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DCBA Awards
The Durham County Bar Association and the 16th Judicial District Bar held its annual meeting and awards lunch on June 10 at the DoubleTree at RDU. […]
NCBA Convention
The North Carolina Bar Association held its annual convention in June in Charlotte. Photos courtesy of NC Bar Association. […]
Criminal Minds
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WRONG! Lawyers did socialize in pubs near the Inns of Court, but the term has nothing to do with drinking establishments.
WRONG! It’s the other way around. “Barrister” comes from “bar,” describing someone called to it.
CORRECT! Only those qualified to argue cases could pass beyond the rail, or “bar,” into the court. Being “called to the bar” meant being admitted to practice, and the name stuck for the profession as a whole.
WRONG! The term is centuries older than written bar exams, which didn’t become common in the U.S. until the late 1800s.
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