The Indiana Lawyer congratulates those listed here on passing the February 2018 Indiana Bar Exam. Many of these new lawyers participated in an admission ceremony May 15 in Indianapolis.
Five years ago, 46,776 law students graduated in the Class of 2013, the largest number ever. The celebration was short-lived for many, because the new lawyers walked into a bleak job market that was not showing any signs of improvement from the nosedive that started during the Great Recession.
Denia Perez’s parents brought her from Mexico to the United States illegally when she was 11 months old. Last month, she became among the first of the so-called “Dreamers” to earn a law degree. And now, she and others are using their lawyerly know-how to take on the system so they can legally practice.
During the Indiana Supreme Court Admission Ceremony Tuesday in downtown Indianapolis, the state’s newest attorneys were reminded that how they conduct themselves as human beings will be just as important in their careers as their knowledge of the law.
Starting with the fall semester 2018, Northern Illinois University College of Law will charge one flat tuition rate to all students regardless of whether they are residents of the state or not.
The nomination deadline for Indiana Lawyer’s Leadership in Law Awards has been extended until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, due to technical issues with the online nomination submission form.
A federal judge has reaffirmed his decision not to hear a law school graduate’s case against the members of the Indiana Board of Law Examiners, declining to grant a motion for reconsideration based on a finding that the board’s proceedings against him were not in bad faith.
Using my TEA approach can help new lawyers (and lawyers new to a different practice environment or career path) establish positive habits to succeed in their desired careers.
Congratulations! You’ve graduated from law school, passed the bar exam, and are sworn into the Indiana Bar. So … now what? What does it take to be a successful practicing attorney?
Here is the list of lawyers who passed the Indiana Bar Exam in July, many of whom took their oaths as lawyers at the Admission Ceremony Oct. 16.
October 16 was a transformative day for nearly 300 people who took the oath to be admitted to the Indiana Bar as new attorneys. It also was a transitional day at The Indiana Lawyer.
Indiana’s newest lawyers — almost 300 in all — were sworn in Monday morning as their families and friends took pride in their accomplishment and members of the Indiana judiciary offered advice.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush said she was worried and concerned about slumping bar exam scores. She echoed the apprehension of many about the quality of students being admitted to law schools and she noted the format of the test itself may be impacting the results.
There are 337 new lawyers in the state today after results of the July Indiana Bar Exam were announced.
A convicted felon who graduated from Yale Law School and won acclaim as a poet is being asked by a Connecticut committee to prove his “good moral character” before he is allowed to practice law.
The overall employment rate for recent law school graduates improved slightly in 2016 despite a drop in the number of jobs available and overall class size, according to a new report.
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked portions of a new Indiana law that would make it tougher for girls under age 18 to get an abortion without their parents' knowledge.
Indiana’s newest attorneys received advice from judges and took several oaths during an admission ceremony held May 17 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.
I graduated from law school in December 2015 and sat for the bar exam in February 2016, then continued to work in state government until joining Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP in January of this year. In many ways, I am starting a second career and this has both pros and cons.
It was shortly after his 2012 graduation from George Washington University Law School when the realization hit Michael Lux hard: He had a ton of student loan debt to begin paying back to the federal government.