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On June 14, 2011 Judge Nancy Gertner spoke at a Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association event held at Suffolk Law to discuss her new book, In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate. Learn more about the book at http://bit.ly/llqKj4.
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How bad is the job market for new attorneys? According to this press release from NALP, the National Association for Law Placement, the class of 2010 “faced [the] worst job market” since 1996. NALP Executive Director James Leipold stated that
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The downturn in the economy has rattled law firms nationally and internationally, leaving many firms to pick up the pieces. On The Landy Law Letter, host John L. Torvi, from the Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency of Needham, Massachusetts welcomes Attorney Charles H. Kaplan, a partner in Sedgwick LLPs New York office, to take a look at the current issues law firms are facing when it comes to labor and employment. John and Charlie discuss the latest business trends in how law firms and attorneys are dealing with the realities of downsizing, employment practices and retirement and what a law firm can do to stay ahead of the game regarding employment practice problems, downsizing or staff cuts.
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Scott A. Hodes argues that we have no real benchmark to determine executive branch success in fulfilling Presidential promises about openness and transparency. Rather he contends that the measure is not each time the administration doesnt release something in a timely fashion to say it has failed the test.
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The National Association of Workers Compensation Judiciary (NAWCJ) was founded in 2009 to provide educational opportunities for the workers compensation judiciary throughout the United States. On this Workers Comp Matters, host Attorney Alan S. Pierce is joined by Judge John J. Lazzara and Judge Ellen Lorenzen, at the Workers Compensation Centennial in Boston, Massachusetts, to spotlight The National Association of Workers Compensation Judiciary. Judge Lazzarra talks about the mission of the NAWCJ, education and the monthly newsletter and Judge Lorenzen discusses membership, common battles in the workers compensation field and the agenda of the Judiciary College.
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Do we get it yet?! This past week saw the ruling in the Proposition 8 case in California, where now-retired federal judge Vaughn Walker has been challenged in his ruling on the case because he didn’t recuse himself as an openly gay person in a long-term relationship. Many commentators in the news stories noted that we are just where we were 30 years ago with respect to African-American and female judges being challenged for not recusing themselves on civil rights and sex discrimination cases. Judges should not be challenge-able on the basis of their membership in a minority group, whether it is based on ethnicity, language, religion, gender, or sexuality or gender identification.
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David Rothman continues his commentary on the challenges faced by the Digital Public Library of America. He suggests the DPLA help state, local and federal governments create a companion digital public library system that would focus on the provision of urgently needed content and services, and share some but not all resources with an academic effort and even offer a common catalogue for those wanting it.
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With tuition costs for traditional law schools rising and law students struggling to pay off debt, online legal education can be an alternative for some. Attorneys and co-hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome Ellen Murphy, the Program Director for Concord Law Schools Small Business Practice LLM and Attorney Ross E. Mitchell, a graduate of Concord Law School of Kaplan University, to get an inside look at an online legal education. They talk about the online process, interaction, accreditation and what the future holds for online legal education.
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Professor Alasdair Roberts talks with Mary O’Neill JD ‘11 about her receipt of a Fenton Public Service Award in our latest Rappaport Center Public Policy Podcast. Learn more at www.rappaportcenter.org.
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Professor Timothy Wilton discusses the recent ranking of Suffolk’s Trial Advocacy Program by US News & World Report. Learn more about Professor Wilton on his faculty page, http://bit.ly/klnmtl.