A one-of-a-kind boot camp for trial attorneys who want to improve their courtroom skills kicks off today at Syracuse University College of Law. The five-day New York State Bar Association Trial Academy covers all aspects of a trial from jury selection to closing arguments. The event draws the best civil and criminal litigators from around … Continued
The young women of he Albany Academy for Girls bested dozens of other Capital Region and North Country teams to win the regional competition for the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial competition. The Academy Team faced students from the Hudson Valley Homeschool Consortium in the regional finals last month. Judges score teams on … Continued
High School of American Studies at Lehman College has advanced to the semifinal round of the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial competition, which will be held May 23. The Bronx team beat Manhattan’s Dalton School last month to become the Regional IV finalist. This is the second year in a row the team … Continued
Our legal landscape has changed dramatically in the past two years, and so has legal writing. That was one of the takeaways of Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits’ very popular May 11 seminar on legal writing hosted by the New York State Bar Association. He opened the class by saying “Now, only a few things … Continued
The United States and governments around the world have paid reparations even when they had no part in inflicting the damage. So why is it that Black Americans haven’t been compensated for centuries of slavery followed by decades of segregation? This was the question addressed by a panel of experts brought together by the New … Continued
The fact that this horrific shooting appears to have been racially motivated, taking place in a Black neighborhood, is yet another example of how communities of color are disproportionately impacted as gun violence spirals out of control across the nation.
Ossining High School topped dozens of other Hudson Valley teams to win Region IV of the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial competition. The Ossining team faced the Mount Academy team from Ulster County in the regionals last month. Judges score teams on several factors including professionalism in their presentation of a hypothetical case. … Continued
The New York State Bar Association signed an agreement with the Bar Association of Rome this morning during a live virtual event. NYSBA added bar associations in Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Barcelona to its list of international partnerships last month. The ceremony was followed by a webinar on reforms in the Italian Civil Justice System. … Continued
Everyone has heard of March Madness. But for aspiring attorneys in New York State, nothing compares to the month of May when the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial championship brings May Madness to courtrooms across the state.
In her biweekly address, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said the return to full court operations is progressing smoothly.