Earlier this week, the Rhode Island Supreme Court announced that seventeen attorneys are now eligible for the Rhode Island bar by petitioning for admission through the Uniform Bar Exam. Under the Court’s new bar exam policy, and combining the list…
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Only 28 People Passed The February 2019 R.I. Bar Examination – But It’s An Incomplete Picture On The Number Of New Attorneys
The Rhode Island Judiciary recently released the results from the February 2019 Rhode Island bar examination. On their face, the results continue the remarkable downward trend in the number of attorneys eligible to practice law in Rhode Island. The 47%…
At The Turn Of The Tide: July 2018 R.I. Bar Exam Results Have Historically Low Numbers
Fantasy novels are a challenging genre. The author must construct a world from scratch that is close enough to the human experience to be plausible. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the best and…
Federal District Court Says So Long to Bar Exam, At Long Last
In addition to bar admission for the Rhode Island state courts, attorneys must have a separate bar admission to practice before the Rhode Island federal district court. Earlier this month, the federal district court announced a proposed change to its…
Let’s Take Palace Intrigue Where We Can Get It – R.I. Supreme Court Justices Dissent From A Miscellaneous Order!
Along with merits-based written opinions in contested cases, the Rhode Island Supreme Court issues a large volume of administrative, executive and miscellaneous orders each year. They’re mostly supervisory or perfunctory orders to ensure that the judicial branch keeps humming, covering…
More Women Than Men Passed the Rhode Island Bar Exam Last Year. Is Change Finally Afoot?
Every year, the popular legal website Law360 publishes the gender breakdown of attorneys in private practice. The numbers are usually depressing. Law360’s annual 2018 Glass Ceiling Report surveyed more than 300 national law firms on the gender demographics of their…
Only 36 People Passed the Rhode Island Bar Exam in February. Is Rhody the New California?
The bar exam is a perennial discussion topic between licensed attorneys and law students. Most law students dread not passing the bar exam, and California strikes extra fear in the tender hearts of aspiring lawyers. The list of people who…