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23 Mar 2015, 11:30 am by Paul Caron
The California State Bar Association’s Civil Justice Strategies Task Force has published for public comment (by May 11, 2015) a draft report and recommendations: “Now Group” Draft Recommendations 1. [read post]
2 Mar 2013, 11:29 am by John Dzienkowski
David Cameron Carr urges California lawyers to restart a California State Bar Association. [read post]
22 Jun 2022, 4:40 am by Tom Kosakowski
(CalBar posting; via LinkedIn.)Related posts: California Senate to Appoint Ombuds; Federal Court for Northern California to Continue Ombuds Program; State Bar of Texas Unveils Ombuds Program; IOA Selects New Executive Director [Ellen Miller, also President of the National Association of Bar Executives Board of Directors]; California Bar to Implement External Ombuds Office. [read post]
22 Jun 2015, 3:37 am by Legal Profession Prof
The San Jose Mercury News has a report on a recent audit of the troubled California State Bar disciplinary system The nation's largest state bar failed to consistently protect the public from bad lawyers by settling hundreds of complaints, many... [read post]
21 Jun 2016, 7:37 am by Legal Profession Prof
Law360 reports The former California state bar director who alleged that he was fired for exposing the organization's ethical violations can pursue his claims that the bar and some of its leadership retaliated against him and wrongfully fired him, an... [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 4:06 pm by Margaret Grisdela
California is the only state that does not pattern its rules on the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct, but the commission now recommends adoption of the Model Rules format, numbering system and, in many instances, the substantive standard. [read post]
7 Jan 2015, 9:32 am by Al Sturgeon
The school-by-school results of the July 2014 California Bar Exam were released over our semester break. [read post]
7 Jan 2015, 9:32 am by Al Sturgeon
The school-by-school results of the July 2014 California Bar Exam were released over our semester break. [read post]
30 May 2019, 2:00 am by Paul Caron
The Recorder op-ed: California Needs a Task Force to Study the Bar Exam, and Needs It Now, by Jennifer L. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 12:42 pm by Legal Skills Prof
Above the Law, California’s Bar Exam Passage Rate Reaches 32-Year Low "Save for a few states, bar passage rates have continued to decline nationwide, and many have been waiting to see if California’s passage rates for the July 2016 exam... [read post]
12 Dec 2018, 3:00 am by Paul Caron
The Recorder, 'Frightening' Bar Exam Results, but No Plans to Lower Passing Score: California Chief Justice: Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said Tuesday the state Supreme Court has no immediate plans to reconsider the passing score on the California bar exam despite a historically low success rate on the July test.... [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 11:00 am by Paul Caron
AccessLex Institute Awards Grant to State Bar of California for Job Analysis Study: In step with its ongoing efforts to improve access, affordability and value in legal education, AccessLex Institute has awarded a grant of $515,000 to the State Bar of California to build on studies performed last year to... [read post]
30 Jan 2023, 7:58 am
  Many California legislators are members of the California State Bar, including former state senator Hannah-Beth Jackson. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 2:00 am by Paul Caron
Letter to Shela Shanks, Director, Committee on Admissions and the Unauthorized Practice of Law, District of Columbia Courts (Dec. 17, 2020): Dear Director Shanks, We write in the hopes that you might reconsider this year’s rule prohibiting those who sat for and passed the California Bar Exam in October 2020... [read post]
5 Oct 2017, 11:58 am by Paul Caron
ABA Journal, California Bar Spins Off its Sections Amid Concerns Over Liquor Spending, Resort Functions: The State Bar of California has spun off its 16 voluntary sections into a nonprofit entity, making the state bar strictly a disciplinary and regulatory agency that is mandatory for state lawyers. [read post]
29 Jun 2023, 1:51 pm by The Colleges of Law
The Juris Doctor program is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California. [read post]
14 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Paul Caron
Department of Justice against the State Bar of California for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide accommodations for the California bar exam—and that... [read post]
3 Mar 2024, 5:00 am by Paul Caron
ABA Journal, Some Taking California Bar Exam Say Cow Palace Venue Was So Cold It May Have Affected Their Test Results: The State Bar of California’s decision to consolidate some bar exam locations at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, didn’t work out well for test-takers who say the... [read post]