ALPS

MARCH 29, 2023

Spare Yourself Headaches I n Your Law Practice by Following these Helpful Communication Tips: Hard to believe that around this time 20 years ago I was finishing up law school at Mercer University School of Law and would soon be prepping for the Georgia bar exam. 

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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. Law360 ] * Judge blasts plaintiffs in intellectual property lawsuit over Meta's AI training.

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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. Here’s how you can follow in Wildes’ footsteps and change lives as an immigration lawyer.

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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. Lawyers are needed to challenge racist practices, design new initiatives, and help communities overcome persistent bias,” the paper asserted.

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LegalTalkNetwork

AUGUST 16, 2024

If you’re reading this blog, it’s likely because you’re either a legal professional with an empty bookshelf or you’re trying to come up with a gift idea for the lawyer in your life who’s impossible to buy for. Clarke School of Law, often finds law students in his office, teary-eyed and frustrated.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

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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LDA PRO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

So, what’s the distinction between a lawyer and a paralegal? After knowing about paralegals and their job you might want to hire paralegal services Roseville more than a lawyer. The difference between a lawyer and a paralegal . The primary distinction between a paralegal and a lawyer is their role in the courts.

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InHouseBlog

APRIL 27, 2022

Wellness tips for lawyers are in great demand for a profession that has struggled with the health and wellbeing of its members. Fortunately, the ABA Journal has gathered some experts and put together a fantastic set of tips that are worth a look by all lawyers – corporate counsel and law firm lawyers alike.

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Above The Law

MAY 26, 2021

Kim Still Not A Baby Lawyer : In fairness, it's tough to study when distracted by a husband doing. Sir, This Is A Wendy's : It's not quite that bad, but one law professor bundled all of his law school complaints into an article about the bar exam for some reason.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

I was recently asked how I was able (finally) to pass the Texas Bar Exam while also struggling with cocaine addiction and alcohol use disorder (alcoholism). Here is my answer.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 23, 2022

What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. SL DeBarros Law Firm. Five Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer. Sivonnia DeBarros. Woodstock, IL.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Most of the lawyers I know feel like their employees fall into one of two categories. The latter ones suck up lawyers’ time, need help, and don’t do their job all that well. There was always a new paralegal that could be hired or another lawyer graduating from law school. She was top of her class and law review.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Most popular this year: My interview with Daniel Martin Katz and Michael Bommarito just after their first try at having GPT take the bar exam. Can GPT Pass the Bar Exam? Casetext’s Three Top Execs On CoCounsel, GPT-4 and ‘A New Age in the Practice of Law’. Top 15 of 2023 1. We Find Out.

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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 Considers Rule Requiring Lawyers to Certify they Did Not Rely on AI to Create Filings (Nov. In First for A U.S.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Have people to bounce ideas off of: those people can be other lawyers, but also make sure you are talking to people who are NOT lawyers as well. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law?

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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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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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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

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Why do lawyers love to ruin joy?

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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2024

“For those who cannot afford a lawyer, AI can help. “The paper world familiar to lawyers for centuries had largely given way to today’s electronic regime.” ” He notes that AI can earn Bs on law school exams and even pass the bar exam, and he says that legal research “may soon be unimaginable without it.”

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Above The Law

JUNE 17, 2021

Let her worry about passing the baby bar before she concerns herself with the legal profession's sexism.

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ALPS

MAY 19, 2021

The National Taskforce on Lawyer Wellbeing, we had such a success with a report. 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. It is such an exciting time.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Good lawyer-client relations are less about you knowing the answers and much more about knowing the right questions to ask. It’s one of the fundamentals they drummed into you in law school: It is your job to know the answers. Lawyer-Client Relations: Socrates Was On to Something. Well, yes and no.

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LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 18, 2023

In today’s legal profession, lawyers must be technologically competent. Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. Examinees will be required to perform the activities typically required of a newly licensed lawyer.

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

After growing up in New York and graduating from Columbia University and then the law school at George Washington University, Murray moved to California and passed the Bar exam in 1954. Born into an ethnic Hungarian family in Transylvania, Romania, Murray immigrated to the United States at age 6.

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At the Lectern

MAY 4, 2023

Bar admission denial. The court denied a would-be lawyer’s petition for review in Camper on Admission. The Committee’s response was that a degree is a prerequisite to sitting for the bar exam and the issue whether the school improperly withheld Camper’s degree was not properly before the court.

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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. What is the difference between a lawyer and a paralegal? Paralegals are an attorney’s right-hand person.

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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. Plus, I was starting to miss thinking like a lawyer. Inspiring Stories From Women in Law.

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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. Young lawyer turned legal tech geek. In August 2017, I went all-in as a class member of the ABA Center for Innovation’s inaugural NextGen Fellowship.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Let's face it: you didn't go to law school to become a web developer. So, what's a busy law firm to do? On your quest for the right payment processor, look for features that streamline and support the way law firms operate. Get free guide How to Master Your Law Firm’s Time and Billing Lawyers have a heavy workload.

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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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Above The Law

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Your Cheatin' Heart : Online commenter claims he cheated on the bar exam. Finally, It Has Happened To Me : Trump's lawyers filed something kinda, maybe, sorta not crazy. but what you don't have is enough data for cops to create a composite sketch but that doesn't mean some company isn't out there selling that to law enforcement.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

* Bar exam passes on ExamSoft. NPR ] * Former NRA lawyer throws boss under a bus. [ ABA Journal ] * Harvard Law School fails to teach students that Singapore is not part of China. Huffington Post ] * "Trump: Any Lawyer Who Represents Me Is Either a Patriot or ‘CRAZY.’" Galaxy brain thinking all around. [

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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. 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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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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