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The American Lawyer

Lawyer Bar Exam Prep Tips: "I've Got the Nuns Praying for Me."

From prayer to marathon training, the Am Law Daily heard from prominent Chicago lawyers about how they survived preparing for the bar exam.
29 minute read

Legaltech News

Law School 2.0: How Legal Tech Disrupted Traditional Legal Education

Data-driven law school decisions and more hands-on technology courses are upending conventional legal education.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Two-Year J.D. Programs Catch On, With Some Missteps

Albany Law School is the latest to launch a two-year juris doctor program, and more than a dozen schools around the country now offer students the option to shave a year—and in some cases a year of tuition—off their legal educations. But the programs aren't a sure bet.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Pa. Lawyer Who Wasn't Faces Sentencing After Years of Deception

Kimberly Kitchen's past began to unspool two years ago. Kitchen was, by all accounts, a generous member of the Huntingdon community whose volunteer work with charitable organizations made her a familiar face around town. She was also a forger who practiced law without a license, for which she was found guilty in March of two misdemeanors and a felony. As she prepares to be sentenced Tuesday, the Huntingdon County bar is picking up the pieces left behind by her ruse.
21 minute read

Legaltech News

Shadow IT Directly Linked to Breaches, But Education, Access Management Can Lower Risks

While many turn to unauthorized IT for productivity purposes, simple solutions can lower the risk of security incidents.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eastern District Mounts Civics Lesson for Students

The Eastern District is sponsoring a week-long civics program in cooperation with the Federal Bar Association and Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center of Law staring Monday.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyer, Author James Wagstaffe Pens Deal With LexisNexis

Wagstaffe's content will focus on pretrial federal civil procedure, legal ethics, and First Amendment matters, among other areas.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Private Philanthropy and the Justice Gap

There is a role for private philanthropy to play in addressing the dire need for increasing the availability of civil legal aid as a complement to their support for other anti-poverty and social justice initiatives and programs.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Fish Story

We learn of the Crown's prerogative right to exclude the public from exercising the right to fish in the sea or creeks.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

In Life, Tides Turn and Winds Shift

Joining the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel has been amazing. The work is incredibly challenging. It is important work. You may have heard me joke about 'culling the herd,' but really, I just shepherd the strays back to the flock.
8 minute read

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