The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division on Saturday voted to press for greater transparency for would-be lawyers considering law school to give them a greater understanding of the risks of assuming…
David B. Wilkins, one of the nation’s leading thinkers on where the legal profession is headed, received the outstanding scholar award Saturday from the fellows of the American Bar Foundation.…
Corrected: An unusual must-do has taken ABA Midyear Meeting attendees slightly off script, as they take in special viewings of The Conspirator, a soon-to-be-released film that tells…
Law practice is changing so fast and so dramatically that wholesale groups of lawyers either need to change how they operate or face finding another line of business.
Corrected: When the subject of value billing comes up among lawyers, David Boies says he is reminded of the little boy standing at the edge of a swimming pool telling…
An unusual court that travels to remote communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo is trying 11 government soldiers accused of raping more than 60 women in attacks on New…
Corrected: Tales recounted by a parade of witnesses at an ABA public hearing Wednesday painted a disturbing picture of how courts around the United States are being affected by budget…
ABA President Stephen N. Zack has written a letter urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and its inspector general to bolster attorney-client and work-product protections for public…
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has filed a notice of intent to sue two lawyers appointed to investigate him for ethical violations and a…
How recessionary pressures are affecting access in American courts, and how the regulatory structure for lawyers should respond to globalization and technology are two of the critical issues being addressed…
Homelessness, incarceration and unemployment are the likely scenarios that await a disproportionate number of the nation’s foster youths when they reach adulthood and are thrust into society ill-prepared and alone.
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