Steven FriedNo More “Bullshit” (the word) in ConnecticutThe legal industry — still mired as it is somewhere in the 1950s — remains remarkably bad at adapting to change. It’s second attempt to…4 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
Steven FriedThe Florida Bar’s Novel Approach to Dealing with the Legal Industry’s Depression EpidemicFlorida is a well-known haven for those of peculiar intellectual and emotional constitution. Its denizens’ antics are so inane that they…5 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Steven FriedGreat Moments in Legal Industry Regulation: The D.C. Bar’s Word GamesThe District of Columbia prohibits “[engaging] in the practice of law [there] … unless enrolled as an active member of the D.C. Bar.”…4 min read·Oct 26, 2020----
Steven FriedThis Was Never Just About the Bar ExamLeave it to National Conference of Bar Examiners President Judy Gundersen to take a victory lap because the latest online sitting wasn’t a…4 min read·Oct 13, 2020----
Steven FriedThe National Conference of Bar Examiners: Time to Shut This Clown Show DownThe National Conference of Bar Examiners (“NCBEX”) reached a new low last week with a desperate attempt to demonstrate its relevance and…3 min read·Oct 5, 2020----
Steven FriedBad Arguments, Threats, and Whining: State Bar Responses to Diploma PrivilegeLegal industry regulators across the country have sown considerable chaos with their inept handling of bar exam administration during the…4 min read·Sep 29, 2020----
Steven FriedWhy Legal Regulators Love BillboardsAuthors Note: No personal injury lawyers were harmed in the making of this post.3 min read·Sep 14, 2020----
Steven FriedMemo To Boards of Law Examiners: You Can’t Code Your Way Out of ThisThe consequences of the legal industry’s tepid relationship with technology are now manifesting in failed attempts to implement virtually…4 min read·Aug 24, 2020----
Steven FriedBad News for the Legal Industry Elite: Your Days in Control Are Almost OverThe legal industry’s tumultuous summer of 2020 is most remarkable for what hasn’t happened. The brouhaha over the bar exam — widespread…5 min read·Aug 17, 2020----
Steven FriedA Major Legal Industry Player’s New Experience: PushbackJudy Gundersen , president of the National Counsel of Bar Examiners, has had a tough few weeks. A Wisconsin attorney admitted on diploma…5 min read·Aug 10, 2020----
