Legal Rebels

Suzanne E. Turner: Global Pro Bono

Working to make pro bono international

Sep 28, 2009 3:14 PM CDT

Charles J. Hynes: Jail Breaker

Promoting alternatives to jail terms for nonviolent offenders

Sep 28, 2009 3:11 PM CDT

Video Tour Diary Day 10: Part-Time Partners; And 1 for the Road

The last stop of the Rebels Tour ‘09 was in Washington, D.C., visiting with Rebel Cynthia Calvert, co-director of the Project for Attorney Retention.

Sep 25, 2009 8:05 PM CDT

Cynthia Calvert: Practicing for Lawyers

Seeking work-life balance in law firms

Sep 25, 2009 7:56 PM CDT

Rebels Buzz Builds on Blogosphere

A number of blogs and mainstream media outlets reported about the Rebels Tour this week. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:

Sep 25, 2009 12:37 AM CDT

Rodney Smolla: Running a New Play

Revamping law school in a practical mode

Sep 25, 2009 12:13 AM CDT

Video Tour Diary Day 9: School’s Focus on Skills; Vehicle Parked

We said goodbye to our tour vehicle today, but not before giving it one final whirl.

Sep 24, 2009 11:56 PM CDT

Legal Rebels Tour ‘09 Roundup: Week 2

Michael Will, designing software that helps lawyers work better and faster. Video Tour Diary Day 5: Out On the Town; A Willing Rebel; Now a Break Covering the Coverage: What I Learned from Week 1, by Edward Adams. Frank Aquila, using mainstream and social media to pull back the veil…

Sep 24, 2009 3:35 PM CDT

Video Tour Diary Day 8: ‘Merry Band of Litigators’ & the Story Within the Story

Another late night, followed by an early morning made getting right back in the tour vehicle a little rough.

Sep 24, 2009 3:18 AM CDT

Chip Mellor: Libertarian Law

Proving humor has a place in issues advocacy

Sep 24, 2009 3:15 AM CDT

David Lat Interviews Steve Brill

When we were reporting our profile of Legal Rebel David Lat, founder of the legal news site AboveTheLaw.com, we were struck by how much his envelope-pushing coverage of big law firms reminded us of the work of a much older journalist.

Sep 23, 2009 7:06 AM CDT

Video Tour Diary Day 7: David Lat & Steve Brill; Bye Bye NYC, Hello DC

We couldn’t leave Manhattan without a hearing from two of the lawyers responsible for changing the face of legal journalism – both 30 years ago and right now.

Sep 23, 2009 7:03 AM CDT

David Lat: Gossip at Law

Remaking legal journalism by crowd-sourcing the news

Sep 23, 2009 7:03 AM CDT

Marjorie Shultz: Up to the Test

Designing a race-balanced law exam

Sep 22, 2009 4:00 PM CDT

Video Tour Diary Day 6: Week 2 Gets Underway

We were early risers this morning to meet up with our Rebel of the Day: Sullivan & Cromwell’s Frank Aquila.

Sep 21, 2009 6:41 PM CDT