D.C. Bar Exam
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Law Schools
Deans Only Like Preferential Treatment When It Benefits Their Law School
Remember what happened with the 2020 bar exam? These law school deans wish we didn't. -
Law Schools
Law School Dean Lashes Out At D.C. Bar Seating Plan As 'Likely Unconstitutional'
He says the plan is ‘arbitrary and unfair.’ - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Law Schools
Looks Like A Whole Bunch Of People Will Be Left Out Of The D.C. Bar Exam
Capacity at the exam will be half of the 2021 number.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.28.19
* Paul Weiss really showed its “commitment to putting the white in white shoe” with its new partnership class, and the New York Times is on it! See our coverage from December here. [New York Times]
* President Donald Trump recently met with a group of right-wing activists led by Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, where they criticized transgender people and women serving in the military. Trump reportedly looked “taken aback“ during the meeting, which is a bit of a rarity. [New York Times]
* Some pretty major lateral moves for some pretty major players when it comes to appellate practice: Lisa Blatt is returning to Williams & Connelly where she’ll lead the firm’s Supreme Court practice, and Kannon Shanmugam is leaving Williams & Connolly to lead a new Supreme Court practice at Paul Weiss. Congrats! [NLJ; NLJ]
* “I’m here to speak for the people who don’t have a voice.” Rappers Jay-Z and Meek Mill have launched the Reform Alliance, an initiative for criminal justice reform, with the goal of dramatically changing laws and policies to reduce “unreasonable” probation, parole, and prison terms. [CBS News]
* What happened to the people who were told that they passed the D.C. bar exam, when in reality they actually failed? “Just shock. I didn’t think that could happen. I never heard of a bar committee changing the results.” Here’s a bit of a depressing update. [Washington Post]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.25.19
* President Trump is preparing to declare a national emergency at the country’s southern border. A draft order is in the works, and $7B+ will be used to build the president’s wall to fix the humanitarian crisis he helped to create. [CNN]
* Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone was arrested early this morning in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. He’s been charged with seven counts: one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness tampering. [Washington Post]
* Were you planning on taking the D.C. bar exam in February? Not so fast. Thanks to the government shutdown, you might not be able to do so. We’ll keep you updated. If you’ve been waiting to get sworn in after passing the July 2018 bar, keep waiting — potentially for a while. [Law.com]
* Michael Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, has called for a criminal investigation into Rudy Giuliani for his alleged witness tampering because “calling out a man’s father-in-law and wife in order to intimidate the witness is not fair game.” [The Hill]
* Like it or not, women still carry the bulk of their childcare duties, and lawyer moms often find themselves “deploy[ing] tactical maneuvers” to get the job done. At least millennials are doing what they can to eliminate motherhood bias. [Law.com]
* Congratulations to Kimberly Mutcherson of Rutgers-Camden, who was recently named as the co-dean of Rutgers Law School. She will be the first African-American and first LGBTQ law dean at Rutgers University. Well done! [Daily Targum]
* Believe it or not, you can still do a lot of extracurricular activities during law school. Just ask Ted Bundy. He killed up to eight women while he was a student at Utah Law. We hope your preferred activities are more… normal. [Salt Lake Tribune]
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Bar Exams, Job Searches
When, Oh When, Is The D.C. Bar Swearing-In?
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Bar Exams
Why Do These People STILL Not Have Bar Exam Results?
February test-takers are left in limbo in these states. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.16
* Is the GOP writing a check its ass can’t cash? (In regard to the Supreme Court.) [Talking Points Memo]
* What time will a new president be determined? Everything you think you know about election predictions is about to change. [Politico]
* The 75-mile problem with Donald Trump’s wall. [Huffington Post]
* A deep dive into the D.C. bar exam stats. [Bar Exam Stats]
* A look at the Supreme Court’s grant, vacate, remand (“GVR”) dispositions this Term. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The best of Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act speech. [FCPA Professor]
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Bar Exams
The Uniform Bar Exam Saves The Day In Another Jurisdiction
Wow! These are the highest pass rates in recent history for the nation's capital. -
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. -
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. -
Bar Exams, Fabulosity, Job Searches
Happy News From The D.C. Bar (Or: Why You Should Send Tips To Above The Law)
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Bar Exams, Quote of the Day, Texas, Twittering
Quote of the Day: Bar Takers Are A Jumpy Bunch(Texas and D.C. are here; New York is coming soon.)
Bar takers turn to Twitter with anxiety, as New York prepares to release results...