South Dakota state legislature considers removal of the bar exam for lawyer licensure
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS — The South Dakota State Legislature is considering removing the bar exam for aspiring attorneys.
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YOUNG LAWYER RISING — The demanding hours and stressful work environments of the legal industry can often have detrimental effects on lawyers and legal professionals. Mental health issues among lawyers are notoriously prevalent, as are suicide, substance abuse and addiction.So, what exactly attributes to the severe stress, high burnout rates and mental health concerns among lawyers?
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NATIONAL JURIST — New data shows that female enrollment in law schools and employment after law school is rising but some believe there is still room for more representation in the law field. Female enrollment has increased while male enrollment has declined, according to AccessLex Institute’s latest Legal Education Data Deck.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES — Law schools are the gateways to a legal profession that lacks diversity by race,ethnicity, gender, disability and more. An important step to creating a more diverse legal profession is to change law schools’ admission policies.
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ABA JOURNAL — Out of 2,396 elected prosecutors in the United States, eight identified as Asian American, according to a new study sponsored by the American Bar Foundation and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Baker McKenzie’s Jennifer Trock and Orfeh Vahabzadeh share valuable career-building tips for first-year associates. They recommend networking with internal and external experts, and joining groups to make contacts, share knowledge, and build a reputation.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s top executive will step down in February after more than 12 years at its helm, the group said Thursday. Jack Rives in 2010 became executive director of the ABA, the nation’s largest voluntary bar association, overseeing an operation that now has 166,000 dues-paying members and a staff of more…
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THE WASHINGTON POST — As the Supreme Court considered ending the use of race as a factor in college admissions, Justice Elena Kagan suggested the court’s decision could have implications beyond higher education — and closer to home for the federal judiciary.
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JDSUPRA — Law firms and the legal profession as a whole have the long-held reputation of being slow to innovate andstymied in tradition. In 2016 the American Bar Association launched its Center for Innovation to guide “innovations through people, process and technology in order to improve the effectiveness, accessibility and affordability of legal information and…
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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — International attorneys considering a law-related career in the United States (or one overseas involving areas of U.S. law) have several options for degree programs. Although most international attorneys ultimately decide between an LL.M. degree or a J.D., it’s important to first understand all law degrees available and the benefits of each.
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