The Arizona Supreme Court seeks to expand access to justice by allowing prospective attorneys with lower scores on the Uniform Bar Exam to practice under supervision in the public sector or in rural areas.
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Indiana Opens Path to Bar Exam for Online Graduates
A graduate of a fully online law school may ask the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners for a waiver of the requirement that a bar exam test taker have graduated from an ABA-accredited law school.
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Lawyer Facing Discipline After Using ChatGPT To Cite Non-Existent Case
On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit referred attorney Jae Lee to its attorney grievance panel after Lee admitted to citing a non-existent case in a brief.
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Judges Rules in Favor of Robot Lawyer DoNotPay
On Friday, November 17, 2023, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel ruled in favor of robot lawyer DoNotPay in a lawsuit concerning the unauthorized practice of law.
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Oregon Ends Bar Exam Requirement for New Lawyers
An alternative way to get a license to practice law in Oregon will involve an evaluation of 675 hours of legal work that a law school graduate has performed under attorney supervision.
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