3 Things New Lawyers Should Know about Employment Discrimination Law

Helpful advice and resources for handling your first employment discrimination case. In June 2013, the WSBA held a CLE/NLE called “Handling your First Employment Discrimination Case.” Here are three key points I learned at the seminar, which play a huge role in processing employment discrimination cases (#1 and #2 can definitely apply to other areas […]

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Friday 5: Tips on Studying for the Bar Exam

Because July 30 is just around the corner! Law students all over the country are suffering through final exams and looking forward to summer. That is, unless you’re a 3L and the bar exam is looming on the horizon. In 2010, I took the bar exam in Nevada, and in 2013 I took the exam […]

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Preparing Students for the UBE in Washington

A look at the new bar exam format and how six bar exam prep companies will prepare students. Disclaimer: The WSBA does not endorse any one bar exam preparation company over another, and this article is not meant to tout the features of one company as being superior. It is simply to give practicing lawyers, […]

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Friday 5: The Daily Planner

Tired of syncing all your devices? Here are 5 great paper day planners to help organize your life. As a twenty-something “young lawyer” who owns an iPhone, an iPod, and a MacBook (and uses Clio timekeeping at the office), you would think I keep all calendars synced to the nearest electronic device. I do not. […]

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Friday 5: Steps to an Effective Deposition

Depositions are an important part of any case. Make sure to use this time wisely to frame your strategy for litigation and elicit the most informative testimony you can during the discovery period. 1) Do your research. This may sound simple, but it is true. A review of not only the facts of the case, […]

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