Monthly Archives: December 2013

Law Firm Pays It Forward; LPR Closed For Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

We at LPR are always looking for inspiring stories to spur legal reform.  This holiday season, we stumbled on the story of a law firm that started a holiday program to encourage others to do good deeds and pay it … Continue reading →

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Judicial Assistance For Litigants Without Lawyers?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by

The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recently called out a D.C. Superior Court judge seeking senior status for “discourteous and impatient treatment of litigants.”  The Commission was created in 1970 to oversee the conduct of D.C.’s judges.   Reading the … Continue reading →

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Are Law Schools Catching On?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

There seems to be an acknowledgement by certain law schools that the age-old model of law school curricula needs updating to meet the demand for practice ready associate attorneys.  While many in the legal field cannot agree on what that … Continue reading →

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