Professional Development
246 ABA Journal Professional Development articles.
Florida judges can no longer take “fairness and diversity” courses to satisfy continuing education requirements, unless the classes relate to judicial professionalism, ethics opinions or the judicial conduct code, the Florida Supreme Court has decided.
Feb 6, 2023 8:37 AM CST
As more law firms mandate or encourage three days per week in the office, one is using the threat of reduced bonuses to get associates back in the building.
Jan 26, 2023 3:14 PM CST
The most stressful occupation in the United States is being a lawyer, according to an analysis by the Washington Post of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Jan 24, 2023 12:48 PM CST
For many of us, building a legal career is like climbing a mountain. It’s an obvious analogy; you put in lots of hard work, never taking your eye off the prize at the top. Working through the pain by visualizing the euphoric view at the peak. After thousands of hours spent climbing toward the top, your career pinnacle—making partner at a top-tier firm—will be in reach.
Jan 23, 2023 9:01 AM CST
In this year’s
Members Who Inspire series, the ABA Journal featured 12 extraordinary ABA members who go to great lengths to embolden their clients, colleagues and members of the communities around them. Their work includes helping immigrants with tax issues, advocating for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and addressing racial injustice and inequality.
Dec 14, 2022 8:38 AM CST
Diversity and inclusion, stress management, mental health and practice management are some of the major areas of focus among legal professionals today. And contributors to the ABA Journal’s
Your Voice column certainly brought these concepts front and center in 2022.
Dec 14, 2022 8:37 AM CST
An intrepid cavalier King Charles spaniel inspired a microincubator program aimed at giving associates room to develop leadership skills, foster creative thinking and facilitate collaboration with colleagues in different locations and practice areas.
Dec 12, 2022 8:45 AM CST
Revenue growth for law firms was “a modest” 4.1% for the first nine months of 2022, compared to growth of 14.7% in the same period last year, according to a client advisory by Citi Private Bank’s law firm group and Hildebrandt Consulting.
Dec 9, 2022 9:10 AM CST
Change From Within: Reimagining the 21st-Century Prosecutor shares the personal profiles of prosecutors who want to use prosecutorial discretion to reduce incarceration rates and harm to vulnerable communities from the prison-industrial system.
Nov 30, 2022 8:44 AM CST
In an amicus brief filed Wednesday, the ABA urged the U.S. Supreme Court to consider client-lawyer communications privileged, even if the purpose of some of those communications is not to request or give legal advice.
Nov 28, 2022 10:53 AM CST
With the holidays quickly approaching, lawyers and legal professionals may be looking for tips to counter anxiety and stress, set boundaries with family and at work, or focus more on their overall well-being as they say goodbye to this year and hello to 2023. The ABA is offering CLE programs in November and December that fit the bill.
Nov 14, 2022 8:45 AM CST
As we head into the holiday season, consider what you want your celebrations to look like, rather than meeting everyone else’s expectations, says a lawyer who has been sober for almost two decades.
Oct 31, 2022 9:00 AM CDT
Cardozo Law will use $15M gift to fight junk science convictions
Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law plans to use a $15 million donation to create a justice clinic that…
Oct 28, 2022 2:13 PM CDT
A solo practitioner in Maine may find it difficult to comply with the terms of an ethics sanction imposed for relying on his assistant to take his continuing legal education classes.
Oct 27, 2022 9:05 AM CDT
Cravath, Swaine & Moore is expecting everyone to be in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays, according to a memo obtained by Above the Law.
Oct 25, 2022 11:53 AM CDT
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