147 ABA Journal @BlawgWhisperer articles.
Back in October at the Midwest Association of Prelaw Advisors conference, University of St. Thomas School of Law professor Jerry Organ (who also blogs at The…
Dec 6, 2013 2:30 PM CST Corrected: Last week, the New York City Bar Association announced some new pilot programs: a New Lawyer Institute, which would offer a yearlong…
Nov 22, 2013 2:30 PM CST At Associate’s Mind, Alabama lawyer Keith Lee notes how many young professionals suffer from “impostor syndrome” in which the person feels as though they’re secretly unqualified for…
Nov 15, 2013 2:29 PM CST Corrected: When University of Denver law professor Nancy Leong teaches criminal procedure, she always arranges for a police officer to come to class. “I remember one time in particular when…
Nov 8, 2013 2:30 PM CST The notion of creating a new class of associates that receives more training, less pressure to bill and less pay has taken hold…
Nov 1, 2013 2:17 PM CDT In posts Tuesday and Thursday at the Careerist, Vivia Chen shared the insights of Sheila L. Birnbaum and Nina M. Gussack about women and business development.…
Oct 25, 2013 1:30 PM CDT Washington, D.C., solo Carolyn Elefant notes that she wasn’t asked for a quote by the New…
Oct 18, 2013 1:30 PM CDT Most judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals read legal briefs on iPads, New Orleans appellate lawyer Raymond P. Ward wrote at Louisiana Civil…
Oct 11, 2013 1:30 PM CDT Corrected: The LexisNexis offer of six free months of LexisNexis Firm Manager described at Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites and announced at the ABA GPSolo fall conference is…
Oct 4, 2013 1:29 PM CDT While the recommendations in the ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education’s draft report (PDF) regarding law schools is what grabbed the…
Sep 27, 2013 3:30 PM CDT How does one find lawyers to follow on Twitter? Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites has always sent people to LexTweet and Legal Birds.…
Sep 20, 2013 1:30 PM CDT One aspect of a proposed Missouri law that would override federal gun laws would make it a misdemeanor to “publish…
Sep 6, 2013 2:05 PM CDT Discussion of a two-year J.D. has picked up since President Barack Obama said in a speech at Binghamton University in New York that he…
Aug 30, 2013 1:30 PM CDT Attorney at Work asked lawyers from four different firms about their most effective cost-recovery methods. “The clients in one of our practice sectors especially do not…
Aug 23, 2013 1:30 PM CDT Will you pass the bar? At WITNESSETH, University of Pepperdine law professor Robert Anderson has posted an “experimental bar passage calculator” to help recent bar exam-takers calculate their…
Aug 16, 2013 1:30 PM CDTShould small firms be the ones to close the access-to-justice gap? | How to be a great local counsel
Do most litigators have ‘impostor syndrome?’ | Men vs. women on ‘having it all’
Police don’t pay judgments against them, article says | A bulletproof business suit? Is that legal?
Is the law firm associate model being phased out? | Encrypt laptop for ethics’ sake, blogger writes
Tips from two serious women rainmakers | Should students not be law review editors?
Blogger shares skills future solos need | Legal-eyed TV recaps | ‘Are word limits for suckers?’
Writing briefs with the iPad in mind | Taking your dog to the office | What is true innovation?
How to be a boss | More hot coffee lawsuits on horizon?
Would solos take a hit if limited licensing of nonlawyers were allowed?
Where do you get the best Twitter stats? | How an ‘equal opportunity jerk’ won a discrimination suit
Is Missouri bill gunning for the First Amendment? | Audience member sues, alleging Blue Man goof
Would losing the 3L year really reduce students’ costs? Bloggers discuss
How one firm successfully recoups its costs; ‘Breaking Bad’ legal fan-fiction?
Law prof creates ‘experimental’ calculator for bar exam-takers to predict whether they’ll pass
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