ABA report shows lower-than-inflation wage growth for lawyers in recent years

August 19, 2019

BLOOMBERG LAW — Data-packed report looks at lawyer wages, demographics, well-being, pro bono work. Legal profession has grown nearly twice as fast as nation’s population since 2010, report says.

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Former ABA President Bob Carlson promotes lawyer well-being and civility in farewell speech

August 19, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — ABA President Bob Carlson’s final speech to the House of Delegates on Monday followed a video featuring lawyers who have faced addiction, depression and other stigmatized health issues.

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UC Davis Law Professor Raquel Aldana honored by the ABA

August 19, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — ABA honors five women for their service to the legal profession. Recipients include: Raquel Aldana (UC Davis), Michelle Banks (BarkerGilmore), Kelly Dermody (Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein), Judge Judith McConnell (4th District Court of Appeal of California), Julie Su (California Labor and Workforce Development Agency).

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Two Florida State University Law students honored by ABA at annual meeting

August 19, 2019

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY — For the eighth time since 2008 and the third consecutive year, the Florida State University College of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) received the Student Bar Association Award, which honors the best SBA in the nation. The honor is also known as the SBA of the Year Award and recognizes the efforts

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Lawyers by the numbers: ABA releases Profile of the Profession report

August 12, 2019

ABA — The American Bar Association released a new report, “ABA Profile of the Legal Profession,” on Aug. 10 at their Annual Meeting.

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Barry Currier reflects on his leadership of the ABA legal education section as he plans to step down next summer

August 12, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — Barry Currier, managing director of accreditation and legal education for the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, will be stepping down next summer, he announced in Syllabus, the section’s quarterly e-newsletter.

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ABA releases online resource for legal innovation regulatory standards

August 12, 2019

ABA — The ABA Center for Innovation released today an interactive online catalog of state regulatory innovations that relate to access to justice issues and delivery of legal services.

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Barry Currier To Step Down; Search Begins For New Managing Director Of ABA Legal Ed Section

August 12, 2019

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) Announcement and summary of Barry Currier’s resignation as Managing Director of Accreditation and Legal Education for the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. He is stepping down at the end of the 2019-20 year after eight years in the position.

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ABA Should Require Mentoring Programs for Junior Lawyers and Law Students

August 6, 2019

(TaxProf Blog) By Paul Caron Author posts an abstract and link to Katerina Lewinbuk’s (South Texas College of Law Houston) recent Saint Louis University Law Journal article, which suggests that the ABA should require states to implement their own mentoring programs for junior lawyers and law students.

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