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Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking IRS documents on partnership scrutiny

A Baker McKenzie tax partner has dropped his lawsuit seeking documents from the Internal Revenue Service about its tougher policies for auditing partnerships.

May 23, 2024 1:57 PM CDT

Complaint targets ABA diversity programs; claims are ‘factually and legally incorrect,’ association says

A civil rights complaint filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that at least nine ABA diversity programs discriminate on the basis of race in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

May 23, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ among winners of 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards

Killers of the Flower Moon, a film by Martin Scorsese, is among the winners of the 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts.

May 22, 2024 12:40 PM CDT

ASU Law, Diné College create pathway for Navajo law degrees

Aiming to increase the number of legal professionals practicing tribal law, the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Diné College are partnering to create a package of undergraduate and graduate law degrees focused on the Navajo Nation.

May 21, 2024 2:13 PM CDT

Journey toward fully online law schools inches forward after ABA Legal Ed council vote

After receiving pushback from law school deans and with many logistical questions looming, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to continue developing a proposal to start fully accrediting online-only law schools at its May 17 meeting in Chicago.

May 20, 2024 2:34 PM CDT

ABA Journal named Magazine of the Year for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, the ABA Journal took home the Magazine of the Year award for overall excellence in a national contest held by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

May 20, 2024 1:38 PM CDT

ABA Legal Ed council gives its blessing to alternative licensing

With more states leaning toward alternative attorney licensing, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday approved a policy shift that now allows states to use methods of licensure beyond the bar exam.

May 17, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

Bar exam alternatives on docket of ABA Legal Ed council

With some states already moving toward alternative attorney licensing, the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will consider a draft policy statement urging jurisdictions to consider a host of methods to licensure when it meets Friday.

May 13, 2024 4:35 PM CDT

Solicitors general, past and present, reflect on ups and downs of job and arguing before SCOTUS

It isn’t often that a bipartisan group of U.S. solicitors general gather in public to discuss their unique role in the legal system and even gripe a little about the U.S. Supreme Court. But that’s what happened recently in a packed hotel ballroom before the ABA 2024 Litigation Section Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

May 9, 2024 12:02 PM CDT

ABA is committed to protecting sexual assault survivors in bar admissions process, letter says

ABA President Mary Smith is asking an ABA commission to study the prevalence and impact of bar admissions questions that require survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking to disclose their involvement in legal and administrative proceedings.

May 8, 2024 11:54 AM CDT

Looking for practice advice on email discussion lists? Don’t forget client confidentiality responsibilities

Lawyers must be careful in revealing information about clients on an email discussion list group, even when seeking help in the representation, according to a new ABA ethics opinion.

May 8, 2024 10:02 AM CDT

Lowered bar pass cut scores mean better bar pass rates in 4 states

Of the five states that lowered the minimum score required for passing the bar last year, four of them had increases in their February 2024 bar passage rates, according to the latest data compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

May 7, 2024 10:23 AM CDT

BigLaw firm introduces coaching and support for lawyers who have ADHD

There are law firms in which Carrie Garber Siegrist, a senior associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Goodwin Procter, might have had to be secretive about her diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. But at Goodwin Procter, Garber Siegrist says, she feels embraced and supported.

May 6, 2024 8:55 AM CDT

Slate for 2024-2025 term announced by ABA Legal Ed Section

The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has announced its 2024-2025 council slate.

May 3, 2024 1:34 PM CDT

Data breach suit against ABA tossed by federal judge

A federal judge in New York has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit filed against the ABA by two members who feared that their data was exposed in a March 2023 data breach.

May 1, 2024 11:52 AM CDT