Utah Supreme Court releases plan that would allow for attorney licensure through practice
REUTERS — Utah is forging ahead with a proposal to allow law graduates to become licensed without taking the bar exam, following the lead of a handful of other states that have adopted alternative licensing pathways in recent years.
Read More about Utah Supreme Court releases plan that would allow for attorney licensure through practicePodcast: How to complete real property topics on the bar exam
BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Today, we’re taking a bird’s eye view of some key Real Property topics we’ve covered in our “Listen and Learn” series. Specifically, we’re focusing on property ownership and interests. Next week, we’ll discuss property regulation and transfer.
Read More about Podcast: How to complete real property topics on the bar examPodcast: A look at the history and future of the bar exam
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re thrilled to have with us Dean Jackie Gardina of The Colleges of Law in Santa Barbara and Ventura here to talk about the history, current state, and future changes of the bar exam.
Read More about Podcast: A look at the history and future of the bar examUC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses how elections affect the composition of federal courts
ABA JOURNAL — In what might be one of the of the most consequential presidential campaigns in our lifetime, and maybe American history, remarkably little attention has been paid to judicial appointments. But the longest legacy of any presidency is the picks for the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts. History shows how much…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses how elections affect the composition of federal courtsSurvey explores well-being of lawyers
ABA JOURNAL — Half of surveyed male lawyers in larger law firms report that work has a positive effect on their mental health, but only 35% of female lawyers feel the same.
Read More about Survey explores well-being of lawyersWhat is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposal
REUTERS — Susan Smith Bakhshian, a Loyola Law School professor who helped develop the California’s Portfolio Bar Exam proposal, said California had “taken a wrong turn” in rejecting the program, adding that “reform is a long and complicated process.”
Read More about What is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposalNALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduates
REUTERS — A blockbuster job market for new law grads in 2023 did not alleviate racial and ethnicity disparities in employment rates, data, opens new tab released on Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement shows.
Read More about NALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduatesNew Jersey State Bar to allow disbarred attorneys to apply for reinstatement after five years
ABA JOURNAL — Former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred will in most cases be allowed to apply for reinstatement after five years, the New Jersey Supreme Court has decided.
Read More about New Jersey State Bar to allow disbarred attorneys to apply for reinstatement after five yearsABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threats
REUTERS — The American Bar Association has revised the criteria for its Judicial Clerkship Program, opens new tab to eliminate references to minority students and “communities of color” after a conservative legal group alleged that the ABA was illegally discriminating by using racial quotas.
Read More about ABA changes judicial clerkship program criteria amid lawsuit threatsLegal sector sees September growth following four-month drop
REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector added 1,600 jobs in September, reversing a slide that began in the spring, according to U.S. Labor Department data released on Friday.
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