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Making independent choices for your bar prep

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How a boys camp in the Sierra helped shape a future lawyer

The R.M. Pyles Boys Camp has spent decades mentoring youths through wilderness leadership and year-round support. One former c...

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Bar exam vendor renews challenge to fraud claims

Meazure Learning renewed its attack on the State Bar's fraud allegations, arguing the bar is improperly attempting to transform a breach-of-contract dispute over the failed February 2025 bar exam into tort claims.

Why you feel exhausted studying for the bar exam

Passive bar prep -- lectures, outlines, endless highlighting -- feels productive but may be the reason you're not retaining what you need to pass.

Judicate West executive personally pledges $75k to fund Black law student scholarships in California

California Association of Black Lawyers President Tamara C. Michael said the contribution comes as the organization enters a new phase of growth.