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Q&A with Jessica Yates | Top attorney regulator discusses disability accommodations for bar exam

Apr 14, 2025

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Michael Karlik

The Colorado Supreme Court enacted a new set of rules in March governing how those seeking to enter the legal profession may seek disability-related accommodations on the bar exam and licensed legal paraprofessional exam. The rules received criticism from some attorneys and lawmakers, who noted the material that applicants must provide to exam administrators about their…
Colorado’s chief justice participates in mental health discussion at CU Law

Feb 21, 2025

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Michael Karlik

Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke about mental health and wellness in the legal profession on Wednesday, stressing the importance of seeking help starting in law school. “Thirty years ago when I went to law school, none of that existed. We weren’t having these conversations,” she said at the University of Colorado’s law school in…
‘I’m gonna call that out’: Colorado justices speak about problematic lawyering, role of international law

Oct 24, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court fielded detailed questions from an audience of law students on Thursday, with one justice asked to explain why he reprimanded an attorney for using “strident” language during oral argument. “I’m gonna call that out when I see it. I think sometimes judges are afraid to call that out and…
Chief justice, Hispanic attorneys speak about Latino influence in legal profession

Oct 12, 2024

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Michael Karlik

Colorado’s first Latina chief justice and other prominent Hispanic attorneys gathered in the Colorado Supreme Court’s courtroom on Thursday for a discussion about heritage, mentorship and lagging representation in the legal profession. “Have you ever felt pressure to conform,” asked Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez, “or, to be super blunt, to ‘tone down the brown?’” “I think…
OEDIT welcomes new executive director

Jan 23, 2023

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Savannah Mehrtens

The Office of Economic Development and International Trade this January welcomed a new executive director in Eve Lieberman, Gov. Jared Polis’ chief policy advisor and legislative counsel. Lieberman took over the role from Patrick Meyers on Jan. 1. Lieberman has served in legislative and policy departments, in addition to federal affairs work for Polis in…
Law school enrollment may be on the rise

Mar 20, 2017

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Associated Press

Many smart, ambitious undergrads no longer automatically think of law school as their path to success. The recession of the late 2000s resulted in a nationwide drop in student interest in law school and opportunities for young lawyers. Numbers might be ticking up slightly now, based on Law School Admission Test statistics and first-year class…

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Q&A with Jessica Yates | Top attorney regulator discusses disability accommodations for bar exam

Colorado’s chief justice participates in mental health discussion at CU Law

‘I’m gonna call that out’: Colorado justices speak about problematic lawyering, role of international law

Chief justice, Hispanic attorneys speak about Latino influence in legal profession

OEDIT welcomes new executive director

Law school enrollment may be on the rise