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From the ABA Journal

Supreme Court clears way for states to collect sales tax from internet retailers

June 21, 2018, 9:50 am CDT

Supreme Court overturns process that had been used to appoint SEC administrative law judges

June 21, 2018, 9:39 am CDT

Your Voice: Remembering RFK, and the lawyers' committee he inspired

June 21, 2018, 8:00 am CDT

Suit claims landlord didn't see lawyer's clause freezing his rent in perpetuity

June 21, 2018, 7:10 am CDT

Texas lawyer's wife settles suit claiming woman seduced her husband and induced money transfers

June 21, 2018, 7:05 am CDT

Educating the community about judicial independence can help preserve it

June 21, 2018, 7:00 am CDT

ABA asylum project attorney describes representing separated families at the border

June 20, 2018, 3:06 pm CDT

Judicial board seeks to remove Illinois judge who won't step down after conviction

June 20, 2018, 1:01 pm CDT

How do you deal with difficult clients?

June 20, 2018, 11:30 am CDT

Trump signs an executive order to end family separations; ABA applauds 'first step'

June 20, 2018, 11:19 am CDT

Judge tosses suits over background check of Dylann Roof, calls FBI explanation 'nonsense'

June 20, 2018, 10:40 am CDT

Judge's order says Alabama court 'literally had to beg for money' to pay staff

June 20, 2018, 10:00 am CDT

Michael Cohen has reportedly hired a former federal prosecutor to represent him

June 20, 2018, 9:25 am CDT

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Posted by TAGLAW: “Interviews in their current format should ABSOLUTELY be phased out. First of all, people can pad their resumes with all sorts of artful nonsense that fits the job description and technology provides ways to help them talk their way through the few job related interview questions that arise. The rest is all salesmanship. What happens if you have a brilliant candidate that isn’t a salesman? The fake person presenting themselves as the person they think the recruiter wants them to be is not at all the real person they could potentially hire. The best way to get a gauge of whether a person will fit into an organization is to speak to them in a more natural setting about more natural things. Most recruiters are not trained psychologists so asking how they acted under pressure in one situation in their lives isn’t really enough information for an employer to judge whether or not a person can function in a 'fast paced environment' whatever that means.”

In the Magazine

From the June 2018 issue

Bad Samaritan

Proposed Florida law resurrects the debate around the legal duty to help someone in distress.

Every lawyer a lexicographer

Bryan Garner: Defining words with clarity, brevity and practicality.

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The Blunt Truth

A blog from Seyfarth Shaw's cannabis law practice group chronicles the evolution and implementation of marijuana laws. Features include a news roundup, The Week in Weed.