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Legal Education

A few years after graduating from high school and college concurrently, 19-year-old preps for February bar

Women in the Law

If trends persist, there won’t be gender parity among lawyers arguing at 7th Circuit until 2059

Criminal Justice

Real estate lawyer will plead guilty in case accusing him of stealing millions in client escrow cash

Criminal Justice

Prosecutions of parents of school shooters are ‘almost unheard of’

Practice Technology

Legal tech company featured on ‘Shark Tank’ experiences big bump in business

Law Professors

Exam question wasn’t only offensive behavior of UIC law professor, according to internal investigation

Law Firms

Some BigLaw firms are offering jobs to experienced associates without conducting interviews

Immigration Law

US reinstates remain-in-Mexico program to comply with court order, expands people affected

Election Law

DOJ suit over redrawn voting districts in Texas ‘puts other states on notice’

Law Firms

Cravath abandons strict lockstep compensation for partners

Criminal Justice

Ban on bump stocks prevails when 6th Circuit splits on government interpretation

Law Firms

Finally! Davis Polk announces special bonuses in addition to Cravath match

Criminal Justice

Black man convicted by all-white jury in room with Confederate flags gets new trial, appeals court says

News Roundup

Weekly Briefs: DC Circuit orders Mueller disclosures; House bill puts judicial finances online

Ethics

NY lawyer receives nearly 5-year prison sentence for defrauding 9-year-old

Ethics

Federal judge orders pro-Trump lawyers to pay $175,000 penalty after sanctions

Rule of Law

ABA and 2 former ABA presidents to be recognized for promoting rule of law

Civil Rights

Conference addresses racial equity and social justice issues for second year

New Attorneys

Viral post by once-rejected Perkins Coie partner leads to legal mentor nonprofit org

Criminal Justice

New prosecutors reopen investigations into deadly police shootings

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