New Mexico Bar Exam

10/10/2020

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay. The New Mexico Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program sponsors free counseling for attorneys, law students, law office staff, bar examinees, and their families. Call for more info.

10/07/2020

The New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners will be closed October 12 in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.

09/23/2020

We're not saying it's true or not true, just that it would make for an amazing #barexam hypo.

09/21/2020

2020 Evaluations

The New Mexico Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission provides useful, credible information to voters on all judges standing for retention during elections.

The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) evaluates the performance of sitting judges and justices who are seeking retention.

09/17/2020

Your Newest Associate Might be Struggling More Than You Think | Daily Business Review

Your Newest Associate Might be Struggling More Than You Think | Daily Business Review

New associates are no longer down the hall from senior attorneys or part of organic office chit chat, now that COVID-19 has sent law firms online. What breed of young lawyers will emerge from 2020?

09/14/2020

Congratulations to everyone who completed the New Mexico bar exam last week.

08/31/2020

Feds Detail Terms of Student Loan Forbearance through Year-End - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

A three-month extension of the CARES Act's student loan provisions means that federal loan payments are now not due until 2021. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/feds-detail-terms-of-student-loan-forbearance-through-year-end/

Following up on an executive order, the US Department of Education outlines forbearance rules for student loan borrowers for the remainder of 2020.

07/24/2020

An essential program from the State Bar of New Mexico.

07/22/2020

Congratulations, Prof. Burr!

Law School and Regents Professor Emerita Sherri Burr was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in History and remains active in the community. Read more about her at https://lawschool.unm.edu/news/2020/07/burrs-service-to-communities-continues.html. #AlwaysALawLobo

07/22/2020

National Conference of Bar Examiners

At this time, the #MPRE scheduled for August 11 and 12 at Pearson VUE testing centers is proceeding as scheduled. For more information, see this update: https://zcu.io/AWEt

07/09/2020

Big decision in #IndianLaw today. #SCOTUS https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-9526_9okb.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0y5_R_6bqLVX6tyfCnAHQla_kzTh4IeKH__7X-Rl6rFkuCfZY9sRBVjQQ

07/06/2020

The New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association is currently taking nominations to sit on its board.

The NMHBA Board is an incredible experience and we hope you will consider joining us! If you have any questions or would like a copy of the application form, please email [email protected]. Can't wait to hear from you!

07/03/2020

Happy Fourth of July weekend. Stay safe and healthy, everyone!

07/02/2020

New Mexico legends.

Thank you Deans Hart & Romero! Two UNM Law School Legends, Professors Emeritus Fred Hart and Leo Romero, both taught their final classes at the end of the Spring 2020 semester. To honor them, we are gathering memories from former students to be printed and presented to them at a later date. You can share your memories and recollections online at https://forms.unm.edu/forms/hart_romero_memories. #ThankfulThursdays

06/30/2020

Wear Your Mask Right!

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has a good video covering how to put on and remove your mask. https://vimeo.com/402350551

Guidelines for wearing your mask while at work.

06/23/2020

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

New Mexico: the pandemic has not let up.

You are still required to wear a mask or face covering in public.

Wearing a mask significantly reduces the spread of COVID-19 – do your part to protect your community and ensure that others are protecting your health.

#MaskUp #ProtectNM

06/23/2020

Shakespeare Takes the Bar Exam

Shakespeare lived through a major pandemic. Shakespeare actually wrote about lawyers and the law from time to time. And this is our favorite mashup of the Bard and the #barexam. https://shakespearebarexam.tumblr.com/post/55010531417

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06/21/2020

Governor appoints Santa Fe lawyer to state Court of Appeals

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/ap/governor-appoints-santa-fe-lawyer-to-state-court-of-appeals/article_a3e654b8-eb52-565c-8c00-7b6fe185771f.html

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals.

06/20/2020

How to Stay Safe Studying for the Bar Exam During COVID-19 | the National Jurist

How to Stay Safe Studying for the Bar Exam During COVID-19 | the National Jurist

Submitted by Ashley Heidemann on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 7:55am Many jurisdictions are offering in-person bar exams (either in the summer or fall) with only a few committing to remote exams. If you are wondering how to stay safe while studying for the bar exam—and during the actual exam—check out thes...

06/20/2020

New Mexico Black Leadership Council

A special New Mexico Statewide Virtual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday at Noon. Click here for details: http://ow.ly/zjj750Abr4t #JuneteenthNM

06/19/2020

It has never seemed fair to us that summer bar prep and major SCOTUS decisions happen at the same time.
#staythecourse !

06/15/2020

Feeling financial strain due to the current pandemic? The NCLC keeps an up-to-date list of resources on its website. https://library.nclc.org/major-consumer-protections-announced-response-covid-19

06/13/2020

US Military Could Lose Space Force Trademark to Netflix Series

It’s an MPT in the flesh! This will not be on the next MPT. https://www.cbr.com/us-military-lose-space-force-trademark-netflix/?fbclid=IwAR15C8uGtFi-4pcpTO4OZpJLcFtaCp5AugtxEdYcHkJ1g-61H4YMha2ern8

The United States announced its Space Force first, but Netflix's streaming series was first to launch, meaning it might win a trademark war.

06/10/2020

NM Chief Justice Nakamura retiring next month

NM Chief Justice Nakamura retiring next month

Longtime New Mexico judge and the state's Chief Justice Judith Nakamura is retiring July 31. The Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission is advertising for her replacement. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will appoint her successor. Nakamura made…

06/05/2020

Is lower number of law school applicants a COVID-19 glitch? LSAT schedule changes could be to blame

Is lower number of law school applicants a COVID-19 glitch? LSAT schedule changes could be to blame

Applicants to ABA-accredited law schools are below the number reported at this time last year, but it’s unclear whether that will translate to lower enrollment because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

06/04/2020

'Just Mercy' is now free to stream through June to help educate people on systemic racism

'Just Mercy' is now free to stream through June to help educate people on systemic racism

You can rent "Just Mercy" for free on several streaming services — including Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, and Google Play — all month.

05/29/2020

10 law schools are out of compliance with bar passage standard, ABA legal ed section says

10 law schools are out of compliance with bar passage standard, ABA legal ed section says

Ten law schools are out of compliance with an ABA accreditation standard that requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within two years.

05/22/2020

Board offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in honor of Memorial Day.

05/16/2020

My Cousin Vinny

We’re really feeling it this weekend — time for a Vinny viewing! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0t7GMLXRnNM

Two carefree pals (Ralph Macchio and Mitchell Whitfield) traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them...

05/15/2020

One Side Effect of the Virus: Free Credit Reports Each Week

This is a major tool for consumers (and applicants): free credit reports every week.

That’s an improvement over the normal once-a-year limit. While it won’t fix potential credit woes, it can be a helpful tool to stay on top of your finances.

05/14/2020

New Mexico Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

New Mexico Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

Good insight for anyone else feeling the vortex of time twisting in the week to week management of the lock down orders.

05/13/2020

Considerations for reopening your law firm

Useful advice from The Florida Bar that really applies to firms in every state.

On March 9, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Florida as a result of COVID-19. Since then, we’ve lived through weeks of quarantine orders, virtual home schooling, remote working, and inexplicable toilet paper shortages. Needless to say, we’ve all made extraordinary adjustments ...

05/09/2020

Congratulations, University of New Mexico School of Law graduates!

05/07/2020

Law professor: Virus reveals we all need a class in evidence

We also think everyone should study evidence.

We need a universal high school course that focuses on evaluating the reliability and relevance of evidence

05/04/2020

How Star Wars explains constitutional law

#Maythe4thbewithyou.

(Andres Kudacki/AP)By Cass R. Sunstein Bloomberg NewsApril 29, 2015 at 9:08 AM EDTCass R. Sunstein is Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard and author, most recently, of Choosing Not to Choose. This article is republished from "The New Rambler."Here is one account of the six movies that no...