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Kaplan Survey: Most Pre-Law Students Don’t Think Law School Applicants Should Be Allowed to Use GenAI in Admissions Essays

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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But preliminary results from Kaplan’s 2023 law school admissions officers survey find that the majority of schools have yet to implement any policy regarding the role that GenAI can or cannot play in applicants’ admissions essays.

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  • But preliminary results from Kaplan’s 2023 law school admissions officers survey find that the majority of schools have yet to implement any policy regarding the role that GenAI can or cannot play in applicants’ admissions essays.
  • Pre-law students who don’t think GenAI should be allowed shared the following reasons:
    “The use of AI in a personal statement makes an individual's personal statement disingenuous.
  • It is also an act of plagiarism because the work is not the student's own.”
    “I think it takes away from the other applicants who actually do know how to write and research and such.
  • Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC)

Signature Resolution Welcomes Abe Melamed to Panel of Neutrals

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Signature Resolution, a leader in alternative dispute resolution, announced today that Abe Melamed is joining the firm's prestigious panel of neutrals. Melamed brings an extensive legal background and mediation experience to the firm, specializing in the practice areas of employment, data privacy and consumer class actions, personal injury, business and intellectual property.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Signature Resolution , a leader in alternative dispute resolution, announced today that Abe Melamed is joining the firm's prestigious panel of neutrals.
  • I look forward to forging a path as an innovator in the mediation field at Signature Resolution."
  • "I look forward to forging a path as an innovator in the mediation field at Signature Resolution."
  • To learn more about Abe Melamed, please visit signatureresolution.com .

Saavedra Law Firm Founder Named Super Lawyers Rising Star for Fifth Straight Year

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Friday, April 7, 2023
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PHOENIX, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saavedra Law Firm, PLC, is proud to announce its founder, Freddy Saavedra, has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for Personal Injury for the fifth consecutive year.

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  • PHOENIX, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saavedra Law Firm, PLC, is proud to announce its founder, Freddy Saavedra, has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for Personal Injury for the fifth consecutive year.
  • "It is such an honor to be recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for Personal Injury, especially as a solo attorney," Saavedra said.
  • This recognition further solidifies the reputation of Saavedra Law Firm, PLC, as a leading personal injury law firm.
  • Mr. Saavedra received his law degree from Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 2013 and has been practicing law ever since.

BYU Law Hosts 2023 Winter Deals Conference to Address the Modern Global Economy's Most Pressing Legal Issues

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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PROVO, Utah, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced that it will host the 2023 BYU Law Winter Deals Conference from March 8-10, continuing its annual tradition of convening researchers to discuss the modern global economy's most pressing legal issues. Focusing on "New Ideas for Modern Markets' Most Difficult Challenges," the Winter Deals Conference explores policies for addressing a variety of domains, from mergers and acquisitions to VC to corporate governance.

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  • PROVO, Utah, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law, a global law school focused on leadership in legal theory and practice, today announced that it will host the 2023 BYU Law Winter Deals Conference from March 8-10, continuing its annual tradition of convening researchers to discuss the modern global economy's most pressing legal issues.
  • Focusing on "New Ideas for Modern Markets' Most Difficult Challenges," the Winter Deals Conference explores policies for addressing a variety of domains, from mergers and acquisitions to VC to corporate governance.
  • BYU Law's Winter Deals Conference brings leading scholars and practitioners to Park City, Utah, located within one of the most vibrant technology clusters in the United States, to discuss some of the modern global economy's most pressing legal issues.
  • "An incubator for developing new policy and law, the Winter Deals Conference brings together thinkers from academia, public sectors and private practice to debate solutions to these emerging problems."

Greenberg Traurig Expands Litigation Practice in Phoenix; Adds Charles Markle

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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PHOENIX, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP grew its Litigation Practice with the addition of Charles Markle as shareholder in the firm's Phoenix office.

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  • Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP grew its Litigation Practice with the addition of Charles Markle as shareholder in the firm's Phoenix office.
  • PHOENIX, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP grew its Litigation Practice with the addition of Charles Markle as shareholder in the firm's Phoenix office .
  • Markle focuses on a niche practice area of Real Estate Litigation involving a multifamily acquisition strategy for investors also known as condominium termination transactions.
  • Markle counsels clients throughout the process, including any resulting litigation, of developing the individual condos into leased apartment rentals.

Mission Green Launches New Clemency Initiative and Petitions President to Release Parker Coleman Who Is Serving 60 Years for Marijuana

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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Supported by Glass House Brands, Mission Green is working with the Academy for Justice to submit clemency petitions with the hope that the President will follow through on his promise to release those convicted of non-violent marijuana offenses.

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  • Supported by Glass House Brands, Mission Green is working with the Academy for Justice to submit clemency petitions with the hope that the President will follow through on his promise to release those convicted of non-violent marijuana offenses.
  • But he emphasized that "additional work remains to be done, especially the release of those incarcerated for non-violent marijuana-related offenses at the federal levelincluding Parker Coleman."
  • Mission Green, the Academy for Justice, and Glass House Brands expect to work together until all people serving federal sentences for non-violent marijuana offenses are granted clemency.
  • As one of TWP's initiatives, Mission Green was launched to focus on individuals incarcerated for cannabis-related oenses in the federal criminal justice system.

Adopt Technologies Launches the Elephant in the Room Podcast: Giant Tech Stories That Inspire

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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PHOENIX, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adopt Technologies ( adopttechnologies.com ), a Phoenix-based information technology company, announced the premier of its new podcast series, The Elephant in the Room Podcast: Giant Tech Stories that Inspire and is focused on stories not often heard from the tech community.

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  • PHOENIX, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adopt Technologies ( adopttechnologies.com ), a Phoenix-based information technology company, announced the premier of its new podcast series, The Elephant in the Room Podcast: Giant Tech Stories that Inspire and is focused on stories not often heard from the tech community.
  • Each guest is chosen based on their reflection of one of Adopt's core values.
  • Francine Hardaway: Francine Hardaway, Ph.D., is a Phoenix Icon, a rockstar entrepreneur, and Co-founder of Stealthmode Partners.
  • In the inaugural episode, Adopt CEO, Brett Helgeson, talked about the intention behind the Elephant in the Room Podcast.

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law awards Morrison Prize to University of Chicago Law School professor for the second year in a row

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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"I'm extremely grateful to receive ASU's Morrison Prize and to be able to see the environmental law community in Phoenix," Macey said.

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  • "I'm extremely grateful to receive ASU's Morrison Prize and to be able to see the environmental law community in Phoenix," Macey said.
  • "ASU Law's Program on Law and Sustainability brings together an extraordinary and diverse group of environmental and energy law scholars.
  • "My thanks to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, its faculty and the Program on Law and Sustainability.
  • 2018 Hari M. Osofsky, professor at Minnesota Law School, and Jacqueline Peel, associate dean of the University of Melbourne Law School in Australia for their academic article " Energy Partisanship ."

ASU Law forms Center for Constitutional Design

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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In that spirit, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has launched the Center for Constitutional Design .

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  • In that spirit, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has launched the Center for Constitutional Design .
  • Through The Lodestar Foundation, Hirsch has generously funded ASU Law's Center for Constitutional Design to pursue a mission to educate the public about the Constitution and promote dialogue about ways to strengthen constitutional democracy.
  • She will be joined by Jay Jenkins as director and ASU Law Dean Emeritus Douglas Sylvester as special advisor to the center.
  • Every year, the center will bring a leading thinker and scholar on constitutional law to ASU Law to teach a course, drive public engagement, and engage with judges, policymakers and lawyers in Phoenix and Washington, D.C.

McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP, Bolsters Practice with Addition of Arizona Office and Attorney Dana Vogel

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Before joining MWA in January 2022, Dana rose through the ranks at the Arizona Attorney General's Office.

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  • Before joining MWA in January 2022, Dana rose through the ranks at the Arizona Attorney General's Office.
  • The Arizona office continues MWA's rapid expansion as it takes its place as one of the important national consumer law firms.
  • Richard McCune went on to say, "Having a physical office led by a prominent attorney in Arizona is important to us.
  • We have had a number of clients in Arizona over the years, including the State of Arizona Attorney General's office in the Volkswagen Diesel consumer fraud litigation."