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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

8 Education and Academia : From teaching law to educating students in civics or history, a law degree can be a gateway to impactful careers in academia. ABA Legal Education Section releases employment data for Graduating Law Class of 2022, American Bar Association (2023), [link] (last visited Feb 27, 2025).

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Congratulations to Phil Favro on the Opening Favro Law PLLC

E-Discovery LLC

It was great to hear that my friend, Phil Favro, recently opened his own law firm— Favro Law PLLC —where he offers a wide array of services, including as a Special Master, counselor on ESI and discovery issues, as well as mediation and expert witness services. Bridgepoint Educ., He is smart and “knows his stuff.” 2022); Winfield v.

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Standard for Court-Ordered Forensic Examinations – When Does Misconduct “Cross the Rubicon”?

E-Discovery LLC

You’re going to have to get educated in the world of electronic discovery. Systems, Inc., 218 Cal.App. 4 th 853 n. 4, 160 Cal.Rptr.3d 4 (2013), cert. denied , 572 U.S. 1138 (2014), the court wrote: “At the hearing, Sklar’s counsel stated, ‘I don’t even know what ‘native format’ means.’ 5] See generally Fed.R.Civ.P.

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The Bright Legal Future

WA Bar News

Getting There To achieve this future, we must encourage education on AI and its use in courts. Further, with access to a judge being the primary bottleneck in court proceedings, AI can also help mediate issues before they need to go before a judge. With AI we could shrink that time substantially. This sort of technology isn’t new.

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A Recap of the 2025 Washington Legislative Session

WA Bar News

Substitute House Bill 1171: Exempting attorney higher-education employees from certain mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect. Senate Bill 5087: Establishing legal education programs at community and technical colleges. Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5686: Expanding and funding the foreclosure mediation program.

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When Can a Court Deviate from the Child Support Guidelines?

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

Mediation can be an effective tool for resolving the case with minimal court involvement. Settlement through mediation may be possible, avoiding the time and hassle of court hearings. We can also use the discovery process to ask key questions and obtain documents. Ultimately, we argue that a deviation is in the child’s best interests.

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Why Are Mediation Skills Essential for Modern Lawyers?

Destination Articles Blog

Mediation is rapidly transforming the dispute resolution mechanism in the United States, with an increasing number of cases being diverted from courtrooms to mediation sessions. Mediation makes dispute resolution faster, more efficient, cost-effective, and with less conflict.