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South Dakota’s Pilot Bar Alternative Switches Out Studying Outlines For Community Service

Above The Law

South Dakota is working on implementing a program that will let you do just that. The Public Opinion has coverage: As many as 50 South Dakota law students will be able to bypass the bar exam over the next five years under a set of rules for alternative licensure recently approved by the state Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual Journal is out

At the Lectern

The new Journal includes: Articles Ladies Justice: Celebrating Seven Trailblazing Female Firsts on the California Court of Appeal by Justice Shama Hakim Mesiwala Chinese Immigrants in the California Supreme Court: The Earliest Civil Cases by Charles McClain South Dakota v. Bringing Humanism to Californias Prisons by J.

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I Get The Feeling South Dakota’s Supreme Court Doesn’t Think Fondly Of Diploma Privilege

Above The Law

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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There’s A Lot To Enjoy In The New U.S. News Law School Rankings — See Also

Above The Law

South Dakota Isn't Down For Any Impeachments: Even if the AG killed a guy. News Law School Rankings — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. Black Boxes Are No Fun: As Lowenstein midlevel and senior associates know. Alex Jones Has Taken To Openly Defying Court Orders: That's *a* legal strategy, I guess.

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 64: Project Destination

ALPS

I’m on the road today and out in South Dakota at a convention and have had the pleasure to meet Tamara Nash. And she is the Director of Experiential Learning and a lecturer at the University of South Dakota School of Law. Of course, I still had to go to high school. Tamara Nash: Thank you.

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Lack of Rural Lawyers Leaves Much of America Without Support

The Crime Report

The situation is far worse in rural states such as South Dakota, with few attorneys outside of urban centers such as Rapid City and Sioux Falls. South Dakota is one of the few states where the legislature and governor agreed a decade ago on a plan to attract lawyers to rural areas. of a lawyer for every 1,000 people.

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Looking into Over $150 Billion of Legal Invoices with LegalVIEW Analytics

InHouseOps

And the historical relationships that clients have with law firms also keep rates higher than they might be otherwise – for example a tendency to use the law firm that’s physically located near you, with attorneys that you know, or that you went to law school with.

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