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Law Graduate Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Taking the In-Person Bar Exam

A Colorado law school graduate tested positive for coronavirus shortly after taking the in-person bar examination at the University of…

Am Law Firms Laid Off at Least 50 Employees

Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most prestigious BigLaw firms in the country, has reportedly laid off employees in multiple…

First-Ever Online Bar Exam Disrupted by Tech Problems

Test takers in Michigan broke the ice Tuesday morning by taking the first-ever online bar exam. However, it didn’t go…

New York Will Hold Online Bar Exam in October

New York will administer the state bar exam online on October 5 and 6 as an emergency, one-time option. A…

Another State Grants Diploma Privilege to Recent Law Graduates

Louisiana has just become the fourth state to grant emergency diploma privilege and allow recent law grads to perform legal…

Main Suspect in Killing of Federal Judge’s Son Found Dead

A self-described "men’s rights" lawyer found dead Monday in Sullivan County, New York is the primary suspect in the deadly…

New York Cancels Bar Exam — Now What?

New York has just joined the list of jurisdictions that have canceled their bar exam due to the coronavirus crisis,…

Courthouses Close Again As Judges and Staff Test Positive for COVID-19

Several courthouses across Georgia are closing shop again after a number of judges and employees have tested positive for COVID-19.…

AM Law Firms Conducted Layoffs After Receiving Millions From PPP

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP confirmed Tuesday that it cut salaries and laid off an undisclosed number of associates and…

Proposed Legislation Would Allow Emergency Diploma Privilege in New York

Law grads in New York are a step closer to practicing law without taking the bar exam, with the introduction…

Dozens of Am Law 200 firms Obtained Millions in PPP Loan Funds

Boies Schiller, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Cole Scott & Kissane, and Kobre & Kim are just a few names…

Legal Industry Adds 7,500 Jobs After COVID-19 Clobbering

The legal job market is showing a slight uptick for the first time after employment devastatingly plummeted in April due…