Examining the history and evolution of the bar exam
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Each year, thousands of law students prepare for the notable bar exam, a test of knowledge and skills which students must pass to obtain their license. Over the years, many students have spent strenuous hours studying for the exam, but the exam has not always been this daunting. If you’re looking to…
Read More about Examining the history and evolution of the bar examOpinion: The legal profession needs to create a better environment for young black lawyers
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — The number of Black lawyers in the United States is at a standstill at a time when issues of justice, race, political and socioeconomic inequalities are at a boiling point. The American Bar Association (ABA) says this in its Profile of the Legal Profession report, the number of lawyers of color,…
Read More about Opinion: The legal profession needs to create a better environment for young black lawyersUniversity of Houston Law Center Black Lawyers Matter Conference examines efforts to improve the diversity of the legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Building upon the momentum of the inaugural dialogue in 2020, the 2021 Black Lawyers Matter Conference was held in October with a host of speakers and panelists ready to continue advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Organized after the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the…
Read More about University of Houston Law Center Black Lawyers Matter Conference examines efforts to improve the diversity of the legal professionLeadership program at University of Hawaiʻi Law seeks to improve diversity, inclusion, and representation in the state’s legal profession
HAWAI’I PUBLIC RADIO — A new leadership program at the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law aims to increase diversity, inclusion, and representation among Hawaiʻi’s legal professionals. This comes at a time when some have called for more diversity on Hawaiʻi’s courts. Others maintain the lack of representation is a pipeline issue. When Camille Nelson…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s Innocence Clinic won a stunning victory today for client Dustin Duty, securing his release from prison. The now 36-year-old was wrongfully convicted of a 2013 armed robbery in Jacksonville and sentenced to 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. “After five years of strenuous litigation,…
Read More about University of Miami Law innocence clinic wins freedom for wrongly convicted manSurvey: Corporate lawyers report high degree of burnout
ABA JOURNAL — Twenty percent of surveyed corporate lawyers were highly exhausted and 34% were moderately exhausted, according to findings released by the legal and compliance practice of consulting firm Gartner. The firm surveyed 202 corporate lawyers in July and released the results on Oct. 7. Among the highly exhausted group, 41% showed signs of psychological distress;…
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ABA JOURNAL — Recently, I had an immigration case, where my client was tardy on every deadline and patently refused to do anything beyond the bare minimum to aid their cause. I was emotionally drained by the case but buoyed by the positive result at the end. I must admit I couldn’t fight the impulse to…
Read More about Tips for lawyers working with challenging clientsHarvard Law graduate Suong Nguyen
QUINN EMANUEL TRIAL LAWYERS — Suong received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and graduated first in her class from Franklin & Marshall College, where she completed her pre-medical studies with a double major in Chemistry and Special Studies in Economics and Business. She is a co-author of a paper involving micellar electrokinetic chromatography…
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CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW — Charleston School of Law and Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services are partnering to create the Charleston Pro Bono Housing Clinic, a new program designed to support low-income families in need of legal representation. Last June, the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission published “Measuring South Carolina’s Justice Gap,” a report that included…
Read More about Charleston Law creates housing clinic to support low-income familiesDePaul Law professor Susan Bandes discusses how emotions play into legal reasoning during Hofstra Law lecture
YAHOO! —A law professor from DePaul University said emotions play an “integral part of legal reasoning” during a guest lecture Wednesday. Susan Bandes, who presented a lecture at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law, argued that putting emotions aside in order to be rigorous, tough, and what is considered “lawyer-like” can lead to negative…
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