Bar Exams - American Bar Association
The most common testing configuration consists of a two-day bar examination, one day of which is devoted to the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), a standardized 200-item test covering six areas (Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts). The second day of testing is typically comprised of locally crafted essays from a broader range of …
Dispute Resolution Overview - American Bar Association
Dispute resolution is a term that refers to a number of processes that can be used to resolve a conflict, dispute or claim. Dispute resolution may also be referred to as alternative dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, or ADR for short. Dispute resolution processes are alternatives to ...
CLE Marketplace - American Bar Association
Explore the CLE Marketplace for all content produced by the ABA and enjoy unparalleled learning experiences, with CLE credit, on timely topics with leading speakers both online and in person.
Understanding Stare Decisis - American Bar Association
Dec 16, 2022 · Stare Decisis—a Latin term that means “let the decision stand” or “to stand by things decided”—is a foundational concept in the American legal system.
Prosecution Function - American Bar Association
Part I: General Standards Standard 3-1.1 The Scope and Function of These Standards (a) As used in these standards, “prosecutor” means any attorney, regardless of agency, title, or full or part-time assignment, who acts as an attorney to investigate or prosecute criminal cases or who provides legal advice regarding a criminal matter to government lawyers, agents, or offices …
14 American Law 101 • State rules and regulations • State law cases From this list, two interesting points arise: (1) the U.S. Constitution represents the supreme law of the land, and (2) a federal supremacy rule applies.
Approved Programs Directory - American Bar Association
Directory of ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs This Directory contains information on all current ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs.
FindLegalHelp.org - American Bar Association
About FindLegalHelp.org. Findlegalhelp.org is provided as a public service by the American Bar Association's Legal Services Division. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice or legal representation.
Lawyer Licensing - American Bar Association
Lawyers are licensed by a state agency in each state. That agency can help you to find out if a person has a law license and is permitted to practice in a particular state.
New York CLE Requirements and Courses - American Bar Association
New York General CLE Rules. Credit hours and reporting: Experienced attorneys (admitted to the New York Bar for more than two years) are required to complete 24 credit hours, with at least 4 of the 24 credit hours in the Ethics and Professionalism category, 1 of the remaining credits in the Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias category, and 1 of the remaining credits in …