US judges block executive orders targeting law firms
REUTERS — Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as the prominent law firms challenged the Republican president in court while another one, Skadden Arps, cut a deal with the White House to avoid a similar directive.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The California State Bar’s Board of Trustees greenlit plans Wednesday to replace the proctoring service responsible for widespread exam problems in February, opting for a completely in-person July Bar Exam at as many as ten sites throughout the state.
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LEXBLOG — Artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are transforming the legal profession at an unprecedented pace.
Read More about How artificial intelligence could affect the future of the legal professionSurvey finds that 8 percent of US federal judiciary employees experienced workplace abuse
REUTERS — More than 8% of employees responding to the U.S. federal judiciary’s first-ever nationwide survey examining workplace conditions in the court system reported experiencing sexual harassment, discrimination or other forms of abusive conduct on the job.
Read More about Survey finds that 8 percent of US federal judiciary employees experienced workplace abuseOpinion: UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky criticizes higher ed and law firm leaders for hesitancy to speak out against federal action
THE WASHINGTON POST — Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean of the Berkeley School of Law at the University of California.
Read More about Opinion: UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky criticizes higher ed and law firm leaders for hesitancy to speak out against federal actionAALS participates in National Convening on the Future of Legal Education and Admissions
NCSC — As it gears up to finalize recommendations, the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State. Court Administrators (CCJ/COSCA) Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR) held a National Convening on the Future of Legal Education and Admissions last week at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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NEWSWEEK — If you’ve ever been to a dinner party where at least one guest is a lawyer, you’ve heard the speech: Don’t go to law school unless you really, really want to be a lawyer. They’ll tell you about the student loans, the brutal hours, the sleepless nights billing time in six-minute increments. And…
Read More about Law schools see surge in applications as graduates may face challenging economyRescinded federal job offers leave law students and graduates behind the hiring cycle
CNBC — On January 22, Andrew Nettels spent the morning onboarding for his Honors Program role with the Department of Justice. Later that day, an email put his future on hold.
Read More about Rescinded federal job offers leave law students and graduates behind the hiring cycleCalifornia State Bar considers provisional licenses for February bar exam test takers
ABA JOURNAL — The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners has placed the option of provisional licenses for candidates who fail or withdrew from the February California bar exam on the table.
Read More about California State Bar considers provisional licenses for February bar exam test takersCalifornia State Bar announces greater test oversight following troubled bar exam rollout
REUTERS — The California Supreme Court will step up its oversight of the state’s lawyer admissions following the chaotic February bar exam, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said during her annual State of the Judiciary address.
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