By Christine Charnosky | May 27, 2022
A relatively small number of lawyers are veterans, but those who are bring unique perspectives and insights to the law profession, especially for the fellow veterans they serve as clients.
By Christine Charnosky | May 26, 2022
Even though the D.C. Court of Appeals had limited seating to 1,550 and had given priority seating to students who attended D.C.-area law schools for the July Uniform Bar Exam, it appears everyone who registered for the test got a seat.
By Marcia Coyle | May 20, 2022
"The fancy law school clinic persuading this Supreme Court to grant cert to decide a 3-8 circuit split is magnificent news for the fancy law school. Rather less magnificent for litigants in those 8 circuits," one lawyer tweeted.
By Christine Charnosky | May 12, 2022
The D.C. Court of Appeals announced late Thursday that the University of the District of Columbia will provide 450 extra seats, above the 1,100 seats available at the D.C. Armory, increasing seating capacity for the July Uniform Bar Exam to 1,550.
By Dan Roe | May 12, 2022
Kirkland will host more than 500 lawyers across its global footprint. And Dechert and McDermott reported their largest classes in recent history, with 77 and 93 U.S. summers, respectively.
By Christine Charnosky | May 12, 2022
Washington, D.C.-area law deans appear to be at odds their colleagues from around the country about whether local law students should be given priority for the upcoming D.C. bar exam, which will have limited seating.
By Christine Charnosky | May 10, 2022
While the move would be welcomed by many who believe it could, in theory, make law school more accessible to diverse applicants, its practical effect could prove muted. Still, advocates see it as a potential step in the right direction.
By Cheryl Miller | May 6, 2022
The number of test-takers has still not rebounded to pre-COVID years when 4,000 to 5,000 applicants typically sat for the exam, bar officials said.
By Christine Charnosky | May 5, 2022
Law school deans across the country have expressed outrage over the D.C. Court of Appeals' May 2 announcement that seating for the July 2022 Uniform Bar Exam will be limited to 1,100 and that preference will be given to students from D.C.-area law schools.
By Christine Charnosky | May 2, 2022
New data on the 2021 bar exam from the American Bar Association shows that the pass rate for white first-time test-takers was more than 20% higher than the rate for Black first-time test-takers. That gap narrowed, however, among the "ultimate" bar pass rates for 2019 and 2020 law grads.
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