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An app that connected traffic-ticket defendants with lawyers was engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 4-3 decision.
Attorneys often must take affirmative steps to ensure that they can communicate effectively with clients with limited English proficiency or with those with noncognitive physical disabilities, such as a hearing or a speech impairment.
CHICAGO, May 26, 2021 — The American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility will convene its three-day annual national conference focusing on ethics and professional responsibility on June 2 with programs examining a host of timely is
Lawyer statements in press release aren't protected by judicial proceedings privilege, top Texas court rules Image from Shutterstock. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that lawyer statements about a client’s allegations made in a press release and social media aren’t protected by the judicial proceedings privilege or attorney immunity. The May 21 court decision revives a defamation lawsuit filed by the Landry’s restaurant company against the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Law360 reports. Landry’s sued over statements made by the fund about the treatment of four white Bengal tigers h...
Lawyer job openings increase 150%, report says Lawyer job openings have increased by 150% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by legal market data provider Leopard Solutions. As of May 14, there were 8,268 open jobs for lawyers at more than a thousand global law firms tracked by the company. (Law360, Reuters, Leopard Solutions press release) Judge resigns after he is accused making staff run his errands Judge Martin Zilber of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami has resigned after he was accused of skipping work and asking his staff members to run his personal ...