Newest Issue - May 2015

Meet the lawyers behind high-profile investigations

Before former FBI Director Robert Mueller was named special counsel, the NFL called on him. to assess how it dealt with the Ray Rice domestic abuse incident. Read our feature on lawyer-investigators.

Features

• How these American lawyers have built their lives and careers in foreign lands
• These JD-carrying exonerees are using their experiences to right wrongs

President's Letter

• Law Day and other activities honor Magna Carta, the document that set forth basic legal rights

Letters

• Letters: Call to Action

The National Pulse

• Cheerleaders file labor and employment suits against the NFL
• South Dakota class action highlights violations of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Business of Law

• Feds go electronic on payments for indigent representation
• Clearspire is dead, but its technology lives on
• Hybrid law school program allows far-away students to earn degrees
• Opposing moves by U.S. firms in China show difficulty of overseas practice
• NALP leader finds an interesting synchrony between law school, jobs figures

Report from Governmental Affairs

• ABA's 2015 advocacy priorities span 10 categories

Precedents

• May 8, 1980: Smallpox eradicated

The Practice

• First impressions endure, even in brief writing
• Earning respect comes with the way you handle certain situations
• Malpractice concerns spark heightened scrutiny of lawyers switching firms

Opening Statements

• Law School Transparency offers podcasts focusing on different legal jobs
• Law school offers a marijuana law class
• 10 Questions: Meet the legal force behind some of the biggest brands in the fashion industry
• Texas craft brewers sue the state over a law restricting their distribution rights
• Tech-based problem-solving movement spreads to lawyers

Supreme Court Report

• Dental board ruling may drill into state bar associations' immunity

Your ABA

• Cincinnati lawyer works to ensure equal rights, treatment for American Muslims
• Law schools would have to break down attrition info if proposed changes get green light
• ABA announces its slate of nominees for leader positions
• ABA Announcements

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