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Cartoon Caption: Will the record reflect that the witness is a robot?

Submit your proposed caption for this cartoon about a robot’s testimony. The winner of our October challenge will see his or her caption and credit printed in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal. Submit the caption you think best fits this cartoon by sending an email to captions[at]abajournal[dot]com with…

Sep 27, 2016 4:00 PM CDT

Do you know it all? Test your legal news knowledge with our weekly quiz!

Do you fancy yourself the legal news guru around the office? Do you enjoy trivia? Are you interested in companywide bragging rights? If you answered yes to any of these questions, test your mettle and participate in Think You Know it All?—the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz. At the beginning…

Sep 26, 2016 2:45 PM CDT

How lawyers can bring mindfulness into their practice (podcast with transcript)

Podcast Transcript Advertisement: This podcast is brought to you by Amicus Attorney, developers of legal practice management software. Let Amicus help you run your practice, so you can focus on what you do best: practice law. Visit AmicusAttorney.com and get started today. Stephanie Francis Ward: Lawyers get many messages that…

Sep 26, 2016 8:27 AM CDT

What do you do to stay organized and meet deadlines in your practice?

In the September issue of the ABA Journal, legal writing expert Bryan Garner provides a sample checklist for the timely completion of an appellate brief. “Brief-writing involves many moving parts,” Garner writes. “Having a checklist will ensure that you and your team are at your best.” This week, we’d like…

Sep 21, 2016 10:45 AM CDT

A seismic shift in how the US wages war, and what it means for the American public (podcast)

What is war? Is it a state that is entirely distinct from peace? Has it changed over the years to become something else? In this episode of the Modern Law Library, Georgetown law professor Rosa Books shares the experiences she had in the U.S. government which led her to write her new book, “How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon.”

Sep 21, 2016 8:04 AM CDT

How well do you know the news? Take the ABA Journal’s weekly quiz and find out

Do you fancy yourself the legal news guru around the office? Do you enjoy trivia? Are you interested in companywide bragging rights? If you answered yes to any of these questions, test your mettle and participate in Think You Know it All?—the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz. At the beginning…

Sep 19, 2016 1:21 PM CDT

Are there things you won’t post on social media because of privacy concerns?

This week in Austria, an 18-year-old sued her parents in an effort to get them to remove her childhood photos from Facebook, the Telegraph reported. “They knew no shame and no limits,” the woman told Austria’s Heute newspaper. “They didn’t care if I was sitting on the toilet or lying…

Sep 14, 2016 3:00 PM CDT

Dewey B Strategic’s Jean O’Grady leads lawyers through the tech maze (podcast)

Most people see librarians as the quiet personification of technical obsolescence. Jean O’Grady is out to change that. Far from sitting in a dusty room full of outdated books and CD-ROMs and telling visitors to keep quiet, the senior director of research and knowledge at DLA Piper in Washington, D.C.,…

Sep 14, 2016 8:30 AM CDT

Cartoon Poll: Pick your favorite holiday-themed cartoon caption

ABA Journal staffers had a holly jolly time choosing favorites from more than 100 cartoon caption entries. Now it’s your turn to pick a favorite. The caption will the most votes will appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine. Vote in the cartoon poll for one of the below…

Sep 13, 2016 9:11 AM CDT

Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and see if you know it all

Do you fancy yourself the legal news guru around the office? Do you enjoy trivia? Are you interested in companywide bragging rights? If you answered yes to any of these questions, test your mettle and participate in Think You Know it All?—the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz. At the beginning…

Sep 12, 2016 3:30 PM CDT

Have you ever been assigned to a case in an all-new practice area? How did you handle it?

A recent episode of NPR’s This American Life podcast focused on individuals who find themselves in over their heads. One segment was the story of Jack Bailey, a personal injury lawyer in Shreveport, Lousiana, who was assigned to defend a criminal defendant even though it was not the focus of…

Sep 7, 2016 12:55 PM CDT

Have you been paying attention to the news? Test yourself with the ABA Journal’s weekly quiz

Do you fancy yourself the legal news guru around the office? Do you enjoy trivia? Are you interested in companywide bragging rights? If you answered yes to any of these questions, test your mettle and participate in Think You Know it All?—the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz. At the beginning…

Sep 6, 2016 10:35 AM CDT

Cartoon Caption: Ho ho ho! What does this lawyer have on his list for Santa?

Submit your proposed caption for this not-so-merry scene for a chance to win our September contest and see your caption and credit printed in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal. Submit the caption you think best fits the above cartoon by sending an email to captions[at]abajournal[dot]com with “September Caption…

Sep 1, 2016 8:30 AM CDT

10 Questions: Lawyer Phillip Stone helps revive Southern institution

When Virginia lawyer Phillip C. Stone took the helm at Sweet Briar College, bringing it back from the brink of closure took skill, expertise and sheer determination. The fall semester is in full swing at Sweet Briar, a 115-year-old women’s liberal arts and sciences college nestled in the verdant foothills…

Sep 1, 2016 3:30 AM CDT

Don’t underestimate the value of comedy in the courtroom

Not long ago in these pages, a column asserted that humor is misplaced in the courtroom and proscribed for attorneys: “Don’t Be Funny: Litigation is no laughing matter to your clients” (November 2015). There is some truth in the observations: Misguided humor can be dangerous in the courtroom, especially inappropriate “jokes.”

Sep 1, 2016 2:50 AM CDT

Cartoon Caption: Will the record reflect that the witness is a robot?

Do you know it all? Test your legal news knowledge with our weekly quiz!

How lawyers can bring mindfulness into their practice (podcast with transcript)

What do you do to stay organized and meet deadlines in your practice?

A seismic shift in how the US wages war, and what it means for the American public (podcast)

How well do you know the news? Take the ABA Journal’s weekly quiz and find out

Are there things you won’t post on social media because of privacy concerns?

Dewey B Strategic’s Jean O’Grady leads lawyers through the tech maze (podcast)

Cartoon Poll: Pick your favorite holiday-themed cartoon caption

Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and see if you know it all

Have you ever been assigned to a case in an all-new practice area? How did you handle it?

Have you been paying attention to the news? Test yourself with the ABA Journal’s weekly quiz

Cartoon Caption: Ho ho ho! What does this lawyer have on his list for Santa?

10 Questions: Lawyer Phillip Stone helps revive Southern institution

Don’t underestimate the value of comedy in the courtroom

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