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A lawyer had no idea that throwing her hat into a position at the ABA would begin paving her route to a successful career.
Category: ABA News
Why I’m glad I engaged with the ABA
Not sure why you should dive into ABA activity? These legal professionals explain how their careers have flourished because they jumped in.
ABA Leaders to law students: 'We hear you'
The future is uncertain for law students, and ABA Presidents Judy Perry Martinez and Trish Refo are leading the ABA in an effort to make it less so.
Judy Perry Martinez talks about coronavirus' impact on the bar exam and on law students
This is an unparalleled time of fully online classes, uncertain bar exam dates, and other unprecedented challenges facing law students. To help students make sense of the current environment, ABA President Judy Perry Martinez and ABA Law Student Division Chair Johnnie Q. Nguyen held a live Q&A session
ABA president leads pro bono work at the border
A system based on due process should offer immigrants no less, argues the ABA’s Judy Perry Martinez.
Law students can make a difference for hurricane victims
Amid the flood of natural disasters literally flooding parts of our nation, many law students and American Bar Association members alike are wondering how they can help those in need, whether it is with donations, supplies, manpower, or legal assistance. Student Lawyer has already posted about resources
Hurricane Harvey: How law students and lawyers can help
The American Bar Association has put together a list of resources available to residents of Texas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. There are also ways law students and attorneys can lend a hand. The ABA and the ABA Young Lawyers Division have been compiling links to #HarveyRelief
Join us in defending Legal Services Corporation
Last week, in his budget proposal to Congress, the President called for the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). LSC is the single largest funder of legal aid for people who cannot afford a lawyer. Let’s imagine for a second what would
Change to bar passage standard for law schools rejected
The American Bar Association House of Delegates rejected Monday a major change in the bar passage standard for ABA-accredited law schools. See more about the vote in this article from the ABA Journal. The proposal from the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions
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