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2020 law school graduates, students cope with unprecedented pandemic fallout
For some of the newest lawyers in Wisconsin, graduation didn’t come with the pomp and circumstance one might expect.
State Supreme Court denies request to release bar exam participants’ info (UPDATE)
Campaign contributions, arrest records and recall petition signatures are all available for public view in Wisconsin, but the state's Board of Bars Examiners is not subject to the same visibility when it comes to supplying information on bar exam applicants.
Wis. Supreme Court considers foreign lawyer rules (UPDATE)
The state Supreme Court delayed a decision Wednesday on a proposal to formalize a process in which foreign-educated lawyers would be eligible to take the Wisconsin bar exam, pending further review of the criteria.
State Supreme Court approves BBE, OLR budgets
State Bar dues may spike more than 15 percent next year, but assessments imposed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court will drop, albeit slightly.
State Bar ponders CLE for seniors still practicing
The prospect of paying to practice law after age 70 is something emeritus lawyers in Wisconsin are willing to accept, so long as they are not mandated to take continuing legal education.
Board of Bar Examiners could push mandatory credits outside of the classroom
The local newspaper disappeared and the Wall Street Journal took its place between the attorney’s face and the bankruptcy presentation at the front of the room.
Attorney petitions court for bar exam contacts
A Madison attorney who was denied access to the names and addresses of people who took the Wisconsin bar exam in July is arguing the information should be public record.
Board of Bar Examiners seeks clarity for foreign-educated attorneys
Wisconsin’s Board of Bar Examiners wants clearer guidelines when determining the eligibility of foreign-educated attorneys for the bar exam.
At-risk applicants get conditional seat at Bar
The new conditional admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin could give at-risk applicants a chance to practice law while entangling some people who otherwise would have earned full entry.
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