The data shows an overall decrease in study permits from January – June 2024, with the bulk of the decline occurring from April – June after a lag period from when the caps were announced in January. “My take, after talking with others, is that it is meeting the federal government’s objectives,” former IRCC citizenship…
It’s all Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fault. Americans are afraid to tackle Supreme Court reform. For many people, his ill-fated court-packing plan is a scary reminder of the dangers that await anyone foolish enough to try to tinker with the Court’s institutional design. We think the way to ensure the Court is above politics is to…
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Faced with bankruptcy, the California Bar seemed to only have one real option to deal with facilitating its expensive lawyer-minting regime. Kaplan offered to author the test but that put the Bar in NBCE’s bad graces. But, between playing nice with the NBCE and going bankrupt, the California Bar kicked them to the curb not…
No one expects law school to be easy, and law school burnout can happen to even the highest-performing students. Many law students struggle with the mental, physical and emotional exhaustion that often comes with earning a law degree. For law students, burnout can be a vicious cycle that can impact everything from mental health to…
At a certain point in your career, you may become interested in another area of law. So interested, in fact, that you think about changing legal practice areas. Switching practice areas in law is certainly possible. If you find a different practice area that’s more fulfilling, investing in making the switch is certainly worth it….
If, after law school, you decide to work at a law firm, on the Hill, at the White House, or for the U.S. Department of Justice, and you are sexually harassed, you might first complain internally to Human Resources (HR). If that fails, you are empowered to sue your employer in civil court under Title…
The gig economy is no longer a novelty. Having multiple income streams of income is increasingly valuable, smart, and possible—even for legal professionals. These income streams can come in the form of lawyer side hustles—a job that you work on top of your main full-time job. According to this recent Zapier survey, 34% of American…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I remember when the email went live across the firms. There were associates on one floor panicking and crying. They already feel so stretched in terms of the work and effort that they just couldn’t envisage how they would be able to justify another…