Florida Bar supports rule changes to allow law students to practice law in limited settings before passing bar exam
JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD — At its meeting July 28 in Sarasota, The Florida Bar board of governors endorsed a new program to allow law school graduates to practice under certain limited conditions before they pass the state Bar exam.
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JDJOURNAL — In the dynamic landscape of Biglaw firms, the issue of overcapacity has come to the forefront due to a lack of attrition. With concerns about layoffs and deferrals looming large, the employment outlook for associates within the realm of Biglaw has undergone a significant shift.
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PENN STATE — Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has accepted the recommendations of the panel appointed to advise how to best reunite the university’s two separately accredited law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law, into a singularly accredited law school.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced that prospective students are now permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in drafting their applications. The new policy allows applicants to certify their use of AI and requires that all information provided is…
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW — BC Law graduates Elizabeth Harrington and James Lopez Olvera have been selected by the Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) as 2023 justice fellows. IJC works to address the critical need for legal representation in immigration by providing free, high-quality legal services. They recruit and train the fellows and then connect them with…
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UC BERKELEY LAW — The annual Student Summer Series presents first-person reflections from a few Berkeley Law students who are engaged in intriguing summer work across a wide swath of practice areas. While only a sampling of the valuable job experience and skill development students gain all over the legal landscape, we hope the series…
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UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law professor David Marcus has been elected to the membership of the American Law Institute, among the most prestigious positions for legal academics and professionals.
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UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — UC Law SF student Jorryn Tovera is spending this summer working with Legal Services for Children (LSC), a San Francisco-based organization that provides free legal and social services to youths with immigration, education, foster care, or guardianship issues. Tovera, who has been helping young people get access to legal benefits…
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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made two presentations at the annual AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers held June 8-10 in Washington, D.C. One was on teaching methods: Inside the Classroom. The other was the concluding plenary session: Keeping It All Together. He also facilitated two group discussions.…
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — In August, Professor Daría Roithmayr will join the Colorado Law faculty as Professor of Law. Professor Roithmayr teaches and writes about persistent structural racism and racial exploitation. Her 2014 book, Reproducing Racism: How Everyday Choices Lock In White Advantage (NYU), explores how racial inequality structurally reproduces itself over time, even…
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