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Online bar exams may not be ready for primetime this week and still pose a number of access challenges but, as we’ve noted before, they “don’t kill people” — which is worthy of praise. But the forces committed to maintaining an in-person bar exam, up to and including the NCBE, have been quick to scold jurisdictions moving … Continue reading Massachusetts Proves You Can Still Have A Portable Online Bar Exam Score Continue Reading →

Nine years later and BASF and its former counsel, Cahill Gordon, have agreed to a settlement over allegations they concealed potential asbestos in industrial and commercial talc. As reported by Law360, the $73 million fund will allow up to 20,000 plaintiffs to seek between $500 and $175,000 from the fund. Those potential 20,000 plaintiffs will include those … Continue reading Biglaw Firm And Client Agree To $73 Million Settlement Over Asbestos Claims Continue Reading →

Welcome listeners to this COVID-19 Special Report podcast presented by our friends at Wolters Kluwer and hosted by Evolve the Law Contributing Editor, Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist). This report features Dean Sonderegger and Martin O’Malley of Wolters Kluwer to break down the results of the 2020 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey: “Performance Drivers – to assess future-readiness and … Continue reading COVID-19 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Survey Podcast Continue Reading →

Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler has taken a break from shouting about “trained Marxists” to shout about her Republican opponent Doug Collins helping defendants exercise their constitutional right to representation by counsel. “Before he became a politician, Doug Collins was a criminal defense lawyer,” warns her latest campaign ad. “On his website, he advertised directly to sex offenders! … Continue reading Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler Loves The Constitution, Except For That Part About Right To Counsel Continue Reading →

I pick up the phone, and I’m like, “Hello?” And I hear, “Hello. This is Tyler Perry.” And I’m like, “Nah man, you joking?” And literally, he says, “Hey, I want to help you cover your tuition.” My whole entire heart stopped. It was just the greatest moment of my life at that point. — … Continue reading Former Sanitation Worker Getting Celebrity Tuition Help For Harvard Law Education Continue Reading →

Getting caught between two sovereign countries is never a fun experience for a bank, even if the worst that happens is that the lesser of them relieves you of the obligation to do business there. But China is not Argentina—certainly not if you are the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.—nor is there really a lesser power in a dispute … Continue reading HSBC Really Doesn’t Like It When Mommy And Daddy Fight Continue Reading →

As a criminal defense attorney, there’s nothing tougher than seeing a client sentenced to a hefty jail term. Ten years, 15 years, 20-to-life, rolls off the judge’s tongue as if it’s the most normal thing in the world. But to the attorney, who’s spent months, even years, getting to know the defendant, speaking with his … Continue reading The Journey To Self-Discovery In Prison Continue Reading →

If you’re on the job market or have been recently, you might have received a pre-employment assessment test. One posting I found ask applicants to complete a two-parter, with both a “cognitive” and a “personality” element. That feels strange to me, but perhaps that’s just because I’m not of the same generation as most job … Continue reading Pre-Employment Assessment Tests: Is A Bad Personality A Reason Not To Hire Someone? Continue Reading →

Introduction In ordinary language, a crime is an illegal/unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. Blackstone defined crime as an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law either forbidding or commanding it. The term ‘crime’ does not, in present day criminal law, have any basic and universally acknowledged definition, in … Continue reading Crime Prevention: What can The Government do to Lower Crime Rate? Continue Reading →

Suicide is one of the major growing concerns in the world especially more so during these stressful times of a pandemic where people are largely isolated and in lesser contact with each other thus becoming more vulnerable to mental illnesses. Suicide can be defined as the act of intentionally ending one’s own life. Nonfatal suicidal … Continue reading Importance of Psychological Autopsy Continue Reading →