Newest Issue - May 2015

Meet the lawyers behind high-profile investigations

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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