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How 2 Texas lawyers are marketing their practice through song

Thanks to social media and the internet, it’s never been easier—or more affordable—for lawyers to advertise. On the other hand, having so many avenues available to lawyers makes it more difficult for anyone to stand out from the crowd.

Feb 12, 2020 9:15 AM CST

What this law prof has learned about rural justice

I have a confession. Until 2016, I thought criminal justice reform meant urban criminal justice reform. I’d been to rural jurisdictions and worked in a rural prison. But rural justice challenges seemed like brutal realities, not policy-driven injustices. One day in rural Louisiana, I learned that I was wrong. In…

Feb 6, 2020 11:20 AM CST

How safe is your right to vote?

A book by a University of Baltimore law prof tells the story of historical efforts of voter suppression and the modern-day dangers that face voters now. In this new episode of the Modern Law Library, Gilda R. Daniels talks to Lee Rawles.

Feb 5, 2020 9:30 AM CST

Nothing is off-limits for this California bar task force

The group, which laid the groundwork for what could become the largest modern reform to the state’s professional rules potentially set a road map for others around the country.

Feb 1, 2020 3:00 AM CST

Thanks to Legal Hackers, hackathons are an important tool for making law more accessible

Conventional wisdom in the legal profession dictates that attorneys should have all the answers, mistakes can be detrimental, and people who call themselves “hackers” are known for identity theft and espionage and must be avoided at all costs.But things are changing. In 2012, the Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic…

Feb 1, 2020 2:50 AM CST

An LSC grant program is trying to increase access to justice through tech

The Technology Initiative Grant Program awards regional LSC offices money for creating technology plans that help low-income people with their legal needs.

Feb 1, 2020 2:40 AM CST

Measures for Justice brings about reform by traveling the country to record criminal justice data

Staffers of travel the country unearthing, cleaning and publishing county-level criminal justice data in what they hope will be each of America’s 3,141 boroughs, counties, independent cities, parishes and the District of Columbia.

Feb 1, 2020 2:30 AM CST

2020 Legal Rebels: It takes a team

Beginning with the 2020 class, we decided to move Legal Rebels to February-March. To mark this new beginning for Legal Rebels, we decided to try something new. Whereas prior classes have mostly featured individuals with the occasional team thrown in, we decided that 2020’s class would be made up entirely of teams.

Feb 1, 2020 1:40 AM CST

Letters From Our Readers: Rogue tenant control

Rogue tenant control “When Landlords Pay,” Winter 2019-2020, page 18, makes the statement, “The law doesn’t say landlords need to act like cops.” That is exactly the type of duty this action seeks to impose on landlords, except the landlords have no police powers. There are very strict laws governing…

Feb 1, 2020 1:30 AM CST

Choice and Fate: Why I’m glad my first job offer was rescinded

When I finally had the opportunity to encounter the solo practitioner who rescinded my job offer, he approached me first, stating something like: “I am glad to see that you landed with Plunkett Cooney, it’s a really good firm. I withdrew the offer because you deserved a job like this and needed to wait for it to come along.”

Feb 1, 2020 1:20 AM CST

When caring costs you: Lawyers can experience vicarious trauma from work

One thing they don’t teach in law school is how to cope with trauma associated with legal work. One such unintended consequence is vicarious trauma. In my work as a bankruptcy lawyer, I meet a lot of clients who are in deep distress. Often, clients end up in my office…

Feb 1, 2020 1:15 AM CST

How 2 Texas lawyers are marketing their practice through song

What this law prof has learned about rural justice

How safe is your right to vote?

Nothing is off-limits for this California bar task force

Thanks to Legal Hackers, hackathons are an important tool for making law more accessible

An LSC grant program is trying to increase access to justice through tech

Measures for Justice brings about reform by traveling the country to record criminal justice data

2020 Legal Rebels: It takes a team

Letters From Our Readers: Rogue tenant control

Choice and Fate: Why I’m glad my first job offer was rescinded

When caring costs you: Lawyers can experience vicarious trauma from work

This Alaska lawyer blends life and law as a tribal court judge and an Orthodox Jew

Legal writers can learn a lot from these unparalleled unpublished opinions

Lawyer launches café that employs individuals with disabilities

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