Why voir dire lessons can't wait until the first trial
Jury selection can determine a trial's outcome, yet most lawyers don't learn voir dire until they're in court. Southwestern La...
Lawyers' Mutual, Daily Journal Launch 2026 Scholarship for First-Generation Law Students
The program provides $5,000 for first place, $2,500 for second, $1,500 for third, and seven $500 honorable mentions to student...
UC Irvine Law launches Center for Technology & Justice
Directed by Professor Ari Waldman, the center will study how technology shapes law, privacy and society.
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Bar examiners, associations oppose move to multistate exam
A survey shows most Board of Trustees and Committee of Bar Examiners members favor developing a new California-specific exam, aligning them with bar associations but putting them at odds with law school deans.
Six law schools record perfect bar pass rates in July
The July bar exam results mark the first scores since California returned to the traditional multistate format following February's troubled rollout of a new exam.
Bar Exam pass rate rises to 3-year high -- but Kim Kardashian falls short
More than half of those who took the July 2025 California Bar Exam passed, marking the highest summer success rate in three years and the bar's first return to the national Multistate Bar Exam since February's troubled rollout of a state-specific test.