Newest Issue - October 2015

What the jobs are: New tech and client needs create a new field of legal operations

Features

• These lawyers battle in the boxing ring as well as the courtroom
• John Roberts marks 10 years as chief justice by taking the long view

President's Letter

• The power of pro bono: ABA day of service helps legal profession make 'justice for all' a reality

Letters

• Letters: Missing Mention

The National Pulse

• A tax ruling could complicate California's effort to battle the drought
• Right-to-work campaigns aim at smaller jurisdictions

Business of Law

• Lawyer's life's mission is to reduce racial conflict with cops
• LegalForce is looking for a few good apprentices
• Adobe's PDF product has a new face, new skills
• New '.law' suffix could set off a domain gold rush
• Starting associate pay of $160K is common--but not as common as in 2009
• South Carolina courts tackle quality-of-life issues

Precedents

• Oct. 29, 1692: Special witch trials dissolved

The Practice

• Drastic change needed in 'outdated and unworkable' lawyer advertising rules, says report
• Tips on organizing your table of contents for statutory and contractual interpretations
• How social emotions can influence jury deliberations

Opening Statements

• Ralph Nader opens his American Museum of Tort Law
• Is video visitation helpful or harmful for prisoners and their families?
• Pole dances are exempt from sales tax, says New York administrative law judge
• This Houston lawyer is now representing a death row inmate he reported on as a TV newsman

Supreme Court Report

• Will the Supreme Court 'peck away at' capital punishment?

Your ABA

• Race and law enforcement were focal points at the 2015 ABA Annual Meeting
• Attorney General Loretta Lynch praises ABA efforts in sentencing reform
• 3 candidates vie for treasurer post
• ABA House urges extending protections to all in fight against sexual violence
• Get rid of UPL, Avvo founder tells House during TED Talk-like speeches
• John Paul Stevens praises Chief Justice Roberts' style
• 'Justice is our calling,' outgoing ABA President Hubbard tells audience
• ABA Announcements

Obiter Dicta

• Could the next person you sue be yourself?

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