The practice of law is a state-regulated profession. To practice, a person must meet rigorous educational requirements, pass the bar examination, be sworn in, maintain malpractice insurance and adhere to prescribed ethical rules, including the obligation for the attorney to exercise independent judgment and be zealous in the representation of clients. In State of Indiana ex rel, Indiana State Bar Association v. United Financial Systems, Corporation, and others, the Indiana Supreme Court addressed the issue of the unauthorized practice of law.
This Article provides a scholarly analysis of an innovative and recently created summer special admissions program designed to provide an opportunity for "at-risk" students. This new program, the Summer College to Assess Legal Education Skills ("SCALES"), was created to provide access and opportunity to students who otherwise would not be admitted to law school because their law school indicators fall below the minimum requirements for admission. Typically, the students enrolled in the program include immigrants, minorities, and nontraditional returning students, many of whom represent the first generation in a family to earn a college degree. To the delight and amazement of the faculty and administration, all thirteen of the first group of SCALES students who graduated in May of 2007 p...
... they approach preparation for the bar examination.2 The American Bar Association ("ABA") recently ap...
Passing the New York bar examination is one thing; understanding continuing legal education (CLE) requirements in the state is quite another. Professional development directors in large law firms have the additional challenge of tracking CLE requirements for hundreds of attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions. To help navigate the complex CLE rules and exceptions in both New York and California, West LegalEdcenter now offers an enhanced CLE credit tracking service. The enhanced service, scheduled to be available in 15 other states this year, is programmed to calculate state credit requirements and exceptions, including the special credit requirements of attorneys newly admitted to the bar. In most states, experienced attorneys report in regular cycles and have uniform credit requir...
...Examination; Decision Not To Initiate Investigation. AGENCY: O... (MFN) status in connection with requirements for access to the German bar aptitude examination....
... as it deems proper respecting the examination, qualification, and admission of persons to member... of Columbia's procedures and requirements for admission to the Bar will not be frustrated by...
... ago and sought to take the Oregon bar examination, but he was not permitted to sit for the exam at t... on others, and must follow those requirements themselves." Hollingsworth, 130 S. Ct. at 706. For...
... begin with an analysis of the EAJA's requirements. The EAJA provides that a district court "shall aw..., before or after taking a bar examination or fulfilling residency requirements. . Virtu...
... begin with an analysis of the EAJA's requirements. The EAJA provides that a district court "shall aw..., before or after taking a bar examination or fulfilling residency requirements. . Virtu...
... begin with an analysis of the EAJA's requirements. The EAJA provides that a district court "shall aw..., before or after taking a bar examination or fulfilling residency requirements. . Virtu...
... begin with an analysis of the EAJA's requirements. The EAJA provides that a district court "shall aw..., before or after taking a bar examination or fulfilling residency requirements. . Virtu...
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