Bar Exams Nationwide Test New Tech, Stick to In-Person, With Uncertainty
While Colorado has made headlines for the July bar exam and the COVID-positive examinee who sat for the bar, other states have had technology...
Pandemic Has Spotlighted Inequities for Working Women
Why has COVID-19’s economic damage disproportionately harmed women of color? And what role does childcare play in an equitable reopening of the economy? Several...
IAALS Discusses Access to American Rights, Legal Education and Limited Technicians
Speakers at an IAALS panel discussion on Aug. 20 opined on the many faceted challenges of the future of legal services and the hardships...
Friends and Former Colleagues Remember Sonny Flowers After Passing
It seems that everyone who knew Sonny Flowers personally or professionally learned something from him, whether about building a successful career as a Black...
July Bar Examinees Question Bar Necessity, Face ‘Impossible Choice’
One of the biggest days of any attorney’s life is the day they take the bar exam. But after this year’s test was disrupted...
General Counsel Say Their Companies Have a Renewed Focus on Fighting Systemic Racism
The Center for Legal Inclusiveness, as part of a weeklong summit, held an in-house counsel roundtable discussion Aug. 12 focused on how the spring...
Legal Aid Foundation Concludes Fundraiser Amid Economic Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has driven a rise in the number of people eligible for legal aid, but a recent fundraiser left a major organization...
CBA President Plans to Lead Lawyers to Leadership
This month, Jessica Brown, a partner in the Denver office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, began her term as president of the Colorado Bar...
July Tax Deadline May Have Just Delayed Onset of Related Financial Woes
The federal government extended this year’s tax filing deadline to July 15, but that hasn’t been a solution to every type of tax woe...
IAALS Executive Director Steps Down
Scott Bales, executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced earlier this month...