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The legal profession, to its own detriment, has not done a good job of anticipating and adapting to changes in society, a law professor from Washington and Lee University School of Law says.
Addressing the severe shortage of legal services for the poor requires strong measures such as pro bono requirements for lawyers and new kinds of legal service providers, according to New York and Washington state officials.
State Bar Luis J. Rodriguez follows up on a 10-year-old Latino boy’s history project. The story represents an example of honor in the legal profession, he writes.
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More than 45 percent of test-takers passed the California Bar Exam last month, marking a 17-year high. The pass rate for a February exam hasn’t been that high since 1997, when 48.8 percent of test-takers passed.
Over the last decade, JusticeCorps has trained nearly 2,000 students to help self-represented litigants in California navigate the court system.
State Bar Board of Trustees Vice President Craig Holden will have no opposition running for president in the July officers’ election. See who’s running for vice president and treasurer.
With weeks to go before the state budget is due to be finalized, courts appear likely to receive a significant boost in funding. But it’s unclear whether the increase will be enough to prevent continued court closures.
The state’s judicial watchdog agency has disciplined a former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge for treating attorneys who appeared before him in a “sarcastic, belittling and harsh manner.”
Take a new poll on using social media314 people responded to our last poll: How do you complete your MCLE? The most popular answer, given by 48.1 percent of poll-takers, was “I take more than the minimum in order to stay current in my practice.” You Need To Know Trials Digest
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