The Profession | Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- Proposals Would Require Law Firms to Report Lawyers' Judicial Campaign Contributions. Should law firms have to report judicial campaign contributions by their lawyers and staffers? Should they include information about nonfinancial support, such as endorsements? And how should judges use that information to decide whether to recuse themselves? Go to ABA Journal
- Groupons for Lawyers Gain Traction with Ethics Committees. Lawyers can use daily deal sites, like Groupon, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and New York, according to ethics opinions in those states. Go to Lawyerist
- Brooklyn tenants' lawyers form new bar group. Breaking ranks with what they call the "landlord-dominated" housing-court bar in Brooklyn, more than 60 tenant-side attorneys have banded together to form a new bar group dedicated to advocating for tenant-friendly legal and practical reforms in one of the city's busiest housing courts. Go to News & Insight
- MN Legal Services Coalition Wins LTN Innovation Award. The Minnesota Legal Services Coalition has been awarded the Law Technology News Innovation Award for Pro Bono, in recognition of an online expungement tool it developed. Go to probono.net News
- JDs Rising is calling young lawyers and lawyers-to-be. Tired of spending your days reading endless volumes of case law or trolling endless jobs boards? You're not alone. Go to Minnesota Lawyer Blog
- Law grads go to court for bankruptcy protection. When Diana Valle decided to intern at a bankruptcy firm during law school, she had no idea how useful the experience would prove - in her own case. Go to Reuters
- In Wisconsin, crime doesn't pay - even for prosecutors. For five years, Amy Menzel has balanced prosecuting hundreds of domestic violence cases in Outagamie County with gigs waitressing or teaching. She says she's had enough. Go to Post-Crescent
- Part-time law school losing allure. Lagging enrollment inspires fears for programs' future. Go to National Law Journal
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