
WSBA Wins National Top Honors for Member Blog and Magazine
WSBA took home two top prizes for NWLawyer and NWSidebar.
Read More…WSBA took home two top prizes for NWLawyer and NWSidebar.
Read More…Washington’s Court of Appeals recently issued a significant decision applying a new standard for former client conflicts in the disqualification context.
Read More…University of Washington law students gain real-world experience while contributing their time and expertise to their community through pro bono work.
Read More…Are you a lawyer and want to help update and improve the bar exam? Then take about 20 minutes to respond to the Practice Analysis Survey.
Read More…In a case of first impression in Washington, the Supreme Court held that former in-house counsel can sue their employers for wrongful discharge. Karstetter v. King County Corrections Guild was before the Supreme Court after the trial denied a defense motion to dismiss and the Court of Appeals later reversed the ruling. The initial pleadings framed the narrow legal issue before the Supreme Court.
Read More…Technology is exciting and inspiring, but for legal professionals it’s also daunting. How does a modern lawyer navigate ethically sticky and existentially bizarre questions that new tech imposes on existing law?
Read More…In a world where major law firms bring wide-ranging expertise and understanding of industry-specific challenges there are still techniques for lawyers looking to impress.
Read More…Part of Gonzaga law’s mission is to educate students to serve the public good, which is one reason its future lawyers must complete at least 30 hours of public service. Here’s what they’re doing with that time.
Read More…Service to others is at the heart of Seattle University School of Law’s mission. Find out how its students are answering that call.
Read More…Mark Fucile explains the Supreme Court’s analysis of RPC 3.7. RPC 3.7(a), which generally prohibits a lawyer from acting “as advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness.”
Read More…Gov. Inslee signed a new law that may upend how noncompetes are used with physician employees. The new law imposes a potentially sizeable cost for overly broad restrictions.
Read More…Attorney Eleanor Doermann explains how she used her business experience as a physical therapist to become a private-practice lawyer helping LGBTQ seniors.
Read More…I wanted to be a translator; and more specifically, a legal translator. I realized that by offering legal translation services and allowing people to use them, I could both further my own goals and help others.
Read More…Get the latest updates on ethics amid new challenges to the rule of law. And take advantage of the last chance to save on related on-demand CLEs.
Read More…Cheating attempts during the bar exam in Washington are rare, but still mean that everyone has to abide by a strict list of prohibited items and rules. Here’s what you need to know.
Read More…It’s one of the most notorious trials in academia: the bar exam. A two-day marathon of three tests in one—six questions for the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), two Multistate Performance Tests (MPT), and 200 multiple choice questions on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)—it is the quintessential assessment of legal knowledge necessary to practice law in […]
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