International Bar Association issues report identifying pressing concerns in the legal profession
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION — The International Bar Association (IBA) has published The IBA Legal Agenda (the Agenda) – a document that identifies the most pressing challenges facing the legal profession over the next five years (2023-2028) and includes commitment by the IBA to provide thought leadership on the issues raised.
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JOURNAL OF BUSINESS — A niche legal profession is shrinking in Washington state due to a state Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the certification of nonlawyer professionals to become limited license legal technicians.
Read More about Limited-license legal technicians in Washington state experience higher demandA look at diversity in the legal profession
JD SUPRA — In a recent webinar, Leopard Solutions presented its latest insights into diversity trends, drawing from extensive data analysis and a comprehensive survey targeting Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) within the legal industry.
Read More about A look at diversity in the legal professionNew York Bar offers blueprint for diversity efforts in the legal profession
REUTERS — The New York State Bar Association on Wednesday offered an industrywide blueprint for maintaining and increasing the ranks of law students, judges, and attorneys from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented within the legal profession while staying within the bounds of the law.
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THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW — In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, the legal sector is not immune to change. Here are lawyers can adapt and thrive in this shifting environment.
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REUTERS — The State Bar of California is contemplating a new admissions pathway that would allow law graduates to become licensed without taking the bar exam.
Read More about California explores pathway to legal practice without the bar examOpinion: Lawyers must speak out against anti-democratic efforts and authoritarianism in the US
CONCORD MONITOR — Many commentators have remarked upon the multitude of lawyers intertwined inside the political and business dealings of Donald Trump.
Read More about Opinion: Lawyers must speak out against anti-democratic efforts and authoritarianism in the USNew Jersey limits mental health and substance abuse disclosure requirements for new lawyers
REUTERS — New Jersey will limit its mental health and substance abuse disclosure requirement for those applying to join the bar as attorneys.
Read More about New Jersey limits mental health and substance abuse disclosure requirements for new lawyersEqual Justice Works CEO Verna Williams discusses diversity and public interest law
LAW360 — Verna Williams of Equal Justice Works says she remains committed to diversifying public interest law, even as the legal industry deals with challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Read More about Equal Justice Works CEO Verna Williams discusses diversity and public interest lawFederal prosecutors in rural Oklahoma struggle to fill vacancies
BLOOMBERG LAW — A federal prosecutor’s office in rural Oklahoma is struggling to hire new attorneys needed to handle soaring caseloads prompted by a Supreme Court decision that re-mapped Indian law jurisdiction.
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