The ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar (Council) has voted to allow law schools to apply for a variance that will enable them to admit up to 100% of their students without scores from the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) or another standardized admissions test.
The variance expands
The holiday season is a time to give thanks for the important things in your life. Loved ones, good health, and a safe home are commonly on Thankful Lists, as is a meaningful career.
Think back to the beginning of your career. What stands out? Many may cite endless hours of legal research, document review,
Lawyers make their living with words. They employ their tool of the trade by carefully crafting what is said in the courtroom and on paper, from a jury trial to a real estate contract.
A good lawyer also knows that words that may work wonderfully before a jury could backfire in a brief as inappropriate
Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism and a commitment to equitable, efficient, and effective justice.
In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke to Janaan Hashim, an attorney at Amal Law Group, the first law firm in the nation founded by six Muslim women, all born, raised, and educated
Last month was one of the most gratifying I have had as an attorney.
On October 1, the first day of National Bullying Prevention Month, the Commission on Professionalism released a report titled “Bullying in the Legal Profession: A Study of Illinois Lawyers’ Experiences and Recommendations for Change.”
The report included findings from
Each November, the United States observes Veterans Day, which celebrates military veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and honors their contributions to our country.
An estimated 459,569 veterans live in Illinois representing 4.7% of the state’s population. Veterans face many of the same civil legal issues as the general population but also experience unique challenges
The legal technology company Clio once again played “secret shopper” for its 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report. And once again, it reported dismal results on how law firms are doing on first impressions.
Just as it did in its 2019 survey, Clio used a third-party research firm to pose as a potential client
Despite improvements in revenue and billable hours over the past 12 months, law firms may be losing revenue from decreased employee productivity, absenteeism, and attrition associated with poor well-being, according to a recent survey.
The 2024 State of Wellbeing in Law survey by Unmind included responses from 4,400 lawyers from nine mid-sized law firms in
Earlier this month, the Indiana Supreme Court approved funding a regulatory sandbox program in the state to develop alternative legal services models that help address the state’s attorney shortage.
The Court order is based on a recommendation from the Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future (Legal Future Commission), which the Indiana Supreme Court created in April
The theme of this year’s ClioCon, an annual legal technology conference produced by legal software provider Clio, was “Momentum.”
During the conference, which was held October 7 and 8 in Austin, Texas, Clio CEO and Founder Jack Newton used the image of a flywheel to illustrate the theme. A flywheel takes energy to start
