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Friday, April 16, 2021

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If Biden approves loan forgiveness, what could it mean for law school debt?

A Message From Bloomberg Law

Challenges Facing Transactional Attorneys - And New Solutions

Alabama judge is suspended from bench after she is accused of anti-death penalty predilection

Lawyer deserves reprimand for courtroom protest that led to 'Bart Simpson-esque' punishment, ethics board says

Top Massachusetts court vacates 90-day contempt sentence for teen who called judge B-word

FROM THE APRIL-MAY 2021 MAGAZINE

Advocate for important issues by engaging Congress online at ABA Day 2021

This year marks the 25th ABA Day. The ABA Governmental Affairs Office looks forward to hosting, on April 20 and 21, thousands of bar leaders, attorneys, law students and other legal professionals as they connect with their members of Congress both online and in their home districts where conditions allow.

Legal vendors have had mixed experiences with virtual conferences amid COVID-19

This firm takes top spot for its COVID-19 response, Yale Law Women says; which others took top honors?

Leaders of 62 BigLaw firms denounce voting restrictions; coalition is formed to challenge legislation

Democrats introduce bill to expand Supreme Court; opponents warn of 'politicians in robes'

State supreme court justice confirms he has been working from outside the country for 3 months

Evidential essentials: How witnesses can make or break a case

First-year associate pay continues to rise, despite pandemic, NALP survey says

Justice Breyer says looking to international law can help the court evaluate US cases

Judge slashes fee request to about $3K for lawyer who filed suit for client after his firing

In rare move, full 6th Circuit will hear initial arguments in abortion case; dissent blasts 'procedural hopscotch'

Full 6th Circuit upholds 'don't ask, don't tell' law punishing docs who perform Down syndrome abortions

How to make a professional transition during the COVID-19 pandemic

Legal Rebels Podcast

How one firm is trying to convince technology clients to embrace subscription pricing

Joyce Tong Oelrich and Zohra Tejani, the founders of Tong Tejani, which specializes in government contracts and has mainly technology-sector clients, kept initial client feedback about subscription pricing in mind when they formally launched their firm in May 2020.

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