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Can lawyers who are natural pessimists learn to channel optimism? Speaker at well-being conference says it’s time to try
When handling legal matters, lawyers often have to envision the worst possible outcomes for their clients and work to protect against them. But Martin Seligman,…
Lawyer with over $543K in student debt gets reprimand vacated after telling court of financial hardship
A federal appeals court has vacated its reprimand of a lawyer who skipped oral arguments in a late-settled case, citing information provided in her request…
Judge disparaged lawyer, apparently unaware of livestream: ‘Can you imagine waking up next to her every day?’
A high-profile criminal defense lawyer plans to file an ethics complaint against a Chicago judge who disparaged her last week during a livestreamed video.Judge William…
Nonlawyer-owned alternative legal services provider receives Arizona’s approval to integrate with a law firm
Elevate, a nonlawyer-owned alternative legal services provider, has been approved to operate in Arizona in tandem with an integrated law firm, the company announced…
ABA Midyear Meeting will now take place entirely online
The 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting, which will take place from Feb. 9 to 14, had been scheduled to be in Seattle. But after assessing the…
Lawyer denies trying to get TV station to cover his personal movie in exchange for interview
An Alabama lawyer has withdrawn from a Huntsville, Alabama, murder case after a local TV station alleged that he offered an interview about the case…
NCBE sticks with in-person February bar exam, but Oregon Supreme Court shows support for future alternative licensure plans
There will be no remote offerings from the National Conference of Bar Examiners for the February bar exam, and in the event that a jurisdiction…
How I learned to find work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic
I am at the pinnacle of my profession. I lead a team of 70 people who provide civil legal assistance each year to more than…
Ex-film industry lawyer gets prison time for blackmailing woman he met on ‘sugar daddies’ website
A fired top lawyer for the film industry has been sentenced to a year in prison for blackmailing and sexually abusing a woman he met…