By Karen Sloan | June 14, 2021
The existing bar exam does little to ensure that new lawyers understand New York law, a task force assembled by the New York State Bar Association concluded.
By Cheryl Miller | June 10, 2021
The audit "identified significant issues regarding the Office of Chief Trial Counsel's investigation and evaluation of high-dollar, high-volume trust accounts," the bar statement said.
By Cheryl Miller | June 9, 2021
Wilson served as the bar's executive director for two years until she resigned in January 2019 to pursue what she described as a venture mixing public and private dollars with philanthropy.
By Cheryl Miller | June 9, 2021
Thirty-five percent of African American test-takers who sat for the exam for the first time in February passed, up from 17.6% the previous year. The percentage of Hispanic test-takers who passed rose from 25.2% to 45.4%. The overall pass rate for first time test-takers was 53.1%
By Cheryl Miller | May 21, 2021
It's not uncommon for bar attorneys to review closed disciplinary matters. It is unusual, however, for the board of trustees to get involved privately in such reviews.
By Karen Sloan | May 19, 2021
The new accreditation rules take effect Jan. 1, 2022, though law schools will have until 2024 to demonstrate they are in compliance.
By Marcia Coyle | May 11, 2021
Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, have said the court should reexamine the 1990 precedent Keller v. State Bar of California, which, many courts have held, foreclosed First Amendment challenges to bar organizations.
By Cheryl Miller | May 10, 2021
The plaintiffs lawyer has also failed to respond in writing to allegations that he misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlement money from victims he represented in litigation.
By Cheryl Miller | May 10, 2021
The 37.2% pass rate on February's bar exam marked an increase of more than 10 percentage points from February 2020's historically low rate of 26.8%.
By Cheryl Miller | May 8, 2021
The state bar noted Friday that if February's test had been graded with the 1440 cut score, just 23.7% would have passed.
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