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Senate confirms new US attorney in Wyoming, despite misconduct allegations

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Darin Smith as the U.S. attorney for Wyoming just days after judges tossed nine federal indictments citing Smith’s alleged misconduct that could have prejudiced jurors.

May 20, 2026 11:27 AM CDT

Love, Lies and Liability: Ethical boundaries in the age of dating apps

Dating apps, designed for deep connection, have the potential to create ethical tensions for the attorney swipers out there.

May 20, 2026 10:18 AM CDT

Play-Based Learning: Can simulation games help lawyers learn management and business development skills?

Remember The Game of Life? It’s a board game in which you move your little car along a path from early adulthood to retirement, hoping for cash and glory. Barbara Koenen-Geerdink, who wrote the book Beyond Billable Hours and founded the law firm development firm with the same name, said playing Life with her kids inspired her to develop a simulation business game for lawyers.

May 19, 2026 9:40 AM CDT

ABA Legal Ed council moves forward on alternative pathways to the bar

As more states approve methods beyond taking an exam to join the bar, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted Friday to allow law schools to count those who successfully complete those pathways to count toward the mandatory 75% of graduates who must pass the bar within two years to meet accreditation standards.

May 18, 2026 11:07 AM CDT

Bar candidates without ABA-accredited degree more likely to flunk, new study finds

Aspiring lawyers who head to the bar exam without earning a law degree from an ABA-approved law school are more likely to flunk the bar exam, are less likely to find jobs at a law firm and are more likely to face professional discipline later, according to a new study.

May 18, 2026 10:38 AM CDT

Trump lawyer picked for appeals court advances to Senate floor

Updated: The Senate Judiciary Committee recently voted to send the federal court judge nomination of one of President Donald Trump's personal lawyers to the U.S. Senate floor.

May 15, 2026 9:35 AM CDT

Happy to reach out, but how? Do clients prefer texts or emails, and what makes the most sense for counsel?

Texting, lawyers note, is a speedy way to exchange information, but it also encourages informality and blurs the lines between their work and personal lives. While clients increasingly prefer text to email, lawyers say they are balancing efficiency, recordkeeping, professionalism and clarity when picking the best mode of communication.

May 14, 2026 1:41 PM CDT

Former Brooklyn Supreme Court judge arrested for alleged involvement in real estate fraud schemes

A former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice was arrested Tuesday for allegedly participating in numerous schemes to defraud investors in commercial real estate deals.

May 14, 2026 12:13 PM CDT

Fewer law school grads head to government, public interest or clerkship jobs

The number of law school grads who took jobs in government, public interest and federal clerkship positions decreased in 2025.

May 14, 2026 11:05 AM CDT

Federal judge sentenced to probation in drunk driving case

A federal judge in Michigan has been sentenced to six months of probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge, Reuters reports.

May 14, 2026 10:02 AM CDT

Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction overturned; prosecutors vow retrial

Prosecutors in South Carolina said they plan to retry disgraced and disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence, the Associated Press and other news outlets report.

May 13, 2026 1:59 PM CDT

Lawyer brings experience as a Cuban immigrant to work with Hispanic community

Jany Martínez-Ward is co-owner of the Ward Law Group with her husband, Gregory Ward. The firm, which has more than 200 employees and offices in Miami; Orlando, Florida; and New York City, primarily represents Hispanic victims of car accidents and other serious personal injury cases.

May 13, 2026 11:02 AM CDT

Undergrads’ paths to postgrad education, careers examined in new LSAC, AALS study

How undergraduates make decisions about their postgraduate education and future careers will be the focus of new research by the Association of American Law Schools and the Law School Admission Council set to come out by late 2027.

May 13, 2026 9:43 AM CDT

Repeat test-takers drag down bar pass rates for February exam

For the February 2026 bar exam, only 17 of the 45 jurisdictions that have reported their figures saw more than half of their candidates pass, according to the latest statistics collected by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

May 13, 2026 8:57 AM CDT

Pathway Pioneers: A look at supervised practice bar alternatives in 2 states

With supervised practice programs popping up around the country as alternatives to the bar exam, the ABA Journal talked to bar candidates in South Dakota and Arizona who chose to take part in these new, unproven programs and asked how it was going.

May 12, 2026 12:08 PM CDT

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