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.…
Bar Prep Companies Forced to Change Course Due to COVID-19
As states are still struggling to make a final decision on how or when to administer the bar exam without…
Associates Are Considering Moves to Smaller Markets
The economic standstill caused by the COVID-19 crisis continues to reshape the legal field beyond recognition, forcing the industry to…
Ten Law Schools Are Threatened by Poor Bar Passage Rates
Ten law schools were put on notice by The American Bar Association for failing to meet the new bar standard…