Tales from the Front: A Sampling of Oddball Job Interview Questions

Apr 1, 2012 9:20 AM CDT

Listen Up! Law Deans and Professors Discuss the Law School Loan Crisis

Apr 1, 2012 8:00 AM CDT

Efficient E-Discovery

Apr 1, 2012 7:40 AM CDT

Greater Access to Justice, Not Wall Street, Will Solve US Problems, Ben Stein Says in Keynote

ABA Techshow keynote speaker Ben Stein applauded technological advances that enable U.S. (and Canadian) lawyers to increase access to justice for their fellow citizens in a Friday session titled “The Life of Law is Not Logic But Experience.” Referring to the Constitution and the legal system it fosters as “the…

Mar 30, 2012 8:20 PM CDT

Around the Blawgosphere: Suit Against Avvo Dismissed; Ex-Associate Starts Book on Cross-Country Walk

Was NYLS Suit Dismissal a Win for Law Schools? At Balkinization, Washington University law professor Brian Tamanaha (whose book Failing Law Schools comes out in July) wonders if the dismissal of a lawsuit against New York Law School by nine of its graduates is really a victory. Tamanaha said that…

Mar 30, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

5th Annual Beer for Blawggers at ABA Techshow

Join the ABA Journal and LexBlog for the fifth year of celebrating law blogging and law bloggers at our 5th Annual Beer for Blawggers meet up Friday evening at ABA Techshow. Techshow attendees and local law bloggers not registered for the show are welcome to raise a toast to the…

Mar 28, 2012 8:33 PM CDT

What’s the Wildest Excuse You’ve Heard from a Potential Juror in Voir Dire?

Last week, felony charges were brought against Susan Cole, who called into a radio show to say she feigned mental instability to get out of jury duty. The Denver judge who excused her heard the broadcast, and now she faces charges of first degree perjury and attempting to influence a…

Mar 28, 2012 7:48 PM CDT

Dean Says ‘Law School Bubble’ Was 25 Years in the Making

In this second part of a two-part podcast series, hear ABA Journal business of law reporter Rachel M. Zahorsky host follow-up discussions with law school deans and professors to explore the merits and critiques of federal loan programs, examine the root causes of the deep debt students face and propose potential solutions to combat future tuition hikes.

Mar 26, 2012 4:04 PM CDT

Show Me the Money: States, ABA Try to Figure Out When Campaign Cash Leads to a Judge’s Recusal

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy placed great faith in the appearance of impropriety in June 2009 when the court tried to determine how much spending on judicial campaigns is enough to affect a judge’s impartiality and cause the judge’s removal from a case. The facts in Caperton v.…

Mar 23, 2012 9:15 PM CDT

Around the Blawgosphere: Prof Crunches Law Schools’ Employment Numbers; Do Web Startups Offer Value?

Rank Misrepresentations At The Faculty Lounge, University of North Carolina law school professor Bernie Burk decided to seek out information on law school websites to see what percentage of graduates are holding temporary positions funded by the law school at graduation. He promises to mine more schools’ data and post…

Mar 23, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

Law Deans and a Law Professor Respond to the ‘Law School Bubble’

Hear ABA Journal business of law reporter Rachel M. Zahorsky host follow-up discussions on the law school bubble with law school deans and professors to explore the merits and critiques of federal loan programs, examine the root causes of the deep debt students face and propose potential solutions to combat future tuition hikes.

Mar 22, 2012 4:10 PM CDT

How Do You Think SCOTUS Should Rule in the Health Care Act Cases?

Next week, U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments take place in United States Department of Health and Human Services v. State of Florida and National Federation of Independent Business v. Kathleen Sebelius—the two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. And the stakes are high. “If…

Mar 21, 2012 6:20 PM CDT

On Her Way Back: New Orleans Continues to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina

No one feels a stronger connection to a home city than the residents of New Orleans. They refused to let their city die after the pounding it took from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“It’s the soul of the city,” says David F. Bienvenu, a partner at Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn who chairs the ABA Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness. “So many people who live here have an inherent belief that this is the center of the universe.” In Katrina’s aftermath, “many of them would go to incredible lengths to stay here or come back.”

Click here to view the After Katrina in New Orleans gallery.

Mar 16, 2012 11:04 PM CDT

Around the Blawgosphere: Favorite Android Apps for Lawyers; How One Law Blogger Remembered Pi Digits

Android’s Turn Attorney at Work’s Joan Feldman knows that despite all the hoopla surrounding the launch of the latest Apple, some lawyers prefer Android-powered devices. She asked some notable android users—including tech bloggers—about their favorite go-to apps. Nerino Petro, who blogs at Compujurist, cites the Flex T9 Text Input app.”It…

Mar 16, 2012 4:33 PM CDT

What Would You Want the Contents of a Sandwich Named After Your Law Firm or Law School to Be?

New York City’s Hello Deli has honored law firm Arent Fox by naming one of its sandwiches after the firm (which has an office around the corner from the deli). What’s an Arent Fox? It’s a hot ham or turkey sandwich with melted brie, lettuce, tomato and your choice of…

Mar 14, 2012 5:31 PM CDT