http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-18T00:25:35-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ABA_leader_calls_for_streamlining_of_overwhelming_and_often_ineffective/ In Friday testimony before a House Judiciary Committee task force, the chairman of the ABA Criminal Justice Section called for scrutiny and appropriate action to reduce the "explosive growth" of federal criminal law. Although the federal courts see only a small fraction of the nation's criminal cases, federal… Bar Associations, ABA, Criminal Justice, Legislation & Lobbying, States, District of Columbia Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:37:36 -0500 44653.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/track_job_outcomes_9_or_10_months_after_graduation_ABA_section_of_legal_ed/ The governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has voted to defer action until August on a proposal to push back by a month the date on which law schools measure graduate employment outcomes. The council, which met Friday in St. Louis, decided… Bar Associations, ABA, Education Law, Labor & Employment, Law Schools, Law Students Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:05:24 -0500 44529.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/gender_inequity_in_pay_diminishes_womens_prospectsand_the_law_profession/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Careers, Lawyer Pay, Women in the Law, Civil Rights, Legislation & Lobbying, President's Message Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:40:17 -0500 44203.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/lawyers_offering_unbundled_legal_services_must_consider_the_ethics_issues/ ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Ethics, Ethics Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:20:10 -0500 44246.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/new_york_times_writer_stars_at_aba_techshow/ Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Business of Law Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:00:10 -0500 44248.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/technology_can_make_your_solo_firm_frugal/ Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms, Business of Law Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:50:10 -0500 44249.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/tracking_down_the_craigslist_killer/ Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Criminal Justice, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Business of Law Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:30:10 -0500 44250.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/program_highlights_web_locations_lawyers_like/ Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Business of Law Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:19:10 -0500 44251.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/this_pineapple_can_intercept_wi-fi_traffic/ Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Cybersecurity, Business of Law Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:10:10 -0500 44252.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/firms_are_at_risk_inside_and_out/ Bar Associations, ABA, ABA Techshow, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Cybersecurity, Business of Law Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:00:10 -0500 44253.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/employment_picture_for_law_grads_looks_pretty_much_the_same_as_a_year_agofo/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Careers, Lawyer Pay, Law Schools, Law Students, Your ABA Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:50:58 -0500 44254.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/legal_education_section_announces_new_staff_director_during_a_time_of_close/ Bar Associations, ABA, Law Professors, Law Schools, Law Students, Your ABA Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:40:10 -0500 44255.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/bar_leaders_at_aba_day_spend_a_lot_of_time_on_the_hilland_thats_just_how_th/ Bar Associations, ABA, Legislation & Lobbying, Your ABA, Report from Governmental Affairs Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:30:10 -0500 44256.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_unpaid_pro_bono_internships_violate_the_law_aba_says_they_should_be_allo/ The ABA wants to pave the way for law students and recent grads to work on pro bono matters in unpaid internships with for-profit law firms and corporate legal offices. ABA President Laurel Bellows, in a letter (PDF) to the U.S. Department of Labor, seeks assurances that the… Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Labor & Employment, Law Firms Thu, 30 May 2013 06:30:40 -0500 44399.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_offers_help_to_law_firms_and_individuals_hit_hard_by_oklahoma_tornadoes/ The president of the American Bar Association has extended her sympathies to victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes and says the ABA is organizing relief efforts to provide legal help to survivors of this week's storms. “There are no words to ease the pain of the families who lost loved ones… Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Natural Disasters, States, Oklahoma Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:31 -0500 44355.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_granat_slu_law_school_tumblr/ Legal services delivery entrepreneur Richard Granat wrote at eLawyering Blog about the efforts of the ABA's eLawyering Task Force to identify the top law schools currently teaching legal practice technology. "We include within this category courses that train law students in document automation,… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Careers, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Public Defenders, Law Schools, Law Students Fri, 10 May 2013 08:30:01 -0500 44050.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_hears_testimony_on_stand_your_ground_laws/ At a Thursday hearing, Illinois Appellate Court Judge Michael Hyman, chair of the ABA Coalition on Racial & Ethnic Justice, laid out the questions that the ABA's National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws is grappling with—and that he said the nation… Bar Associations, ABA, Constitutional Law Fri, 03 May 2013 15:02:03 -0500 44032.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/gender_equality_is_theme_of_aba_law_day_program/ The ABA is celebrating Law Day with a program this evening focusing on gender equality. The Washington, D.C., event will consider questions such as: Has constitutional equality for women in the United States been realized? What are the appropriate roles of courts, legislatures and advocacy groups in advancing gender equality?… Bar Associations, ABA, Civil Rights Wed, 01 May 2013 06:53:41 -0500 43984.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/aba_helps_lawyers_thrive_by_being_at_the_forefront_of_new_practice_areas/ Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Careers, Cybersecurity, Elder Law, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms, President's Message Wed, 01 May 2013 04:50:06 -0500 43791.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_protected_should_communications_between_lawyers_and_a_firms_in-house_co/ Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Corporate Law, In-house Counsel, Legal Ethics, Legal Theory, Trials & Litigation, States, Georgia, Ethics Wed, 01 May 2013 03:10:54 -0500 43795.abajournal.com