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US law schools help communities during eviction crisis

JURIST

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. Please keep working for equal justice for all and stay hopeful.”

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

Above The Law

The public pathways pilot program is an outgrowth of a yearslong debate on the value of the bar exam as a measure of fitness for legal service in the state. Not too long ago, the bar exam was the metric to determine if law school grads were ready to make the jump from J.D. Louis School of Law.

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Sitting Shiva For DEI And Junior Lawyers

Above The Law

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. Do firms and corporate legal departments continue to observe DEI principles but on a sub rosa basis? What about law schools?

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How to Quickly Remove Administrative Tasks Off Your Attorneys’ Plates

CARET Legal

How can we ensure that your attorneys can focus on their primary roles without being overwhelmed? The answer lies in law firm management software. Running a law firm is no small feat. They didn’t go to law school to become swamped with administrative tasks. The answer lies in law firm management software.

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5 Benefits of Launching a Law Firm Website 

Attorney at Work

So, What Are the Benefits of a Law Firm Website? Setting up a law firm website may seem daunting since it involves web design, search engine optimization and content creation — skills that aren’t taught in law school. Consider these five advantages to help answer the question: Do I really need a law firm website?

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4 Tips to Help Junior Lawyers Effectively Communicate via Email With Clients

Attorney at Work

For most lawyers fresh out of law school, it’s going to be a bit before they’re arguing in a courtroom or negotiating in a boardroom on behalf of a client. Pair Great Legal Service With Great Client Service. But sooner rather than later, you will be communicating with clients.

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Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?

Above The Law

In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era, [1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will force law firms to re-engineer their legacy economic model.

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