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12 must-see movie sites in San Francisco

Scenic San Francisco, the host of this year’s ABA Annual Meeting, is a favorite for movie producers looking for dramatic on-location shots. For the lawyers traveling to the City by the Bay this week, we’ve pulled together a gallery of 12 must-see movie sites in San Francisco (see Gallery). Consider…

Aug 8, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

Legal ed section to take on proposed changes to law school accreditation standards

The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is facing the future of legal education head-on at this week’s ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. On Friday, the governing council of the Legal Education Section, the ABA’s law school accrediting arm, will consider a package of proposed…

Aug 7, 2013 2:24 PM CDT

Hillary Clinton, Justice Kennedy among high-profile speakers at ABA Annual Meeting

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is among the high-profile speakers slated to appear at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco that begins this Thursday. Kennedy will be the featured speaker at the ABA Opening Assembly on Saturday, according to a press release. Other high-profile speakers include former Secretary of State…

Aug 7, 2013 10:40 AM CDT

Law school financing system in need of ‘serious re-engineering,’ task force says

The current system for financing a law school education, which drives up tuition costs and student debt, is “deeply flawed” and in need of a “serious re-engineering,” an ABA task force says. And the law school accreditation standards, which impose more standardization of legal education than may be necessary, should…

Aug 1, 2013 8:20 PM CDT

Incoming ABA President James Silkenat puts a job corps for new lawyers at the top of his agenda

It didn’t take long for James R. Silkenat to recognize that serving as ABA president is a life-changing experience. And even though he won’t start his one-year term until the close of the 2013 ABA Annual Meeting in mid-August, Silkenat has been experiencing the turmoil of the presidential experience since…

Aug 1, 2013 6:30 AM CDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton to receive ABA’s highest award

The American Bar Association has announced that Hillary Rodham Clinton will receive its highest award—the ABA Medal. The former U.S. secretary of state and Yale Law School graduate will be presented with the award on Aug. 12 at the ABA’s annual meeting in San Francisco. “For Hillary Clinton’s immense accomplishments…

Jun 28, 2013 4:47 PM CDT

ABA Announcements

2013 BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTIONS At the 2013 Midyear Meeting, the Nominating Committee will announce nominations for district and at-large positions on the ABA Board of Governors for terms beginning at the conclusion of the 2013 Annual Meeting and ending at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual Meeting. Pursuant to…

Jan 1, 2013 7:00 AM CST

ABA Announcements

2013 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTIONS The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2013 Annual Meeting: Alabama Alaska California Florida Hawaii Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia Wisconsin PETITIONS Nominating petitions…

Dec 1, 2012 7:20 AM CST

Letters: Pro Bono Heroes

PRO BONO HEROES Regarding “The Convert,” September, page 14: It does my heart good to see the efforts of fellow members of the corporate bar, such as Richard Horstman (right), who take on the tasks that need to be done. Pro bono publico is not an empty Latin phrase. It…

Nov 1, 2012 9:50 AM CDT

Clear Track: Ethics 20/20 Commission Can Now Address Issues of Fee-Splitting with Nonlawyers

As the ABA House of Delegates prepared to adjourn late in the afternoon on Aug. 6 after a full day of deliberations, members of the Commission on Ethics 20/20 finally retired to their “war room” to pop open a couple of bottles of champagne and savor the fact that their…

Oct 1, 2012 7:30 AM CDT

In Harmony’s Way: Lawyer Bands Add Musical Heat to the ABA Annual Meeting

In the glory days of the Swing Era, a big dance band might take weeks to travel from Los Angeles to Chicago, with the musicians hopscotching by bus or auto from town to town as they played a grueling schedule of one-night stands. But that’s not the way it’s done…

Oct 1, 2012 6:20 AM CDT

Final Call: Section Won’t Accredit Non-US Law Schools, But Foreign Lawyers Can Be Admitted

It looks as though the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar won’t be accrediting foreign law schools anytime soon. The council of the legal education section, which is recognized by the Department of Education as the national accrediting body for U.S. law schools, rejected the idea…

Oct 1, 2012 6:00 AM CDT

Ethics 20/20 Proposals Would Make It Easier for Foreign Lawyers to Practice in US

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 released drafts of possible recommendations Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign lawyers to obtain limited authority to practice in U.S. jurisdictions. But a cover memo (PDF) issued by commission co-chairs Jamie S. Gorelick and Michael Traynor emphasizes that the commission still has…

Sep 5, 2012 1:59 PM CDT

Clean Sweep: House of Delegates Approves Ethics 20/20’s Full Slate

The ABA House of Delegates nudged the U.S. legal profession a little further into the 21st century, approving a series of resolutions amending the association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct to accommodate changes in law practice triggered by technology and globalization. During its August sessions at the 2012 ABA Annual…

Sep 1, 2012 6:30 AM CDT

Honoring All 5 TJAGs

In a special ceremony at the annual meeting opening assembly, outgoing ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III presented citations to the judge advocate general of each U.S. military service. Robinson, the member-in-charge of the Florence, Ky., office of Frost Brown Todd, said he was so pleased to have all…

Sep 1, 2012 6:20 AM CDT

12 must-see movie sites in San Francisco

Legal ed section to take on proposed changes to law school accreditation standards

Hillary Clinton, Justice Kennedy among high-profile speakers at ABA Annual Meeting

Law school financing system in need of ‘serious re-engineering,’ task force says

Incoming ABA President James Silkenat puts a job corps for new lawyers at the top of his agenda

Hillary Rodham Clinton to receive ABA’s highest award

ABA Announcements

ABA Announcements

Letters: Pro Bono Heroes

Clear Track: Ethics 20/20 Commission Can Now Address Issues of Fee-Splitting with Nonlawyers

In Harmony’s Way: Lawyer Bands Add Musical Heat to the ABA Annual Meeting

Final Call: Section Won’t Accredit Non-US Law Schools, But Foreign Lawyers Can Be Admitted

Ethics 20/20 Proposals Would Make It Easier for Foreign Lawyers to Practice in US

Clean Sweep: House of Delegates Approves Ethics 20/20’s Full Slate

Honoring All 5 TJAGs

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