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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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

* Judge says law firm "defiled the very temple of justice." [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Our national nightmare is over: law firm's Rosie the Ve-LAW-ciraptor mascot returned after being stolen two years ago. ABA Journal ] * Even this Supreme Court is tired of dealing with Jill Stein. appeared first on Above the Law.

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LDA PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Both are required to conduct extensive study and draught court documentation for the matter they are working on. The primary distinction between a paralegal and a lawyer is their role in the courts. Study and education. A lawyer faces further challenges after passing the LSAT and being admitted to law school.

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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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Above The Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

If only there were a way for law school to prepare us for the practice of law. The post I Get The Feeling South Dakota’s Supreme Court Doesn’t Think Fondly Of Diploma Privilege appeared first on Above the Law. Shame about that.

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At the Lectern

JANUARY 13, 2021

Saying that the Supreme Court “chose to duly play its part in a system designed to exclude,” Shandyn Pierce, a member of the UC Hastings College of Law class of 2020, writes a scathing column in The Recorder criticizing the court’s handling of the latest bar exam, which he passed.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Not exactly the overwhelmingly positive , lifelong mentor/mentee relationships that law school clerkship programming and social media ram down our throats. Courts (AO) find inconvenient and disruptive. Silence benefits the federal courts, but not the clerks who support the courts daily functioning.

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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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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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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2024

.” Every year, Roberts uses his year-end report to address a major issue relevant to the entire federal court system. This year, he focused on AI, and more specifically on the question of whether AI might someday replace judges, concluding, “Machines cannot fully replace key actors in court.”

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

I randomly received a phone call from an old friend from law school asking if I could analyze a murder case on Court TV. It’s not about where you go to school, but what you do with your education. I don’t want those who may go to a school that is lesser known to be discouraged. I enjoy practicing law virtually.

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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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LawSites

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Two popular stories were about GPT taking the bar exam: one in March when GPT passed the bar exam, and the second in November when it passed the legal ethics exam. Circuit Court of Appeal’s proposed rule on appellants’ use of AI to create filings. Appeals Court, 5th U.S.

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Patently O

JUNE 3, 2024

Guest post by Ashton Woods , a JD candidate and member of the Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic at Stanford Law School. DPI will be hosting its second conference at Emory University Law School in Atlanta on Friday, September 20, 2024. Indicate your interest by signing up here.

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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. When Gibson retired in 1964, Murray joined Justice Stanley Mosk’s staff, where she stayed for the remainder of her time at the court. She was 98.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021. Amanda Brown is the Executive Director of the Lagniappe Law Lab. In my last year of law school in 2016, I signed up for a one-semester legal technology clinic that, for all intents and purposes, changed my entire outlook on the legal profession.

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At the Lectern

MAY 4, 2023

For the fourth conference in a row, the Supreme Court did not accept any case for briefing, oral argument, and written opinion. 1916]) in court or in any other forum the parties agree is suitable.” Supreme Court remanded the case for reconsideration in light of Viking River Cruises. Another PAGA arbitration grant-and-hold.

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Sometimes folks jump straight into paralegal work, while others aim directly for law school. They also keep track of deadlines, ensuring that courts receive filings on time. They often handle direct communication with clients, though they cant give legal advice or represent anyone in court. Feeling intrigued yet?

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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. Nor is a paralegal a court reporter. Paralegals are an attorney’s right-hand person.

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SquirePattonBoggs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The bar exam, so the saying goes, is like fording a river that is a mile wide but only an inch deep. Cliché though it may be, the analogy serves as a useful reminder that the exam tests candidates largely on settled, black-letter law rather than novel questions typical of law school exams.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 18, 2023

“Professed technological incompetence is not an excuse for discovery misconduct” is not a court holding you want to see (James v. Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. CV 8931-VCL, 2014 WL 6845560 (Del. 5, 2014)). and Comment 8.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I learned much about the legal profession from defeats that law firms at which I worked endured earlier in my legal career. Shortly after graduating from law school, I worked at a Biglaw shop performing mostly grunt work for some huge litigation matters. The firm took on a pro bono case for a charity they routinely assisted.

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ALPS

AUGUST 11, 2021

We are wrapping up a three-part series looking at the interconnection of well-being in law schools. We have had Linda Sugin from Fordham Law School, we have had Jennifer Leonard from Penn Law, and today we are so excited to welcome Janet Stearns from the Miami School of Law. That has stayed with me.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

NY Law Journal ] * Weil being dealt double whammy with a pair of practice leaders expected to depart. American Lawyer ] * Matt Gaetz appointment shines new light on warnings from the Founders [ Daily Report ] * New record for the youngest person to pass California bar exam, topping her own brother's previous record. [

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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. Important skills such as client relationship building, workload management, and handling high-pressure situations are not given enough focus.

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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 18, 2024

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. They were nice enough to let me keep the advance and release their rights to my book.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Share Sandra Day O’Connor, a self-described “Arizona cowgirl” who made history as the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, died on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. The cause was complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s disease, and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court announced. She was 93.

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