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How using checklists can improve your writing

Have you ever noticed that you tend to make mistakes when you depart from a routine? You have a normal way of doing things, but then something unforeseen happens and you change your routine slightly.

Sep 1, 2016 2:30 AM CDT

How much money can you make in different practice areas?

Chart by Stephen Ravenscraft This summer the ABA, along with Glassdoor, Salary.com, LawyerEdu.org and the National Association for Law Placement published statistics about attorney salaries by practice area. And the makers of Practice Panther law practice management software combined the data to create this list. They suggest it might be…

Sep 1, 2016 1:50 AM CDT

Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II offers cautionary message

The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II offers a cautionary message for current political debates

Sep 1, 2016 12:50 AM CDT

What videos or podcasts would you recommend to someone studying law?

Recently on the blog Credit Slips, Dalié Jiménez, a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, wrote that a lot of the required “reading” for her consumer bankruptcy policy seminar will in fact be YouTube videos—mostly segments from John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight on HBO. A law prof…

Aug 31, 2016 2:15 PM CDT

Are you clued in? Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and prove 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. Each Monday, the…

Aug 29, 2016 2:50 PM CDT

Is it time to leave your current job? (podcast with transcript)

Are you unhappy at work? Is it time to leave your job, or should you look for other options to improve your current work conditions? Trust your intuition, and don't beat yourself up with negative thoughts about workplace problems being all your fault, says Gayle Victor, a Chicago-area lawyer and social worker who counsels attorneys and their families. She spoke with the ABA Journal's Stephanie Francis Ward in this month's Asked and Answered podcast.

Aug 29, 2016 8:30 AM CDT

Massachusetts lawyer wins $3K Ross prize for her fictional story ‘Another Shot’

Congratulations to Elena O. Papoulias, the winner of the 2016 ABA Journal/Ross Prize for Legal Short Fiction! Papoulias, from Centerville, Massachusetts, was among 38 entrants in this year’s short story contest. Her short story “Another Shot” will be awarded a $3,000 cash prize on Sept. 22 at a ceremony at…

Aug 26, 2016 3:30 PM CDT

10 Questions Live: How Kristen Clarke is fighting voter suppression

With Election Day drawing ever nearer, Kristen Clarke and her co-workers are gearing up to make sure that no eligible voter is turned away from the polls. Clarke is president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a Washington, D.C.-based group that was formed in…

Aug 25, 2016 4:30 PM CDT

Are you a night owl or an early bird?

This week, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) wrote about a number of professionals who start their days at 4 a.m.—or even earlier—to get the most out of their day. Apple CEO Tim Cook starts his daily routine at 3:45 a.m., the newspaper reports. And entrepreneur and speaker Peter Shankman…

Aug 24, 2016 12:45 PM CDT

Bring it! Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and prove 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. Each Monday, the…

Aug 22, 2016 11:42 AM CDT

Cartoon Poll: Which bird-brained caption fits this cartoon best?

Of the nearly 200 cartoon caption entries this month, there were dozens of plays on Twitter/tweets. Same goes for empty-nesters and disputes over the couple’s nest egg. Staff favorites are below. Now it’s your turn to vote on the entry that will appear in an upcoming issue of the ABA…

Aug 18, 2016 11:20 AM CDT

Which actor would play you in the movie of your life in the law?

This week, we noted that Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne will be portraying Paul Cravath—the namesake of Cravath, Swaine & Moore—in an upcoming movie about Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse’s battle over the patent for the lightbulb. So this week, we’d like to ask you: Which actor would play you in…

Aug 17, 2016 1:15 PM CDT

Freedom isn’t the end of the story for exonerees (podcast)

When we hear about the wrongfully convicted, media coverage usually ends with the person being released from prison or reaching a large settlement with the state. But for the exonerated, life goes on–lives for which prison did not prepare them. Journalist Alison Flowers has made the post-prison lives of exonerees the topic of her new book, Exoneree Diaries: The Fight for Innocence, Independence and Identity.

Aug 17, 2016 8:30 AM CDT

Test your knowledge! Take the ABA Journal weekly news 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. Each Monday, the…

Aug 15, 2016 10:00 AM CDT

Have you ever put a radical new idea into action in your practice?

Family lawyer and consultant Lee Rosen lamented in a post last week on his Divorce Discourse blog that many people are afraid to try new ideas—even ideas that he’s been able to make work at his own firm. “I can find lawyers right now who’ll tell me—at length—why they can’t…

Aug 10, 2016 12:55 PM CDT

How using checklists can improve your writing

How much money can you make in different practice areas?

Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II offers cautionary message

What videos or podcasts would you recommend to someone studying law?

Are you clued in? Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and prove you know it all

Is it time to leave your current job? (podcast with transcript)

Massachusetts lawyer wins $3K Ross prize for her fictional story ‘Another Shot’

10 Questions Live: How Kristen Clarke is fighting voter suppression

Are you a night owl or an early bird?

Bring it! Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and prove you know it all

Cartoon Poll: Which bird-brained caption fits this cartoon best?

Which actor would play you in the movie of your life in the law?

Freedom isn’t the end of the story for exonerees (podcast)

Test your knowledge! Take the ABA Journal weekly news quiz

Have you ever put a radical new idea into action in your practice?

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