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South Dakota’s Pilot Bar Alternative Switches Out Studying Outlines For Community Service

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The Public Opinion has coverage: As many as 50 South Dakota law students will be able to bypass the bar exam over the next five years under a set of rules for alternative licensure recently approved by the state Supreme Court. The program will be open to up to 10 USD law students a year over a period of five years.

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The War On The Bar Exam — See Also

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The End Of The Bar Exam? Biglaw Partner Classes Are Getting Bigger: Gotta stop those valuable associates from jumping ship. Want A Job At A Top Law Firm? Check out these law schools. Defense Attorney's Gross Attempt To Weaponize Race: In the case of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Sitting Shiva For DEI And Junior Lawyers

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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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What To Do If You Fail the Bar Exam

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The bar examination is a rigorous assessment designed to determine whether a law school graduate is adequately prepared and competent to practice law within a specific jurisdiction. However, because of its complexity, many candidates don’t pass on their initial attempt. And I said, ‘No!

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Sivonnia DeBarros: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Field

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SL DeBarros Law Firm. Since passing the bar in 2013, DeBarros has built a six-figure law firm that focuses on sports and entertainment and has been featured in the news and on numerous podcasts. Do you know how frustrating it can be to leave law school, graduate with a 3.4 Woodstock, IL. It’s business.”.

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Ghana dispatch: local law students fight an expensive, uphill battle to enter a bar protecting its prestige

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During my first week in Accra, I had the opportunity to join Ghanaian law students from GIMPA Law School, one of the most prestigious university law faculties in Ghana, for a dinner. As we enjoyed jollof rice and stew, we compared notes on our respective law school experiences.

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BOGO And A DOJ No-Go

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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.