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‘Glassdoor For Judges’ Prepares To Celebrate 1-Year Anniversary Of Upending The Clerkship System

Above The Law

Law school clerkship advisors told me dismissively that, Harassment doesnt happen in clerkships; its just women adjusting to their first jobs; and Were blessed to work with only good judges — all our alumni have positive clerkship experiences; and I dont need your Project; I know about all the judges.

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Lack of Rural Lawyers Leaves Much of America Without Support

The Crime Report

While the running joke may be that there are too many lawyers in the world, in many rural places in the United States, there are demonstrably too few. Despite efforts in recent years by a handful of states, universities and legal associations to ease the problem, there remains a glaring lack of lawyers in many far-flung places.

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 64: Project Destination

ALPS

So I am a recent transfer to the law school, but I would say probably, more importantly, I’m a proud aunt, first-generation law student, and first-generation college student. So really involved in the South Dakota State Bar, American Bar Association, and the Young Lawyers Division. Introduce yourself.

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Why Writing Skills are Necessary for Paralegals

Paralegal Mentor

Legal professionals rely heavily on both verbal and written communication, so writing skills are essential for both lawyers, paralegals, and legal secretaries. Before Law School, she worked as a paralegal for a number of years and was the first CLA in the state of Nebraska. Virginia Koerselman Newman , Esq.

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As Life Without Parole Cases Rise, Finding Public Defenders Grows Harder  

The Crime Report

Only 11 states report having minimum qualifications for lawyers who represent impoverished people facing a lifetime behind bars, according to the nonprofit Sixth Amendment Center. Most states have no rules, and someone just out of law school could handle a life-without-parole case in Illinois or Nebraska.

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Why the Supreme Court—and the Justice System—Need Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Crime Report

With my false theft case dismissed, my lawyer Ron Kleiner is working on getting my name removed from the sex offense registry in Florida—a state that is fighting to keep me on their public pillory even though I have never lived there. Law schools are expensive, and public defenders are paid so little.

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“Please Tell Me What I’m Missing Here”: Swalwell Appears to Embrace Medical and Legal Malpractice in Opposition to Parental Rights

JonathanTurley

Swalwell is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Maryland Law School. School boards are invested with the authority to dictate changes in curriculum and teaching policies. Nebraska (1925), the Court struck down a state law prohibiting instruction in German. Indeed, in Meyer v.

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