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Approximately 760 people in Maryland took the Law School Admissions Test on Saturday and Monday, the last chance for many to get scores they need to submit to law schools for admittance into the Class of 2014. Five years from now, however, candidates for the Class of 2019 might choose not to take the test that has started the law school process for generations of lawyers. An American Bar Association committee reviewing law school accreditation standards has voted twice in straw polls essentially to remove the LSAT as a requirement.
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The Law School Admission Test, the long-held standard for admission to most American law schools, may no longer be required in a couple of years. A subcommittee of the American Bar Association's Standards Review Committee is considering making usage of the test voluntary for its member schools instead of mandatory.
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An American Bar Association ethics panel has proposed rule changes that would make it easier for lawyers to engage in cross- border practice, while making clear that one's "virtual presence" in another jurisdiction may trigger a rule violation. The changes are intended to address ethical problems "arising from the globalization of law practice and the proliferation of new technologies, including issues related to cross-border practice, lawyer mobility and inconsistencies in jurisdictions' rules of professional conduct," the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 explained in a cover letter announcing the new proposals.
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Lawyers have a duty to warn whenever a client's use of e-mail poses the risk of disclosure of confidential information to employers or other third parties, according to an American Bar Association ethics committee. A lawyer sending or receiving substantive communications with a client via e-mail or other electronic means ordinarily must warn the client about the risk of sending or receiving electronic communications using a computer or other device, or e-mail account, where there is a significant risk that a third party may gain access," the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility said in an ethics opinion issued last month.
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The American Bar Association is objecting to language in a proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau governing confidential treatment of information obtained from persons in connection with the exercise of the agency's authority. The CFPB proposed the rule to address concerns expressed by entities that fall under the agency's enforcement authority over the treatment of privileged information submitted to the agency.
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The American Bar Association may not require law schools to post salary data on their graduates amid concerns over its accuracy and difficulty of collection. At a meeting March 16 and 17 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Standards and Review Committee made several recommendations to the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. Among them were tweaks to Rule 16, which relates to sanctions, and Standard 509, which covers consumer information. Those recommendations, which will standardize how information on post- graduate employment is displayed, were accepted.
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Considering a career move or looking for a new job? Then pick up a newly released book from the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section, Job Quest for Lawyers: The Essential Guide to Finding and Landing the Job You Want.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thank you, Norm [Lefstein]. It's good to see you again, and it's great to be here among old friends and colleagues. I'd like to thank the sponsors of this symposium - the University of Tennessee College of Law, the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy, the Justice Project, and of course the American Bar Association, where I spent my formative years as a criminal justice professional.
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The American Bar Association and other groups have raised concerns over a proposed Labor Department rule that would revise the interpretation of "advice" with respect to the persuader reporting requirements of Section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. The law requires the disclosure of agreements or arrangements between employers and labor relations consultants when a consultant acts directly or indirectly to persuade workers concerning a decision about whether to bargain collectively.
