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Longest-serving black federal judge, known for civil rights and wiretapping rulings, dies at 96

Updated: U.S. Circuit Judge Damon Keith, known for his decisions on wiretapping and civil rights, has died at age 96. The Detroit Free Press identifies Keith as “the longest-serving black judge in the nation.” The New York Times and the Detroit News also have obituaries. Keith was appointed to the…

Apr 29, 2019 10:57 AM CDT

New program will pay some law school admittees to defer studies and work in public interest

Weil, Gotshal & Manges recently announced a program that funds yearlong public interest positions for individuals admitted to a handful of prestigious law schools who are willing to put off their studies for one year. The Weil Legal Innovators Program will fund the public interest work of 10 prelaw students,…

Apr 26, 2019 2:08 PM CDT

How to build and leverage your legal brand on LinkedIn

The digital age has transformed the way lawyers do business and market themselves in a job search, says attorney and writer Wendi Weiner.

Apr 25, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

Cooley Law’s new dean says he’s ‘here to fix’ school’s reputation

James McGrath, a professor and associate dean at Texas A&M University School of Law, has been tapped to serve as president and dean at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. The school announced Tuesday that McGrath will take the reins on July 1, becoming the third president and sixth dean…

Apr 24, 2019 4:12 PM CDT

Lawyer files $5M suit against city, says rodents at work led to her contracting flea-borne typhus

Los Angeles attorney Elizabeth Greenwood, who was diagnosed with flea-borne typhus in November, has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city, arguing that a rat infestation outside her downtown city hall office led to the illness and bosses retaliated against her when she shared her story with news organizations.

Apr 24, 2019 7:15 AM CDT

The legal industry will need a new breed of lawyers

The field of law will eventually require attorneys with entirely new skill sets, writes Jaap Bosman, and the role of lawyers will be significantly different from today.

Apr 18, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

BigLaw global chairman’s death after leave for health issues highlights stress of law practice

Baker McKenzie global chairman Paul Rawlinson died April 12, six months after he decided to take a temporary leave to deal with health issues caused by exhaustion. Rawlinson was 56, report the Financial Times, Bloomberg Big Law Business and the American Lawyer in articles here and here. The cause of…

Apr 16, 2019 10:54 AM CDT

Law libraries chart a new direction for the future, new report shows

Law librarians have recognized rapid technological shifts in their profession and, as a result, plan to focus on new skills for the future, according to data released Tuesday by the American Association of Law Libraries.

Apr 16, 2019 10:00 AM CDT

Lawyer who says she was unaware of her suspension for 15 years hopes to win reinstatement

A New York lawyer hopes to win reinstatement of her law license even though she continued to hold herself out as a lawyer for 15 years after her license was suspended in a mass proceeding in 1998. Lawyer Maive Rita Giovati-Dale said she wasn’t aware of the suspension, imposed for…

Apr 15, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Coding legal applications with no code can be ‘easy and intuitive,’ says app developer CEO

Ari Kaplan spoke with Kim Massana, the new president and CEO of Neota Logic, a no-code application development platform used by a variety of organizations throughout the legal community.

Apr 12, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Trump’s sister, a federal appeals judge, resigns amid ethics inquiry

A judicial ethics probe of President Donald Trump’s older sister, Circuit Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, has ended with her retirement from the federal judiciary. Four individuals had filed ethics complaints against Barry in October 2018 based on a New York Times report on “dubious tax schemes” by Donald Trump and…

Apr 11, 2019 9:15 AM CDT

How introverts can make networking work for them

In this episode of the Modern Law Library, ABA Publishing’s Ashley Alfirevic speaks to author Carol Schiro Greenwald about the networking matrix, interview double dates and random acts of lunch.

Apr 10, 2019 8:41 AM CDT

Top state court judge leaves bench to lead legal services think tank

Following 14 years on the Arizona Supreme Court, Chief Justice Scott Bales will be stepping down at the end of July. In September, he will take over leadership of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, an independent research center located at the University of Denver.

Apr 9, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

This Supreme Court justice emphatically says they’re not retiring

A New Yorker article recently considered whether U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was contemplating retirement and whether President Donald Trump was hoping to appoint a younger nominee in his place. Never mind. Thomas, 70, emphatically told an audience from the Pepperdine University School of Law that he has no…

Apr 8, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Would millennial lawyers trade pay for better work-life balance? A significant percentage say yes

In a new survey of millennial lawyers, 47.1% say workloads have increased since compensation increases for associates rippled across BigLaw. And a significant portion of millennials would be willing to take a pay cut for more time out of the office. The survey asked younger lawyers working in U.S. law…

Apr 4, 2019 3:01 PM CDT