Robert J. Grey Jr.: Leading the American Bar Association Robert J. Grey, Jr. became president of the American Bar Association this week, the second African American attorney to lead the organization. Grey talked to LawCrossing about his rise to the ABA's top office, and what he views as a new era of leadership. (1274 views)
Justice William Bedsworth: Strategies for Lawyers to Maximize Their Chance of Success in Court The California Court of Appeals Justice, writer, humorist, sports lover and NHL goal judge, who may just be the funniest jurist in the land, stops by LawCrossing this week to collect his Law Star. (1032 views)
The Bar Admission Process and Bar Reciprocity One of the most important steps in any lawyer's legal career is graduating from law school and passing the bar examination. After that, the attorney can practice law in the state where they passed the bar exam and start building their successful career and future. But what can attorneys who have not yet passed the bar examination do in their professional life? And how... (216 views)
Cornell Law School Tops American Bar Association Rankings for Large Firm Job Placement According to new data from the American Bar Association, Cornell University's law school had the highest percentage of its 2022 graduates placed in jobs at large law firms compared to any other law school in the United States. This is the second consecutive year that Cornell has taken the top spot, with nearly 80% of its juris doctor graduates securing positions at firms... (96 views)
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Summary: Formal Opinion 495 provides guidance to lawyers who engage in remote work while physically present in a jurisdiction where they are not admitted to practice law. It establishes specific parameters that lawyers must adhere to, including not holding themselves out as being licensed to practice in the local jurisdiction, not advertising or holding out as having an... (70 views)
Stanford Law School Tops the List for Federal Clerkships Among All Law Schools in the US New data from the American Bar Association reveals that a quarter of Stanford Law School's 2022 graduates secured federal clerkships, giving it the highest percentage among all law schools in the US. This puts Stanford ahead of the University of Chicago Law School, which held the top spot for the past two years but has now slipped to third place, with just over 20% of... (68 views)
Law School Deans Propose a Compromise on Standardized Test Requirement for Admissions Deans of over half of the law schools in the country are working to salvage the longstanding rule that mandates the use of standardized tests like the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) for student admissions. Rather than allowing law schools to become fully test-optional as planned, the deans propose that the American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and... (61 views)
Study Shows Employment Prospects for Law School Graduates Are Improving A new study by the American Bar Association has found that employment outcomes for recent law school graduates have improved significantly, with the proportion of graduates in high-quality jobs trending upward. The study reveals that approximately 85% of law school graduates from the class of 2022 were employed in full-time long-term bar-passage-required jobs or "J.D.... (13 views)
Federal Appeals Court Questions Free-Speech Advocate's Challenge Against Pennsylvania's Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Professional Rule for Lawyers A federal appeals court in Philadelphia questioned the ability of a free-speech advocate and Pennsylvania attorney to pursue a challenge against the state's anti-harassment and discrimination professional rule for lawyers on First Amendment grounds. The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel queried whether Zachary Greenberg, the plaintiff and a program officer for the... (11 views)
Virginia Law School Tops Job Placement Among American Bar Association-Accredited Institutions New figures reveal that in 2022, more than 95% of juris doctor graduates from a particular school landed permanent, full-time positions requiring bar passage, the highest percentage among all 197 law schools accredited by the American Bar Association. Virginia surpassed Columbia Law School, which held the top spot for job placements among 2021 law graduates. Though Duke... (8 views)
Majority of Americans Believe Society is Less Civil than a Decade Ago, Blame Social Media and Public Officials - ABA Survey A new poll by the American Bar Association (ABA) has found that most Americans believe society is less civil than it was a decade ago. They blame social media and public officials for the decline. The ABA’s annual Survey of Civic Literacy involved 1,000 respondents, of whom 85% said civility in today's society is worse than ten years ago. Only 8% said it was better, and... (7 views)
Law School Class of 2022 Sees Increase in Legal Job Placement The law school class of 2022 entered a robust job market and secured legal jobs at a higher rate than the previous classes of 2021 and 2019, which were affected by the temporary decline in new lawyer hiring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the American Bar Association's recent release, almost 78% of the new Juris doctors from 2022 found jobs that require bar... (1 views)