Bar Leader Weekly

2020

February

• Issue 192: Limited Legal Advocates in AZ - February 18, 2020
• Issue 191: Integrated Bars Back at SCOTUS - February 11, 2020
• Issue 190: NYSBA Announces Formal Partnerships with International Bar Organizations - February 4, 2020

January

• Issue 189: How Tech Can Help Close the Justice Gap - January 28, 2020
• Issue 188: First Amendment Case Against Louisiana State Bar Association Dismissed - January 21, 2020
• Issue 187:  What's Happening in Legal Regulation - January 14, 2020
• Issue 186: A look at the Past and into the Future - January 7, 2020

2019

December

• Issue 185: Court Win for State Bar of Wisconsin - December 23, 2019
  
• Issue 184: Licensed Paralegal Practitioner Program Debuts in Utah - December 17, 2019
• Issue 183: Fastcase/ROSS Partnership - December 10, 2019

November

• Issue 182: Legal Services Reform in CA & NM - November 26, 2019
• Issue 181: Changes to the Judicial Code of Ethics in California? - November 19, 2019
• Issue 180: NY to Remove Mental Health from Character & Fitness Exam? - November 12, 2019
  
• Issue 179: NYC Bar Statement on Barr Prompts Debate - November 05, 2019

October

• Issue 178: Giving Effective Feedback - October 29, 2019
• Issue 177: What Should Governance Look Like Now? - October 22, 2019
• Issue 176: More States Look into Nonlawyer Co-Ownership, Limited License Legal - October 15, 2019
• Issue 175: Another Lawsuit in Wisconsin - October 8, 2019
  
• Issue 174: Building Better Bar Boards - October 1, 2019

September

• Issue 173: Big Four to Challenge Big Law? - September 24, 2019
  
• Issue 172: Are Bar Associations a Growth Industry? - September 17, 2019
• Issue 171: The Nationwide Impact of the Fleck Ruling - September 10, 2019
• Issue 170: 9th Circuit Affirms that Mandatory Membership Fees Do Not Violate First Amendment - September 3, 2019

August

• Issue 169: Access to Justice Provides an Economic Boost - August 27, 2019
• Issue 168: New Source for Vital Statistics on the Profession - August 20, 2019
• Issue 167: The Future of Character & Fitness Questions - August 6, 2019

July

• Issue 166: Get Up to Date on all the Potential Changes to Lawyer Regulation - July 30, 2019
• Issue 165: Associations in an Era of Distrust - July 23, 2019
• Issue 164: Gender Discrimination in Big Law? - July 16, 2019
• Issue 163: Potential Changes in Legal Services Delivery in California - What Comes Next? - July 9, 2018
  
• Issue 162: Nonlawyer Ownership in California? - July 2, 2019

June

• Issue 161: What’s Your Membership Culture? - June 25, 2019
• Issue 160: The Latest Trend in the Bar World -- Public Service Academies - June 18, 2019
• Issue 159: NYSBA Takes Innovative Step in Promoting Diverse Leaders - June 11, 2019
• Issue 158: State Says No to Mandatory Malpractice Insurance - June 4, 2019

May

• Issue 157: New Bar Passage Standard - May 28, 2019
• Issue 156: Does Janus apply to Mandatory Bars? - May 21, 2019
• Issue 155: New ABA/LSC Partnership - May 14, 2019
  
• Issue 154: Measuring Civic Literacy - May 7, 2019

April

• Issue 153: Nonlawyer Ownership in the Western States? - April 30, 2019
• Issue 152: Pondering the Bar Pass Rate Decline - April 23, 2019
  
• Issue 151: State Bar of Wisconsin Faces Lawsuit - April 16, 2019
  
• Issue 150: An End to the Oregon State Bar Lawsuits? - April 9, 2019
• Issue 149: Welcoming Trend Among New Law School Deans - April 2, 2019

March

• Issue 148: First Fee Increase in 20 Years for State Bar of California? - March 26, 2019
  
• Issue 147: Lawsuit Challenges State Bar of Texas's Mandatory Structure - March 12, 2019
  
• Issue 146: Building the California Lawyers Association - March 5, 2019

February

• Issue 145: Attorneys & Emotional Resilience - February 26, 2019
  
• Issue 144: Rethinking Mental Health Questions on the Character & Fitness Questionnaire - February 19, 2019
  
• Issue 143: Musings on the Many Models of Mandatory Bars - February 12, 2019
  
• Issue 142: Oregon State Bar Asks Judge for Dismissal - February 5, 2019

January

• Issue 141: Cohabitation in Cleveland - January 29, 2019
  
• Issue 140: State, Governor Immune from MO Public Defender Lawsuit - January 22, 2019
  
• Issue 139: A Succession Plan for the CFO? - January 15, 2019
  
• Issue 138: Lawyer Wellness at Tipping Point - January 8, 2019

2018

December

• Issue 137: SOLACE Lends a Helping Hand - December 18, 2018
  
• Issue 136: Bar Exam Examinations in Indiana & California - December 11, 2018
  
• Issue 135: Changes for the State Bar of Arizona - December 4, 2018

November

• Issue 134: ABA Launches Military and Veterans Legal Center - November 13, 2018
  
• Issue 133: Federal Judiciary Looks to Improve Its Sexual Harassment Policies - November 6, 2018

October

• Issue 132: Dementia & the Legal Profession - October 30, 2018
  
• Issue 131: Licensed Paralegal Practitioners - Coming Soon to Utah - October 23, 2018
  
• Issue 130: The Ideal Member Benefits Package? - October 16, 2018
  
• Issue 129: Getting Serious about Diversity & Inclusion - October 9, 2018
  
• Issue 128: More Changes at the State Bar of California - October 2, 2018

September

• Issue 127: Attorneys' Ethical Obligations After a Disaster - September 25, 2018
  
• Issue 126: ABA Creates Lawyer Well-Being Pledge - September 18, 2018
• Issue 125: Oregon State Bar Faces Janus-Inspired Lawsuit - September 11, 2018

August

• Issue 124: Can the Legal Profession Adapt to the Changing Market? - August 28, 2018
  
• Issue 123: Legal Services Dilemma in California - August 21, 2018
  
• Issue 122: Making Miranda Rights Clear to All - August 14, 2018

July

• Issue 121: Nonlawyer Ownership in CA? - July 31, 2018
• Issue 120: Despair Over a Smaller, Older Profession? - July 24, 2018
• Issue 119: Farewell to AVVO Legal Services - July 17, 2018
  
• Issue 118: State Bar/Metro Bars Staff Merger - July 10, 2018
  
• Issue 117: #MeToo in the Legal Profession - July 3, 2018

June

• Issue 116: New Business Approaches from Online Legal Companies - June 26, 2018
  
• Issue 115: Webinar Helps You Roll with the Changes - June 19, 2018
  
• Issue 114: More Bars Move Toward Free CLE - June 12, 2018
  
• Issue 113: Coffee Break at the Dallas Bar Association - June 5, 2018
  

May

• Issue 112: No Love for Legal Apps? - May 29, 2018
  
• Issue 111: End of the LSAT? - May 22, 2018
  
• Issue 110: New ED at the South Carolina Bar - May 15, 2018
  
• Issue 109: Law Firms Challenged Over Lack of Diversity & Inclusion - May 8, 2018
  
• Issue 108: Legal Tech for a Change - May 1, 2018

April

• Issue 107: A 'Perilous Moment' for Legal Education - April 24, 2018
  
• Issue 106: A New Approach to the Bar Character & Fitness Review - April 17, 2018
  
• Issue 105: What Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Legal Services? - April 10, 2018
• Issue 104: Bar Passage Rate Increases - April 3, 2018

March

• Issue 103: Best of the 2018 BLI - March 27, 2018
• Issue 102: Subpoenas for Lawyers Under Investigation? - March 13, 2018
• Issue 101: Fake Bar Associations in KY - March 6, 2018

February

• Issue 100: No Split Budget for State Bar of Wisconsin - February 27, 2018
• Issue 99: Is State Bar Membership Needed for Federal Court Cases? - February 20, 2018
• Issue 98: New ED in Connecticut - February 13, 2018
• Issue 97: Get your Law Day Planning Guide! - February 6, 2018

January

• Issue 96: A New Look at Character & Fitness for the Bar - January 30, 2018
• Issue 95: Texas Policy Stand-off - January 24, 2018
• Issue 94: New Insights on Millennials - January 16, 2018
• Issue 93: New Dean of Irvine Law Breaks Barriers - January 9, 2018

2017

December

• Issue 92: New Execs in LA & Erie County - December 19, 2017
• Issue 91: Survey Says--Taking the Pulse of Solo & Small Firm Attorneys - December 12, 2017
• Issue 90: Fewer Legal Consumers in the Marketplace? - December 5, 2017

November

• Issue 89: Ticket App Sues The Florida Bar - November 21, 2017
• Issue 88: Helping our Members Embrace Technology - November 14, 2017
• Issue 87: State Bar of Wisconsin Faces Deunification Challenge - November 7, 2017

October

• Issue 86: More State Bars Challenge Avvo - October 31, 2017
• Issue 85: Florida Bar shines a light on its Constitution Commission - October 24, 2017
• Issue 84: 5 Years of Project Rural Practice - October 17, 2017
• Issue 83: State Bar of California Spins off Its Voluntary Sections - October 10, 2017
• Issue 82: Challenge to Wisconsin's Unified Bar Structure - October 3, 2017

September

• Issue 81: Dayton Bar Association Announces New Executive Director - September 26, 2017
• Issue 80: Mandatory Malpractice Insurance in Washington? - September 19, 2017
• Issue 79: Legal Answers for Hurricane Victims - September 12, 2017
• Issue 78: Hurricane Harvey and the Role of Bar Associations - September 5, 2017

August

• Issue 77: Younger Exec = Young Members? - August 30, 2017
• Issue 76: Rallying for a Healthier Legal Profession - August 22, 2017
• Issue 75: Attracting & Keeping Younger Employees - August 8, 2017
• Issue 74: Bleak Outlook for Women in Law - August 1, 2017

July

• Issue 73: A Young Lawyer Snapshot - July 25, 2017
• Issue 72: Bar Exam Tumult in California - July 18, 2017
• Issue 71: Houston Bar Sues Fake Law Firm - July 11, 2017

June

• Issue 70: Florida Bar Survey Reveals Gender Gap - June 27, 2017
  
• Issue 69: Show Them the Money - June 20, 2017
• Issue 68: More Staff Transitions - June 13, 2017
• Issue 67: The Missing Link in Legal Services Innovation - June 6, 2017

May

• Issue 66 - New Ethics Guidelines for Emerging Technologies - May 30, 2017
• Issue 65 - New ED at San Antonio Bar - May 23, 2017
• Issue 64 - 4 Steps To Bring Back a Lapsed Member - May 16, 2017
• Issue 63 - Survival Tips for New Law Grads - May 9, 2017
• Issue 62 - An Evidence-based Approach to Access to Justice -  May 2, 2017

April

• Issue 61 - New Practice Management Program in Indiana -  April 25th, 2017
• Issue 60 - Reassessing the Value of Judicial Elections - April 18th, 2017
• Issue 59 - When Violent Threats Become A Reality - April 11th, 2017
• Issue 58 - New CEO at the D.C. Bar - April 4th, 2017

March

• Issue 57 - The Best of the 2017 BLI - March 28th, 2017
• Issue 56 - Khan takes on the LSAT - March 14th, 2017
• Issue 55 - Assessing the Big Law Job Market Outlook - March 7th, 2017

February

• Issue 54 - LSC in Danger? - February 28, 2017
• Issue 53 - Is Your Association Thriving? - February 21, 2017
• Issue 52 - The Independence of The Judiciary Is Not Up For Negotiation - February 14, 2017

January

• Issue 51 - Prepare For Robot Invasion - January 31, 2017
• Issue 50 - New ED at NYSBA - January 24, 2017
• Issue 49 - Talk Less. Smile More. - January 17, 2017
• Issue 48 - Free Webinar on Lawyers & Dementia  - January 10, 2017

2016

December

• Issue 47 - State Bar of California to Shed Sections? - December 20, 2016
• Issue 46 - Ten Apps to Get You Through The Holidays - December 13, 2016
• Issue 45 - Technology's Role in Access to Justice Efforts - December 6, 2016

November

• Issue 44 - Overtime Rule Blocked - November 29, 2016
• Issue 43 - Tax Incentives for Pro Bono Lawyers? -November 22, 2016
• Issue 42 - What Legal App is #1 for Lawyers? - November 15, 2016
• Issue 41 - Succession Planning with a Human Touch - November 8, 2016
• Issue 40 - Performance Reviews That Don't Stink - November 1, 2016

October

• Issue 39 - Pro Bono Myths & Truths - October 25, 2016
• Issue 38 - Legal Technology – What’s Next - October 18, 2016
• Issue 37, October 11, 2016
• Issue 36, October 4, 2016

September

• Issue 35, September 27, 2016
• Issue 34, September 20, 2016
• Issue 33, September 13, 2016
• Issue 32, September 6, 2016
  

August

• Issue 31, August 30, 2016
• Issue 30, August 23, 2016
• Issue 29, August 16, 2016
• Issue 28, August 2, 2016

July

• Issue 27, July 26, 2016
• Issue 26, July 19, 2016
• Issue 25, July 12, 2016
• Issue 24, July 5, 2016 

June

• Issue 23, June 28, 2016
• Issue 22, June 21, 2016
• Issue 21, June 14, 2016
• Issue 20, June 7, 2016

May

• Issue 19, May 31, 2016
• Issue 18, May 24, 2016
• Issue 17, May 17, 2016
• Issue 16, May 10, 2016
• Issue 15, May 3, 2016

April

• Issue 14, April 26, 2016
• Issue 13, April 19, 2016
• Issue 12, April 12, 2016
• Issue 11, April 5, 2016

March

• Issue 10, March 29, 2016
• Issue 9, March 15, 2016
• Issue 8, March 8, 2016
• Issue 7, March 1, 2016

February

• Issue 6, February 23, 2016
• Issue 5, February 16, 2016
• Issue 4, February 9, 2016
  

January

• Issue 3, January 26, 2016
• Issue 2, January 19, 2016
• Issue 1, January 12, 2016

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