Above The Law

MARCH 3, 2025

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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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Independent has coverage: Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted nearly $300,000 in donations toward his legal defense, according to the fund. Best of luck when it comes to paying the strongest legal representation available, Luigi! Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 21, 2025

Department of Justice is facing disbarment after pleading guilty for his role in an illegal foreign influence scheme that allegedly stemmed from his friendship and legal work for hip-hop artist Prakazrel Pras Michel. Disbarment sucks for sure, but there are other — legal — opportunies out there. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Did you expect his questions to revolve around fireworks, trains, and jurisdictional issues? I was willing to cut Landry some slack; its not like Louisiana requires governors to have a legal training. Legal fees aside — and that’s a big aside — Prof. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2025

Donna Adelson and her legal team recently tried their hand at the dismissal gambit. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

tie-ins to the freakoff lawsuits turned heads, but Diddy’s legal team thinks that the allegations are stomach turning. As caught by AllHipHop , Diddy’s legal team says the complaint demonstrates the depraved lengths plaintiffs will travel to garner headlines in pursuit of a payday.” Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Honestly, this could be the start of a great new frontier in legal education. The post Law School For Non-Lawyers Rests On Knife’s Edge Between ‘Good Idea’ And ‘Cynical Cash Grab’ appeared first on Above the Law. But it could also be a costly waste.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

As her legal team mounts a defense, they’re trying to mitigate against the evidence that will be used in trial. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2025

People haven’t just been voicing their support, they’ve been throwing their dollars in too — Luigi recently used $ 300k raised by grassroots supporters to help fund his legal team. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

There has to be some decent legal work when you’re within driving distance from one of the largest legal hubs in the country. Either way, the legal door was shut on DeFranco. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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LawSites

MAY 4, 2021

Nominations open today for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Awards will be given in eight categories: access to justice, court, enterprise, individual, technology, law department, law firm, and startup.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 24, 2025

Affirmative action may have been dismantled in higher education and diversity may be under attack, but this hasn’t stopped students from navigating the pathway to law school. Heres the methodology that was used: We graded schools based on how well each school matches with the U.S.

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

(Photo by Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images) In the backlash against DEI, someone has to champion a legal defense that will prevent us from spiraling toward a monoculture. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 7, 2024

An alum of George Washington Law School’s Class of 1979 has given a gift to create “The Professor Jonathan Turley Public Interest and Public Service Summer Fellowship. Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law and manage a summer fellowship program to fund students in working in the public interest.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Chronicling the Adelson trial has had its fair share of clever legal arguments and delays, but this development happened out of court. Donna Adelson Moved To Protective Custody At Jail After Alleged Assault, Extortion [Tallahassee] Earlier: Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 6, 2024

* Applications for law school are up 35 percent just in time for these students to compile massive loans before firms replace entry level legal jobs with AI. [ American Lawyer ] * The ranking of best law firm offices in the UK won't be out for a while but here's a sneak peak at what the survey is turning up.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It’s easy to get caught up in the fame and glitz, but on some level this was just a live streamed employee who, knowing that the audience heard about their legal troubles, decided to break the 4th wall and say “Lawyers, can’t live with ’em, can definitely live without em!” Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 18, 2025

(Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) When the artist formerly respected as Drake launched a legal battle against Universal Music Group for platforming Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us,” many saw the move as Drake throwing in the musical towel. There’s really only one response to such a legal slap in the ego.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It was a bathroom break that inspired Bradley Neal , a 3L at The George Washington University Law School , to develop a product that uses generative AI to help law students better understand and brief cases. Returning to class after a visit to the bathroom, he had lost the thread of the case the professor was discussing.

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Above The Law

MAY 22, 2023

The post Ketanji Brown Jackson Offers Legal Career Tips From Survivor appeared first on Above the Law. Who does she want to vote off the Island?

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Above The Law

APRIL 17, 2025

There’s a decade old compilation of rappers shouting out their legal defense in a song or two, but the more recent signs of respect and appreciation have been a lot more personal. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Louis School of Law.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

India Staff Correspondent Sambhav Sharma, a final year law student at Amity Law School, says that recurrent beatings of Muslims without government countermeasures may be normalizing Islamophobia in India. As to legal safeguards or counterweights against these actions, they certainly exist.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 18, 2023

Are you a paralegal Who’s wondering if you should go to law school? Should I take my paralegal career to the next level and go to law school? Now I’m not the right person to answer that question because the only time that I contemplated going to law school was when I was in a job that I didn’t like.

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Above The Law

APRIL 18, 2024

Since then, lawyer getting in trouble has been a consistent theme — Nicole Fegan faced some legal trouble over giving a non-client advice and Fani Willis — the lead prosecutor on the case — has been all over the news. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

By the end of 2022, there were 36 pieces of active psychedelic drug legislative initiatives, and now, a bill to legalize certain naturally occurring psychedelics in California is headed to Governor Newsom’s desk. Even though these inclusions are now standard practice for omnibus legalization bills, they often fall short.

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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 1, 2016

We are excited to announce that Legal Talk Network Executive Producer Laurence Colletti has been selected as a panelist for one of the Legal Communicators Media Conference 2016 Media Panels. Media Panel: Laurence Colletti—Executive Producer, Legal Talk Network. Anneliese Mahoney—Lead Editor, Law Street Media.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 17, 2022

Attorney at Work’s “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. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., How did you get started in legal advocacy? First up: counselor and advocate Lauren Tetenbaum.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 16, 2022

Still, the case illustrated the confusion surrounding application of the “initial aggressor” legal doctrine in U.S. jurisprudence, according to a forthcoming Legal Studies Research Paper published under the auspices of George Washington University Law School.

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ALPS

APRIL 27, 2021

Washington – April 26, 2021: The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being has launched a new nonprofit dedicated to advancing systemic change in the legal profession so that well-being becomes a core component of personal and professional success. New nonprofit seeks to prioritize and improve well-being in the profession.

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InHouseBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

One thing is for sure, the demand for lawyers is at one of its highest levels in recent memory, and law firms and companies are fiercely fighting for top legal talent and paying top dollar to fill their roles. million lawyers, according to a 2020 profile of the legal profession by the American Bar Association.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As the 118th American Society of International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting approaches, the ASIL Private International Law Interest Group will organize a fireside chat on Thursday, April 4 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM ET in Washington D.C. Professor Ronald A. Brand Chancellor Mark A. Department of State Carlos M.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Law enforcement will require a search warrant or permission from the device’s owner to gain access. But the new boundaries highlight a legal tension over expectations that a person’s private space is kept out of public eye. . who represents tech companies on issues including law enforcement access to digital evidence. .

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LegalTalkNetwork

AUGUST 6, 2019

Legal Talk Network partnered with Fastcase to cover the 2019 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting & Conference. In addition to their anniversary, Fastcase unveiled their very first new treatise called ‘On Legal AI’ by Joshua Walker which was published by their publishing division called Full Court Press. .

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Law schools are also facing controversial mandates. In 2022, the American Bar Association required law schools to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism: (1) at the start of the program of legal education, and (2) at least once again before graduation.”

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Here is your chance to help pick the legal technology startups that will be selected for the sixth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2022. We apply Natural Language Processing and a semantic knowledge graph to the process that attorneys use to research, analyze and write complex legal documents. We need your vote! Founded: 7/6/2021.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Lincoln Caplan is a senior research scholar and a visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School and also teaches in Yale’s English and political science departments. Seattle School District No. Professors at the event reflected on opinions about administrative law, free speech, patents, and other topics.

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