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Guest Post: How Santa Clara Law Graduates Students with a ‘Tech Edge’

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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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Q&A With Heather Stevenson: A Less Traditional Path

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I attended depositions, drafted dispositive motions, prepared outlines for oral argument, and attended the hearings. In late November 2017, I decided I would take the February Massachusetts bar exam and then try to find a job the following fall, around our son’s first birthday. Proceeds go to Ms.

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My 40 Most-Read Blog Posts This Year Tell A Story Of A Legal Industry Consumed With Generative AI

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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. New GPT-Based Chat App from LawDroid Is A Lawyer’s ‘Copilot’ for Research, Drafting, Brainstorming and More (Jan.

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NY Announces Temporary Authorization Program for Recent Law Grads

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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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Women of Legal Tech: Amanda Brown

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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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Paralegal vs. Lawyer: Key Differences and Career Paths

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Sometimes folks jump straight into paralegal work, while others aim directly for law school. Picture them as the behind-the-scenes wizards who gather documents, draft pleadings, and set up the blueprint of a case so attorneys can focus on major strategic decisions. Feeling intrigued yet? What Does a Paralegal Actually Do?

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What IS a paralegal, exactly?

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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. To be an attorney you must attend law school and obtain a Juris Doctorate Degree (JD).