Washington State Bar Association

New Pathways in the New Bar News

After completing her undergrad and moving to Oregon, Bayley Rea decided to enroll in law school and take the traditional route to becoming a lawyer. That traditional route, it turned out, was not for her.

In the new issue of Bar News, you can learn more about Rea’s story and the WSBA’s newly proposed “portfolio evaluation,” a pathway that would allow prospective lawyers to earn their licenses by completing specific work product and practice hours, rather than by passing the bar exam. https://zurl.co/lVUSb

New Pathways in the New Bar News Bayley Rea, after facing personal challenges, pursued a non-traditional path to law licensure instead of retaking the bar exam following her father’s death and the birth of her child. Oregon&…

Do You Have a Minute? Supervising and Being Supervised

RPC 5.1 addresses the responsibility of lawyer-supervisors while RPC 5.2 outlines the corresponding duties of lawyer-subordinates. This column discusses different facets of those rules. https://zurl.co/GKjX8

Do You Have a Minute? Supervising and Being Supervised - Washington State Bar News RPC 5.1 addresses the responsibility of lawyer-supervisors while RPC 5.2 outlines the corresponding duties of lawyer-subordinates.

The ‘Hot Potato’ Rule: The Coolest Name in Legal Ethics https://zurl.co/PWoLp

The 'Hot Potato' Rule: The Coolest Name in Legal Ethics - Washington State Bar News Under the judicially created "hot potato" rule, a law firm cannot drop a client “like a hot potato” to avoid a conflict.