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ABA Journal's Top Stories of the Week
Friday, October 20, 2017

PwC launches temporary lawyer service

Oct 16, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Top Texas court considers whether to toss legal fee estimated at $48K an hour

Oct 17, 2017, 10:42 am CDT

Posner asks court to let him help 'determinedly involved' pro se litigant with beef against 3 judges

Oct 19, 2017, 10:36 am CDT

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October 13, 2017, 1:14 PM CDT

Cut score for California state bar exam to stay at 1440--for now

Oct 18, 2017, 5:47 pm CDT

Law prof who hoped to be a juror learns it is 'basically impossible' for a nursing mother

Oct 18, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Ask Daliah: Stand tall in your use of body language

Oct 19, 2017, 8:30 am CDT

Study of black Harvard law grads finds many leave private practice

Oct 17, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Lawyer for man dragged off flight sees lesson in firing of 2 aviation officers

Oct 17, 2017, 4:38 pm CDT

Federal judge remains excused from new civil cases amid backlog concerns

Oct 18, 2017, 8:00 am CDT

Above the Law's David Lat taking a break from 'the trenches' of daily journalism

Oct 19, 2017, 9:04 am CDT

Missouri appeals court tosses $72M talcum powder verdict, says suit was filed in wrong state

Oct 17, 2017, 1:55 pm CDT

ABA partners to provide legal hotline for California fire victims

Oct 18, 2017, 4:19 pm CDT

True-crime parody 'American Vandal' provides powerful correlations to criminal cases

Oct 18, 2017, 8:30 am CDT

In the Magazine

From the October 2017 Issue

Making It Work

10 ways to find time for the things that matter

The Depression Coach

Lawyer leads support group to help other legal professionals cope

This Week's Featured Blawg

From our Blawg Directory

Georgia Criminal Appellate Law Blog

Posts offer insight on the practice of appellate law and commentary from the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Question of the Week

We want to hear from you

Who are your lawyer gurus?

In a post at Georgia Criminal Appellate Law Blog, lawyer Scott Key cites inspiration from MacCarthy on Cross-Examination.

Terence MacCarthy was on the bench when Key's team advanced to the final round of a mock trial competition. "And I got to do some Terry McCarthy stuff in front of Terry McCarthy. It was the courtroom equivalent of my son having LeBron James as a referee in a little-league basketball game."

So this week, we'd like to ask you: Who are your lawyer gurus? What books do you swear by?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: Is your primary work computer a desktop or a laptop?

Featured answer:

Posted by Chien noir: "Laptop with full keyboard and mouse and second monitor. I have a second laptop and a Surface for use when I am away from the office. The Surface is perfect for court."

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Our online poll closes Sunday night, Oct. 22, so don't get hung up: Vote for the caption that will appear in an upcoming ABA Journal magazine.

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