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May 17, 2023, 1:31 pm CDT   Tweet     Email Print David Jaffe. The legal profession has a drinking

Meeting in August, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession has announced. The

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your work product looks better. But something else has changed. The clock on your profession has started running faster

English Florida Supreme Court order on diversity in CLEs devalues the legal profession’s inclusion goals, experts

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to uphold the integrity and efficacy of the profession means constant reflection, research

Jordan Furlong has studied and even anticipated changes in the legal profession. During Thursday’s ABA

perspectives that enable us to effectively collaborate and debate resolutions impacting our profession. … Our strengths lie in

endorsed the “Principles for the Independence of the Legal Profession,” drafted by a

reduce the access to justice gap as well as help the profession to thrive

Journal : “Florida Supreme Court order on diversity in CLEs devalues the legal profession’s inclusion goals, experts

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in joining the profession and staying in the profession—so I can think

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the best interests of law students, law schools, states and the profession,” wrote Daniel Thies, the

the bar. It was not a single bad actor. It was the profession. She recalls leading depositions

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in 2016. “Eliminating race-conscious admissions policies would inflict great harm on the legal profession and the

of government, to protect the independence of the legal profession and to

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and unfinished projects in my life. Maybe you do too. Don’t let your profession and the

Newest Issue - June 2025 Bullying is a problem in the legal profession. How can the

physical safety of judges, the independence of the legal profession, and the

election fraud “speaks to a troubling crisis in the legal profession.” At the time

least an attempted violation of the rule. ( Bloomberg Law , the Legal Profession Blog , the June

or overlapping regulation would increase costs on law schools, their students and the profession,” the letter

physical safety of judges, the independence of the legal profession, and the

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in the pipeline to law schools and the legal profession, and are

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Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession . In this

and meaningful career in the law. As she saw it, the profession was plagued by wasteful

reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession.” (Photo by John O

of government, to protect the independence of the legal profession and to

It has been said that justice is blind, and for the legal profession, that is the

Meeting in Toronto. The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession established the annual

new opportunities to advance the interests of the legal profession. The ABA

ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are seeking thoughtful

2009, the ABA Journal came to a realization: The legal profession is undergoing a

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them to qualify for jobs in the U.S. legal profession, either as lawyers or

those with more than 700 attorneys. Even with fewer responses, there are signs the profession is backsliding when it

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the statistics Monday in its 2024 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession report, according to

to reaffirm our dedication to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our profession, our association, the

initiatives—a troubling sign that the drive for an inclusive legal profession is under threat. Fallout

to myself and to my colleagues in the legal profession is to seek

responsibility to the Senate, the public, and the profession to conduct

Stephanie A. Scharf foresees “a dichotomy in the legal profession between those firms and

right to contract, and its attorneys’ right to pursue their chosen profession.   • The order

while staying true to the core principles of the legal profession is as essential today

for work-related purposes, indicating a rapid adoption rate within the profession. The changing

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