Article source: Catania & Catania Law, FL If you are interested in becoming a lawyer in the United States, you have probably heard about the bar exam and the bar association. These terms are commonly used in the legal profession, but many people are not sure what they actually mean. In simple terms, the bar […]
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BARBRI Swallows Startup ‘Lega’ To Teach Lawyers How To Talk To Robots Sonia Hickey “AI fluency” is now part of joining the bar before lawyers are let loose on the billable hour. BARBRI. The bar prep behemoth that still haunts your stress dreams has just acquired Lega, a generative AI platform founded by legal tech
Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor At UC Berkeley School of Law, the future of lawyering is apparently… 1996 with better stationery. Beginning Summer 2026, Berkeley Law’s new Artificial Intelligence Policy makes prohibition the institutional default. The rule is clear – no AI to “conceptualize, outline, draft, revise, translate, or edit” any work submitted for credit.
Article source: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Image Source Communities today rely on a wide network of professionals to maintain safety, fairness, and stability. Public service careers within the justice system now include investigators, analysts, correctional specialists, and policy experts who work together to address crime and its causes. The demand for skilled
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Australia’s next generation of legal stars isn’t coming from the usual marble-hall suspects. According to Lawyers Weekly’s survey of the 2026 30 Under 30 finalists, the most common alma maters are Macquarie University and UTS. Not the sandstone aristocracy, nor the old-money pipeline. It’s a quiet rebuke to the myth that only a handful of
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Notre Dame Embraces Harvey AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Notre Dame Law claims bragging rights as the inaugural law school to integrate Harvey AI into their curriculum—while Stanford, NYU, Michigan, UCLA, and Texas quietly passed pilot phase. Students get to craft prompts, faculty get gen-AI lesson plans, and the industry… well, is still trying to
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Law School Ranking Debate Do law school rankings still matter in 2025? Ask a dean, and you’ll hear the usual spin about prestige. Ask a student drowning in debt, and you’ll get the truth: they can be like a rigged casino designed to keep U.S. News in business while turning students into debt-slaves dressed in
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Above the Law reports that LSAC—administrator of the LSAT and the centralized application platform—is being sued for allegedly running an anticompetitive, “pay-to-play” operation that generates tens of millions annually from applicants. Plaintiffs claim LSAC’s arrangements with member law schools suppress competing platforms and keep prices high. The Lawsuit & Where It Was Filed According to
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Law school presents a dual challenge. Students must excel in class while gaining practical experience. This split focus feels overwhelming but is necessary. Success in law depends on both strong academics and real-world knowledge. Courses require long hours of reading and analysis. At the same time, internships and clerkships demand professional focus. Surveys show how
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