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ABA Issues Formal Guidance for Use of Generative AI: An Update to Ethical Rules for Using Generative AI in Your Practice

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As the “AI Revolution” continues to gain momentum, questions concerning professional ethics have arisen across almost all professions. For legal services providers in particular, this disruptive technology poses both risks...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 445: Best Practices for Getting Accommodations in Law School

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're excited to welcome Haley Miller and Laura Derbonne, who are the co-presidents of the National Disabled Law Students Association, to talk about accommodations and...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 442: Quick Tips -- How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer Legal Job

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about how to get the most out of your summer job. In particular, we are going to cover tips for success in three key aspects of your summer work experience:...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 253: Bar Exam Best Practices - Creating Good Habits

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we're talking about creating great bar exam study habits and ones that would be useful in your life in general. In this episode, we discuss: >Learning...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 440: Making Good Career Decisions in Law School (w/Sadie Jones)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about making good decisions in law school to prepare for your legal career. In this episode we discuss: >What's the...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 249: Quick Tips -- How to Prepare for the NextGen Bar Exam While Still in Law School

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're continuing our discussion of the NextGen Bar Exam with a few tips on what classes and skills to focus on in law school for a more seamless bar prep experience down...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 436: Improving Executive Functioning Skills as a Law Student

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today's episode is on the topic of executive functioning skills for law students and new lawyers, in relation to staying organized, managing time effectively, and also studying...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 234: Rebounding from a Bar Exam Failure

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing how to process your negative emotions after failing the bar exam and move forward in the most productive way. In this episode, we discuss: >What is...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 413: Preparing for the Bar Exam with Themis and UWorld

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is sponsored by Themis Bar Review, the gold standard in bar exam preparation. We're excited to have two guests on the podcast -- Jeff Allcorn from UWorld and...more

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Suffolk Law Establishes New Environmental Law & Policy Clinic

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New for the 2023-24 academic year, Suffolk University Law School will offer a full-year clinic program for environmental policy and casework. The Environmental Law & Policy Clinic will have seminar and clinic work components...more

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Lawyer as a Public Citizen, and the World Justice Project

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A lawyer is a “public citizen” with obligations to the rule of law. The Preamble to the Model Rules states that “A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system...more

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ABA Relaxes Rule 4.2 When a Lawyer Hits ‘Reply All’: Will Oregon and Washington Follow Suit?

The American Bar Association (ABA) has issued its second formal opinion concerning Model Rule 4.2 in as many months. The so-called “no-contact rule” prohibits a lawyer from having contact with a represented party about the...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 198: The NextGen Bar Exam (w/Doretta McGinnis)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we have one of our law school and bar exam tutors, Doretta McGinnis, joining us on the podcast to talk about the upcoming NextGen Bar Exam. In this episode, we discuss: ...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 369: Using Spaced Repetition for Your Law School and Bar Exam Studies (w/Gabriel Teninbaum)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to have Gabriel Teninbaum -- law professor and founder of Spaced Repetition Systems -- joining the podcast to speak about how the spaced repetition learning...more

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ABA’s Innovation Trends Report: What law firms should know

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Law firms and the legal profession as a whole have the long-held reputation of being slow to innovate andstymied in tradition. In 2016 the American Bar Association launched its Center for Innovation to guide “innovations...more

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Celebrate Pro Bono Week: An Attorney’s Perspective

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First launched in 2009, October 24-30 marks the celebration of the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Week. Initially started in response to the increasing need for pro bono services during harsh economic times, the National...more

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ABA Formal Opinion Urges Lawyers to Take Language-Access Barriers into Consideration

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The American Bar Association's (ABA) Formal Ethics Opinion 500, issued on Oct. 6, 2021, examines a lawyer's duties of communication and competence in situations involving language-access issues with clients, where clients may...more

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How Lawyers Can Prepare for the Future of AI in Legal with Bert Kaminski, Director of Legal for Google Cloud

Bert Kaminski is a seasoned legal counsel in the technology industry, specializing in advanced and emerging fields such as cloud computing, internet of things, artificial intelligence, data science & machine learning.  Bert...more

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When Attorney Participation In Pro Bono Service Is Not Mandated, Who Says You Cannot Make Your Own Pro Bono Service Goals?

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The American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule 6.1 provides that “[e]very lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay. A lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hours of pro...more

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Massachusetts Proposes Amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Supreme Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct has solicited comments on proposed amendments to the Rules that will have a broad impact on lawyers’ ethical obligations. The...more

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Upcoming ABA Survey Identifies Lawyer Well-Being, Diversity Challenges

Later this month, the American Bar Association will release the results of its largest-ever member survey on the challenges they’ve faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they believe the practice of law should change as...more

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ABA Weighs in on Lawyer Responses to Negative Online Reviews

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In an ethics opinion issued on January 13, 2021, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility  has provided guidance to practitioners on responding to negative online reviews...more

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New York Could Become the First State to Require Cybersecurity CLE

New York attorneys could soon have to complete cybersecurity training courses to satisfy their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirement. The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) has...more

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Revised ABA Statement of Opinion Practices: A Reasonable Approach

The Legal Opinions Committee of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section and the Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation have recently published their Statement of Opinion Practices and related Core Opinion...more

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Tips for Staying Ethical When Using Social Media in Legal Practice

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Social media has revolutionized the world we live in today both in the personal and professional spheres. Many lawyers and law firms use social media for business purposes such as advertising services to attract new clients,...more

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