Learn more about WA’s evolving public employee labor law. Many employees pass their day by regularly checking their social media accounts, whether Twitter, Facebook, or other sites. Often, individuals record or post where they are employed, their extracurricular activities, pictures, updates as to their location, and other personal information. In order to keep up to speed […]
Read More…Law students and supervising attorneys, do you know your way around the APR 9 changes? Most attorneys and law students are aware of Admission to Practice Rule (APR) 9 (colloquially referred to as Rule 9), authorizing law students with a minimum amount of their J.D. completed to practice law under the supervision of a qualified […]
Read More…New attorney Katie Ludwick reflects on unemployment and job hunting and offers pointers. I probably shouldn’t write this. As a fresh law school graduate, currently awaiting receipt of a Washington State Bar Card that will proudly boast my Bar number, I should probably be redirecting myself towards positive thoughts and productivity — or, at the […]
Read More…A Law Clerk Program graduate and new attorney clears up misconceptions about the Program. As a graduate of the WSBA’s Law Clerk Program and a new admittee to the Bar Association, I am discovering that my fellow Bar members have often not had the opportunity to learn about this great program. There also seem to […]
Read More…Are your citations up to snuff? Do you know how the Bluebook and WA style sheet differ? Following up on Michael Heatherly’s excellent five-step approach to better writing published last week, I wanted to focus on another common problem: citation errors. Washington courts generally follow the 19th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of […]
Read More…Should law school be two years? Patient Name: Law School (a.k.a. United States Legal Education) DOB: Circa 1784 Subjective Patient “Law School” arrived at the emergency room complaining of a financially bloated, gangrenous third-year appendage that has grown weak from lack of use and failure to adapt to changing circumstances. President Obama, offspring of and […]
Read More…A recent law school grad shares his advice for success with first year law students. As you enter 1L, here are five tips from a recent graduate. Hopefully they help keep you at least somewhat afloat. Figure out what works for your learning style. This may not sound particularly helpful to a 1L struggling to […]
Read More…Marijuana. Fashion. Gun Control. Check out our list of hot topics that we want you (yes, you) to write about! From shifting views on legal education to new gun control measures, lawyers have plenty to talk about as summer winds down. Here are five hot topics we’d love to see YOU write about this fall. […]
Read More…Learn more about how these changes will affect lawyers and Washington State. The Washington Supreme Court recently adopted amendments to the APR (soon to be the Admission and Practice Rules). The amendments will be effective Jan. 1, 2014. Five things that you should know about these amendments relate to how they affect the admission to practice […]
Read More…Learn more about ReInvent Law, a series of “free, open conversation-sparking exchanges”. Disruption and change are constants in the legal industry today and many law students, young lawyers, and seasoned partners have been personally affected by the ongoing shifts. The legal industry in Washington has been no exception, but some see these challenges as an opportunity. […]
Read More…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, […]
Read More…Attorney Jordan Miller offers 4 tips to help new attorneys fit pro bono work into their careers. As lawyers, we have a professional responsibility to provide free legal services to those unable to pay. But for many of us, our pro bono obligations get lost somewhere among the demands of our everyday practice and our […]
Read More…Why do we have legal size paper? This post from the SU Law Library blog will tell you. Why do we have legal size paper? Check out this fun and informative post from the SU Law Library blog to find out. Do you use legal size paper? Gone paperless? Have your own IT cat? Tell […]
Read More…Learn more about the New Lawyer Education Program with Attorney Vincent Humphrey. New Lawyer Education originated with a Supreme Court mandate in 2006 (see APRs 5 and 18), which requires all attorneys new to practice in Washington to complete a minimum of four hours of free education prior to their admission to the bar (PREP). […]
Read More…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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