled to be taking the bar exam, the New York State Court of Appeals (the highest court in the state) has announced a revision of its rules to temporarily authorize qualifying graduates of ABA-accredited law schools to practice law in New York under supervision pending their admission to the bar.

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ALPS

MAY 19, 2021

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. Our guest today, he’s a good one. Bree Buchanan: I love it. Chris Newbold: We welcome Kyle McEntee to the podcast.

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in a law office, particularly when a high-profile trial sparks public interest? Maybe youve pictured a bustling room filled with endless paperwork, or youve imagined a stern-faced attorney pacing around, phone in hand. Feeling intrigued yet? What Does a Paralegal Actually Do?

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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. Paralegals are an attorney’s right-hand person. Great paralegals stay on top of new legislation.

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At the Lectern

MAY 4, 2023

in which the court limited the issue to: “Whether an aggrieved employee who has been compelled to arbitrate claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that are ‘premised on Labor Code violations actually sustained by’ the aggrieved employee ( Viking River Cruises, Inc. Uber Technologies, Inc. ,

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 18, 2023

Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. The National Conference of Bar Examiners has announced that the next generation of the bar exam will debut in 2026. and/or Comment 8. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 30, 2025

If the law schools are now majority women, what does this order do to all those women and minority lawyers looking to succeed and finding that doors may once again be hard to pry open. What about the Mansfield Rule that requires women and minority attorneys, along with disabled and LGBTQ+ attorneys be considered for leadership roles?

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Above The Law

MARCH 4, 2025

Since then, she’s been largely off the radar, although her bankruptcy attorney, Charles Greene, suggested in 2013 that she’d make a great paralegal thanks to her varied skillset. (Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images) It’s been nearly 15 years since Casey Anthony was acquitted in the death of her child, Caylee Anthony.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Talking to people who are not attorneys will help ensure that your strategy is translating well, and they can help you think of options outside of the law that you may have overlooked. She began her early years as a Public Defender in the 20th Judicial Circuit before opening her private firm, Coleman Law, LLC in 2016.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

’ ” Olga Murray, who, after a 37-year career as a Supreme Court staff attorney, founded a non-profit organization to aid the children of Nepal, died yesterday. Murray (standing, second from left); Justice Mosk (seated, middle) Murray claimed being a court attorney was “the best job in the law.” She was 98.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

When attorneys speak to one another, they usually discuss their victories in order to promote themselves in front of colleagues. However, even the best lawyers lose sometimes, especially when either the law, the facts, or both are against them. The adversary still won the case since the law and facts were all on his side.

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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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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 13, 2024

While law school teaches students the intricacies of the law and how to pass the bar exam, it often fails to provide practical knowledge. Although he initially considered becoming an attorney, his career as an author took off. Penney has a flawless record, having never lost a case.

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Above The Law

MAY 8, 2025

Should they be obligated to explain why they dont feel any duty any longer to uphold the rule of law? Was backpedaling on the bar exam? We learned in law school that if you disagree with a trial courts opinion, appeal it. The February bar faux pas is just the most recent example. Look, Ma, no hands!

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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 18, 2024

Avid listeners will be excited to know that Attorney and Author J. Kaplan and I went through several rounds of chapter editing, but with new leadership hired right before my initial publishing date, Kaplan decided to abandon their trade book division and focus efforts instead on their law and medical prep classes.

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Above The Law

MAY 12, 2025

This week holds lots of travel in store for me, including a quick trip to San Francisco for a conversation about Supreme Court reform with folks from the Brennan Center for Justice and a visit to Texas A&M Law School to discuss works-in-progress with other legal ethics scholars. Texas lawyers can receive 3 hours MCLE, including.5

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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. Also like Ginsburg, O’Connor was unable to find work at a law firm even though she was at the top of her class and an editor of the law review.

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