20 of the Funniest Things Lawyers Have Actually Said in Court
The courtroom is not always the quietest and most civilized place. And attorneys are not always the smartest people. One…
New York Will Hold Online Bar Exam in October
New York will administer the state bar exam online on October 5 and 6 as an emergency, one-time option. A…
California Law School Deans Urge the Court to Apply New Bar Exam Cut Score Retroactively
The California Supreme Court’s recent decision to lower its notoriously high bar exam’s cut score is great news for recent…
BigLaw Firm to Pay Civil Penalty Over Discrimination Claim
The BigLaw firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and Washington D.C. based legal staffing company Law Resources will pay a…
Another State Grants Diploma Privilege to Recent Law Graduates
Louisiana has just become the fourth state to grant emergency diploma privilege and allow recent law grads to perform legal…
California Permanently Lowers Bar Exam Score, Sets Online Exam for October
The California Supreme Court decided to permanently lower the cut score for the passing exam and offer recent law grads…
New Jersey Plans to Resume In-Person Jury Trials by September, Saying “Waiting Is Not an Option”
New Jersey court officials plan to resume in-person jury trials by September, saying "waiting is not an option" for litigators…
Main Suspect in Killing of Federal Judge’s Son Found Dead
A self-described "men’s rights" lawyer found dead Monday in Sullivan County, New York is the primary suspect in the deadly…
New York Deans Join Push for Diploma Privilege
A day after the New York Court of Appeals announced that it had canceled the September bar, deans of all…
New York Cancels Bar Exam — Now What?
New York has just joined the list of jurisdictions that have canceled their bar exam due to the coronavirus crisis,…
California Supreme Court Pressured to Cancel Bar Exam for New Lawyers in Pandemic
Aspiring attorneys signed up to take the California Bar Exam are growing increasingly jittery towards the state’s indecisiveness regarding the…
In-House Counsel Trend Likely to Extend Beyond Pandemic
Before COVID-19 took hold in the United States, legal departments rarely relied on outsourcing and were moving more work in-house.…