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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

The Barrister

Supreme Court ruled that admissions programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”) and Harvard College violated the equal protection clause on the grounds that the consideration of race as a stand-alone criteria in admissions is a form of racial discrimination. Harvard , 3 the U.S. Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

Employment Trends for Law Graduates In a joint study by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and the NALP Foundation, findings revealed that 97% of surveyed law graduates from the class of 2018 were employed. However, only 51% were working in law firms.

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Mental Health Pre-Trial Diversion

The Barrister

Third, the court must determine that the individual’s symptoms can be treated effectively with the proposed plan. 11 Downsides Include: Exploiting the System : Some defense law firms actively market the Mental health Diversion program as a way to avoid criminal prosecution. As more cases in California are diverted under Cal.

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Courting Your Clients on a Schedule

Legal Expert Connections

What’s next on your law firm marketing agenda? This article outlines twelve steps to an integrated marketing campaign that will keep your law firm’s business development pipeline full of qualified leads. Pick what’s right for your law firm. Online options abound also. Legal Expert Connections, Inc.

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Slaughter and May Pilots AI Transcription Tool Designed for Legal Sector

Legal Tech Blog

The international law firm Slaughter and May will pilot the JUST: Access proprietary AI large language model, part of a suite of transcription tools. Its aim is to deliver market-leading accuracy, searchability and efficiencies around legal information to lawyers, such as those at Slaughter and May.

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​​Is There a Difference Between a Lawyer and an Attorney?

Clio

An attorney is short for attorney at lawa title that indicates the person has graduated from law school and is licensed to represent clients in court. A lawyer , on the other hand, is someone who has attended law school and can offer legal advice but may not represent clients in court.

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Love and Legal Tech: Ab and Priti Saraswat

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Ab and Priti met while training to be barristers in the UK. And actually this is kind of related because longtime listeners know that our interactions with Jerry David DeCicca are actually through Eve Searles, who works at my law firm. So I work at Baker Hostetler, the national law firm. We met at law school.