Podcast: Advice on answering real property topics on the bar exam

November 18, 2024

BAR EXAM TOOL BOX — Today, we’re continuing our overview of key Real Property topics from our “Listen and Learn” series. In this episode, we’re focusing on property regulation and transfer.

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Utah Supreme Court seeks comments on proposal to allow attorney licensure through practice

November 18, 2024

KSL — The state Supreme Court is considering a proposal to allow Utah law graduates to become lawyers without passing the bar exam.

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How generative artificial intelligence has affected the legal profession

November 11, 2024

THOMSON REUTERS — A lot of the conversation around GenAI is focused on internal efficiencies and client deliverables, but as today’s legal professionals become more familiar with GenAI, it will inevitably have a major impact on training, recruiting, and people management as well.

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Utah Supreme Court releases plan that would allow for attorney licensure through practice

November 11, 2024

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.

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Podcast: How to complete real property topics on the bar exam

November 11, 2024

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.

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Podcast: A look at the history and future of the bar exam

November 11, 2024

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. 

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UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses how elections affect the composition of federal courts

November 4, 2024

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…

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Survey explores well-being of lawyers

November 4, 2024

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.

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What is next for alternative licensure proposals after California Supreme Court denies proposal

October 21, 2024

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.”

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NALP data shows disparity in employment outcomes for white and Latino graduates

October 21, 2024

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.

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