Bar Exams
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.16
* Jeremy Blachman and Cameron Stracher’s satire on legal education, The Curve (reviewed here and here), is being developed for television by NBC. [Variety]
* Netflix is doubling down on legal documentaries; now they are taking on the Amanda Knox case. [Huffington Post]
* Exploring the legal issues in a classic Star Trek episode. [The Legal Geeks]
* Which law school classes will actually predict your success at the bar exam? [TaxProf Blog]
* What are the repercussions for Donald Trump after more information is revealed surrounding his interactions with Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi? [Salon]
* Greta Van Susteren left Fox News — will there be legal action? [Law and More]
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Bar Exams, Screw-Ups
Mis-scoring Of Bar Exam Continues To Haunt Impacted Students
"[I]t’s very difficult to make something this terrible right."
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
How Law Deans Spend Their (Or, At Least, How One Dean Spent His) 'Summer Vacation'
There's a lot to keep law school deans busy over the summer. -
Bar Exams, Screw-Ups
Georgia Mistakenly Tells People They Failed The Bar Exam
This is an unfortunate -- no, crappy -- situation to put bar exam takers in. -
Bar Exams
Surprise! Despite All Expectations To The Contrary, Bar Exam Scores Went Up This Year!
Bar exam test takers proved the experts wrong! - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Bar Exams
Big Changes Coming To The Multistate Bar Exam In February 2017
Test-taking skills will play an even greater role in passing the bar exam. -
Health / Wellness, Law Schools
The Struggle: Will Alcoholism Treatment Affect Your Character And Fitness Review?
Law students to be able to access alcoholism recovery support without of the fear of being denied a license to practice law. -
Health / Wellness, Law Schools
The Struggle: Law School's Downward Spiral And The 'Shredding Of Your Self-Worth'
Were you depressed while in law school? You weren't alone. -
Law Schools
Students Finally Told Their Exam Was Stolen -- They Are Pissed
This unfortunate situation just gets worse. -
Bar Exams, Legal Ethics
The Case Of The Stolen Exams Leaves Students In A Lurch
Sympathies to students who may have to (read: will almost certainly have to) retake the exam.
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Bar Exams, Law Schools
Law School Notorious For Graduates Failing The Bar Exam Makes Passing Mock Bar Exam A Graduation Requirement
Some of the school's students may never be able to graduate.... -
Law Schools, Texas
Accreditation Woes For Dallas's First Public Law School
This isn't Jim Bob's Law School, but that doesn't mean the ABA will rubber-stamp accreditation. -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Allowing Law Students To Fail The Bar Exam Is NOT A Good Way To 'Diversify' The Legal Profession
Giving them exorbitant debt sentences won't diversify the legal profession, either. -
Bar Exams, Law School Deans, Law Schools
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: How The Bar Exam Might Be Improved
In light of how high bar-exam stakes are today, we need to ask some basic questions about this crucial test. -
Bar Exams
Things Aren't Going Well For These Poor Souls Taking The Bar Exam
I'm so glad I never have to take the bar exam again. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.28.16
* State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby dropped all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers still awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray — a decision she called “agonizing.” [New York Times]
* Judge Paul L. Friedman (D.D.C.) ordered the release of John W. Hinckley Jr., the man who in 1981 attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan (and who, some argue, murdered White House press secretary James Brady). [Washington Post]
* Traci Ribeiro, a non-equity partner at Sedgwick, sued the firm for discrimination, alleging that she and other women “cannot crack the glass ceiling at Sedgwick.” [Law.com]
* A promising proposal from the Justice Department for how to deal with the law enforcement challenges presented by evidence stored in other countries (in the wake of Microsoft’s Second Circuit victory over the DOJ). [Christian Science Monitor]
* “Is fake burping in gym class enough to get a seventh-grader arrested?” Professor Noah Feldman analyzes an interesting new Tenth Circuit ruling. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing]
* Judge Janet Bond Arterton: sorry, Principal National Life Insurance Co., but you can’t escape paying out on the $10 million life insurance policy you issued to a law firm partner just because he died 15 months after the policy’s issuance. [Law.com]
* For folks finishing up the bar exam today, some advice from former ABC News president (and former SCOTUS clerk) David Westin: it’s okay to walk out of there early. Good luck! [Big Law Business]
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Bar Exams, Screw-Ups
Reports Of Chaos At Day 1 Of The D.C. Bar Exam
When things go topsy turvy during the biggest exam of your life, we are here to listen to your complaints.