State Bar of California

researching for my paper I also learned about what i have to do to become a lawyer what i found was that the first thing you have to do is graduate from high school then practice for and take college admissions test (SAT/ACT). The next step i found out that i have to do is develop good reading and writing skills over time. Then i need to attend college and then graduate with a four year college degree. Next i can find a lawyer that i can look up to and take the law school admissions test. Next i can research law schools based on what type of lawyer you want to be and apply and graduate from law school. I need to take the bar examination in the state. Next i need to apply to the bar association of that state and pass moral character investigation. Lastly i need to pass the bar examination and get sworn in by the state supreme court. Earlier i mentioned the bar association at first i had no idea what that was but when i researched that i found out that it's one of the largest voluntary professional organizations with nearly 400,000 members and more than 3,500 entities. i also mentioned the law school admissions test LSAT for short LSAT is designed to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school. It provides a stand measure acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants. The teat is about 35 minutes long and its multiple choice questions. White the 35 minutes there…

Rule 3.8 in the California Rules of State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct discloses the special responsibilities of a prosecutor in a criminal case that they must follow, in order to maintain a fair trial for the defendant. It is first mentioned in the rule that the prosecutor can’t continue the prosecution if there isn’t enough evidence to support a probable cause. Meaning that if there isn’t enough evidence to prosecute, then they can’t charge. Another duty of the prosecutor is to make sure…

Sociology 2160-100The article “Does Affirmative Action Do What It Should?” by Dan Slatermarch asserts in many ways why affirmative action does work and why it doesn’t work. Clarence Thomas who is now an associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States stated reasons on why he opposed affirmative actions. In the article he told New York Times in 1982, “that affirmative action placed students in programs above their abilities (par 5).” He later on begin to assert how he watch the…

INTRODUCTION Paralegal certification is available in four states while only two states offer document preparer certifications through their State Bar Associations. These states require a certification examination to educationally qualified paralegals or legal assistants prior to the Bar Associations authorizing the paralegal to use the title of “Certified Paralegal,” however, certification is not required in these states to work as a paralegal. The American Bar Association defines a paralegal…

According the American Bar Association, there were approximately 1.3 million lawyers in the United states in 2015 (ABA Survey). Of that million or so, over four hundred of them are CELAs or certified elder law attorneys. What is Elder law? Elder law is an area of specialty in law that caters to a specific type of clientele that include older persons, people with disabilities and their family members. Since it was only created around twenty-five years ago, elder law is not exactly a new field,…

sanctions are imposed. The textbook states that ‘disbarment’ is “only imposed for the most egregious violations or when there is a long-term pattern of serious unethical conduct”, while ‘suspension’ is when the attorney is “derived of the right to practice law for a specified period of time”. As has been noted, two of the attorneys (Jaskot and Adoff) have been disbarred and the other two (Greenman and Gahwyler) have been under suspension. All four attorneys were held in the Bergen County Jail,…

There is much to learn from the way each institution of higher learning responds to legal issues they face. Historically, institutions of higher learning have face many legal concerns, impacting safety and learning and policy across each campus. This paper will compare and contrast three legal issues across three very different diverse types of institutions of higher learning. The three issues compared are: acceptable use policy of university technology systems, policy on sexual harassment,…

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Under New York Penal Law, false statements or failure to disclose material facts may result in denial of an application to the bar. William Gould admits to withholding information on his application for admission to the New York State Bar, and has no intention of remedying these omissions. Given that Mr. Gould has left important information from his bar application, is he likely to be admitted to practice law in the state of New York? 2. Mr. Gould has divulged…

The best and most recommended place to be a recreational therapist happens to be in California. In California, there are more job opening and get paid higher than other states. The job projections for a recreational therapist increase faster than average, at 12%. The number of job availability changes but right now it lingers around 19,000. A benefit to this job centers around the flexibility. A person can work part time or full time and that can help with someone who has more than one job.…

Becoming Who I am Supposed to Be As a student at Sonoma State University, I decided to declare my major in human development because it covers a broad range of subjects like psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Then, at the end of my junior year in college, I decided to declare a minor in early childhood studies. To complete the early childhood studies minor, I have taken classes that teach concepts such as child development and how to assess the different behavioral patterns and the stages…