Flexible hours, long vacations and the ability to pick and choose your assignments. Yes, it’s actually a possibility for lawyers—if you become a legal freelancer, an option that’s appealing to more attorneys every year. Lawyer Exchange, Montage Legal Group, LegalBee, Aggregate Law, Hire an Esquire and a handful of other Read more…
News from the House of the Judiciary: Newly confirmed 4th Circuit nominee is now the country’s youngest federal judge A Williams & Connolly litigation partner who was confirmed Tuesday to a seat on a federal appeals court becomes the youngest federal judge in the country. Allison Jones Rushing was confirmed Read more…
ABA House of Delegates rejects changes to the bar passage standard for law schools For the second time, the ABA House of Delegates voted against a proposal to tighten a bar passage rate standard for accredited law schools. At the ABA Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, House members Read more…
For nearly 90 years, the State Bar of California hosted an annual convention that brought together hundreds of lawyers for educational programming, keynote speeches and networking. But amid legislative scrutiny and concerns about optics, the bar’s board voted to cancel the 2017 meeting that was to be held at the Read more…