ABA study: Lawyers with disabilities and LGBTQ lawyers report discrimination and harassment at workplace
ABA JOURNAL — Nearly 40% of lawyers who identify as having disabilities and/or as LGBTQ+ report experiencing discrimination, harassment and bias in the workplace, according to a new national study by the ABA and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.
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THE SACRAMENTO BEE — California is refusing to cancel its bar exam despite complications created by the COVID-19 pandemic — but is offering would-be lawyers the option of taking an online test or accepting a “provisional” license that’s good for up to two years.
Read More about California schedules remote bar exam in October and lowers bar pass score permanentlyNew York cancels September bar exam amid health concerns
BLOOMBERG LAW — The New York Board of Law Examiners has canceled the state’s September bar exam as a result of ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Nineteen states are plowing ahead and holding it in the traditional in-person fashion on the July dates, but with safety measures such as social distancing and mask wearing. But that leaves 32 states and the District of Columbia which had made some kind of change. Seventeen states are holding the exam in…
Read More about States and jurisdictions announce bar exam plansSome states keep in-person July bar exam despite COVID-19 risks
ABA JOURNAL — As various states cancel in-person July bar exams because of COVID-19 concerns, others appear undecided or even committed to keeping things as is—even in places experiencing significant infection increases.
Read More about Some states keep in-person July bar exam despite COVID-19 risksA look at Washington Supreme Court’s decision to end limited license legal technicians program
ABA JOURNAL — But in a stark 180-degree turn, the limited license program rapidly lost the support of the bar’s board and the court as the makeup of both bodies changed. Since 2017, the court has rejected requests to allow LLLTs to practice in areas beyond family law, while the state bar refused to allow its…
Read More about A look at Washington Supreme Court’s decision to end limited license legal technicians programABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The American Bar Association has granted Syracuse University College of Law permission to expand its innovative online law degree program. JDinteractive (JDi) is a fully interactive program that combines live online class sessions with self-paced class sessions, residential courses, and applied learning experiences.
Read More about ABA allows Syracuse Law to expand online JD programNorth Carolina Bar leaders and law professors call for removal of confederate statues in state
WECT 6 NEWS – Wilmington attorney Gary Shipman joined 60 other legal professionals Wednesday to rally elected officials for the removal of Confederate monuments across North Carolina.
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LEGAL TECH NEWS – Different States Are Taking Different Approaches to Bar Exams Amid COVID-19
Read More about Bar exam administration plans by stateCalifornia law makers urge state to lower bar pass score over racial disparities
THE RECORDER – Four state lawmakers have called on the California Supreme Court to immediately drop the score required to pass the bar exam, saying the test has a “racially discriminatory impact” on would-be lawyers.
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