http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-18T00:12:48-06:00 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/want_a_california_law_license_prposal_says_you_should_take_15_hours_of_law-/ A passing grade on the bar exam wouldn’t be enough proof of legal competency in California under a proposal approved on Tuesday by a state bar task force. To get a law license in the state, would-be lawyers would have to complete 15 units of skills courses or externships in… Bar Associations, Careers, Law Schools, States, California Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:00:25 -0500 44622.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/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_nsa_tannebaum_blogging_witches/ Forbes blogger Kashmir Hill remembers a speech that National Security Agency general counsel Rajesh De made at Georgetown in February. "In light of recent reports that the NSA has been routinely sweeping up metadata from phone companies about all calls made in the… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms, Legal Ethics, Privacy Law, Terrorism, International, North America, Canada, States, South Carolina Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:03 -0500 44508.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kentucky_bar_president_calls_recent_lawyer_suicides_disproportionate/ At least a dozen Kentucky lawyers have committed suicide since 2010, half of them in the last year. Kentucky Bar Association president Doug Myers knew five of them. He calls the number of lawyer suicides in the state “disproportionate” and “disconcerting,” the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The… Bar Associations, Careers Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:35:46 -0500 44444.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/around_the_blawgosphere_baby_boomers_idea_ownership_justice_gap/ Beware of the Boomers, Boston practitioner Dave Brown writes at Hungry Hungry Lawyers. "As exceptional as the Greatest Generation might have been, they really tanked the endgame, handing a dominant military, a booming economy and atomic weapons over to children whom they had negligently entrusted to… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Bar Associations, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, Law Firms, Solos/Small Firms, States, New York Fri, 31 May 2013 08:30:23 -0500 44420.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/law_clerk_of_28_years_diverted_3m_from_real_estate_lawyer/ After 28 years, real estate attorney James Naumovich had implicit trust in his law clerk, Gina Kioussis, and considered her a friend and family member. But she allegedly diverted $3 million in client funds for her own use, when it came down to a choice between what she was supposed… Bar Associations, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International, North America, Canada Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:47 -0500 44161.abajournal.com