This month, the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois announced its participation in a discovery pilot project. The three-year study will examine the discovery practices endorsed by the Judicial Conference of the United States. All Eastern…
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This month, the Law School Admission Council announced more changes to the LSAT test-taking process. Effective September 1, 2017, the law school admissions test will now be offered six times a year. Prior to this, the exam was administered quarterly,…
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After serving the Illinois Courts for over forty years, Michael Tardy, current director of the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts (AOIC) is retiring. On August 1st, Marcia Meis, active Deputy Director of the AOIC will take over Hardy’s role with…
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Did you know the legal profession has its own version of the Academy Awards? The Academy gives out a Gold Oscar; we give out a Silver Gavel. For the last 60 years, the Silver Gavel Awards, put on by the…
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First, the GRE became optional, and now attending law school itself might become voluntary. By 2020, legal education around the world will be radically different. The Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulating arm of the legal profession in England and…
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As the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) approaches its 70th birthday, the entrance exam is getting a face-lift. On May 20, 2017, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) will administer the LSAT on tablets. Nearly 1000 students in more than…
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It’s no secret. Law School is expensive. Even after factoring in inflation, tuition sticker prices are still higher than ever before. According to the US News, the average cost for private law school tuition is about $43,000 per year. In-state…
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Just as lawyers are tasked with adopting technology to increase their productivity, so too must they use new tools to communicate and market their services to clients. Nevertheless, lawyers still must uphold each state’s lawyer advertising rules, which vary across…
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Each year on May 1st, legal professionals, bar associations, and other legal organizations across the United States celebrate Law Day. Since 1958, we have recognized Law Day as the official day of national dedication to the principals of government under…
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In late 2016, we wrote about the possibility of the California State Bar adopting a ban on sexual relations between lawyers and clients. At that time, the State Bar’s Rules Commission had until March 2017 to get approval from its…
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The U.S. Courts have gone digital. This month, the Federal Judiciary Center, the research and education agency of the Judicial Branch of the United States government, rebranded its website in the hopes of increasing public awareness and accessibility to information…
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