10659 ABA Journal Career & Practice articles.
Aug 15, 2022 1:35 PM CDT
The founder of an Illinois law firm is facing a five-month suspension for “engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.”
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Legal sector adds 3,000 jobs or more, 3 months in a row
The legal services sector added 3,100 jobs in July following a June gain of 3,300 jobs and a…
Aug 12, 2022 2:19 PM CDT
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ordered a judge to be suspended without pay after he was accused of making negative comments to unrepresented defendants about their appearance, background, residency and ethnicity.
Aug 12, 2022 11:32 AM CDT
Lawyers may hold cryptocurrency in escrow for clients, but they must have technical competence and safeguard against losses, according to an Ohio ethics opinion.
Aug 12, 2022 9:13 AM CDT
Waning demand for legal services and a rebound in expenses are contributing to a continued decline in law firm profitability in 2022, according to the Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index.
Aug 11, 2022 1:49 PM CDT
Aug 11, 2022 12:25 PM CDT
A federal judge in Philadelphia has ordered a Cooley lawyer to pay the legal fees of his client’s opponent for filing an unsolicited 61-page “submission” with evidentiary materials after advising the court that he did not plan to present further testimony.
Aug 11, 2022 11:10 AM CDT
Aug 10, 2022 11:54 AM CDT
In the first meeting of the ABA House of Delegates since the Dobbs decision came down from the U.S. Supreme Court, delegates voted in favor of a slate of resolutions to protect abortion rights, contraceptive access and same-sex and interracial marriage.
Aug 9, 2022 3:00 PM CDT
Additional language reaffirmed the “core values” in the ABA’s Model Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4. and said that “nothing in the resolution” should be interpreted as undermining a 2020 House resolution that encouraged regulatory innovation to expand access to justice.
Aug 9, 2022 2:43 PM CDT
“We lift lawyers up,” Mary Smith said. “We lift the legal profession up. And we cannot let ourselves be distracted by detractors. We can and must do more.”
Aug 9, 2022 1:45 PM CDT