Before the official administration change, federal government lawyers had already been scrambling to get out. Legal recruiters say that for months they have been getting an unprecedented number of calls, texts and emails from federal government lawyers looking for jobs in private practice.
Jan. 22 started as a regular day for the ABA Immigration Justice Project’s attorneys. But shortly after noon, an order from the U.S. Department of Justice changed everything.
Within the ABA Criminal Justice Section, there is a group dedicated to studying sentencing, correctional institutions and the experiences of incarcerated people. It was through the work of this group that the ABA recently agreed to oppose investments in private prison systems.
Updated: The Trump administration’s temporary pause on federal grants has been rescinded, but reviews of funding continue.
In efforts to ease the shortage of lawyers in rural areas, North and South Dakota are each considering public service options that impact bar admission, though each offers very different requirements—including whether going to law school is necessary.
Chase Strangio, co-director of the LGBT & HIV Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, stresses the importance of remaining hopeful, even if the legal landscape for transgender rights seems bleaker right now than it has in recent times.
ABA members will come together in Phoenix this week to discuss and debate the latest issues and trends impacting the legal profession.
LexisNexis officially announced Monday the commercial availability of its Protégé personalized artificial intelligence assistant in U.S. markets.
A former National Bar Association president has been permanently removed from the bench for online and television comments about racial injustice and the need for more Black lawyers and judges.
Updated: While plans to launch a new Kaplan-developed bar exam Feb. 25 and 26 move forward, the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners will consider offering a refund to February examinees impacted by the wildfires that have plagued the Los Angeles area.
