ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Meet the nominees for the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : What can we learn from the history of interracial relationships in America?: Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws against interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia. But Richard and Mildred Loving were not the first American couple to love across race boundaries. The history of what we would now... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Susskind sees ‘rosy future’ for law—if it embraces technology: For more than three decades, Richard Susskind has been one of the profession’s most prolific voices in support of implementing technology with legal services delivery. The author of more than 10 books on the topic, his next one will focus on... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Seeking equal pay? Here are some strategies: Studies have shown that salary and compensation at firms can still be markedly higher for white males than attorneys with a different ethnicity or gender. But if you feel you aren't being paid commensurate with your colleagues and with the value you... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Should I stay or should I go? When partners should make a lateral move: Switching law firms doesn’t only cause partner anxiety, it’s hard on clients too. Lawyers need to really evaluate whether a move will best serve the people and businesses they represent. In this month’s Asked and Answered, the ABA... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : ABA president shares a sneak peek into ABA Annual Meeting in NYC: Have you considered attending the 2017 ABA Annual Meeting in New York City this August? In this special episode of Asked and Answered, the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles and Molly McDonough hear about what special events and venues await attendees from... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Is Diversity All Talk?: Diversity at law firms, especially at the higher levels of partnership continues to be a hot topic of discussion. But is that all that it is, a discussion item? To this day, fewer than 20 percent of equity partners are women and even fewer are lawyers... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How firms can encourage mental, emotional and physical fitness: Wellness is not just about eating health food and exercising, Jolene Park tells the ABA Journal’s Stephanie Francis Ward in this episode of Asked Answered. It’s also getting enough time to relax, getting enough sleep and not being stressed out... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : John Tredennick of Catalyst took the lead in the ‘80s to bring tech to his law firm: John Tredennick started a focus on legal technology in 1988—back when law firms saw it as something limited to fancy computers and adding machines. He asked Holland & Hart, the Denver-based firm where he was a partner, to add the words chief... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era: The rights to free speech and freedom of the press guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. But when it was first passed–and for its first hundred or so years–the First Amendment was not the robust defense we think of today. Legendary civil rights... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How can lawyers help Hurricane Harvey victims? Disaster response attorneys share tips: The full scale of the damage from Hurricane Harvey may not be known for weeks or months. But even as the rain is still falling, lawyers in Texas and across the country are mobilizing to meet the legal needs of the people who have been impacted. In... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How the radical movements of the 1960s changed the law and challenged the status quo: In this episode of Asked and Answered, the ABA Journal’s Victor Li speaks with attorney and activist Paul Harris about his work stretching back to the 1960s. Harris, one of the radical “movement lawyers” featured in the cover story for the... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Beating the drum for change: When Ralph Baxter joined the inaugural class of Legal Rebels in 2009, he was the CEO and chairman of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Just a year into the biggest recession since the Great Depression, he caught the ABA Journal’s attention through... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Dark tale of 'The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist' brings wrongful convictions to light: For nearly two decades, Dr. Steven Hayne and Dr. Michael West were the go-to experts that Mississippi law enforcement and prosecutors relied on when there was a potential homicide. Haynes performed the bulk of the autopsies in the state, while West... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Will big data tools make policing less biased--or violate people’s rights?: With resource-strapped police departments facing pressure to avert crime and end racially discriminatory police practices, many are turning to data-driven surveillance technology with the thought that it could be both more objective and more... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Merriam-Webster editor shares the 'secret life of dictionaries': What do lawyers and lexicographers have in common? The main job of both is to argue over the meaning of words. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles talks with Kory Stamper about her work as a lexicographer and editor... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Bruce MacEwen diagnoses and prescribes for law practice ills by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Mary Juetten hopes legal software can help improve access-to-justice problems: What will be a big legal trend for 2018? Mary E. Juetten is putting her hopes on legal technology improving access-to-justice problems. by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How to turn tech savvy into a fulfilling legal career: You love technology, you love the law, and you want a career that combines the two. But what kinds of legal tech jobs will be the most in-demand, and how can you get them? E-discovery and privacy law should be two areas that legal tech jobseekers look... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How the author of 'The Forgotten Flight' fought to bring justice for terror victims' families: If you mention a terrorist attack in which a Libyan suitcase bomb brought down an airliner, most people will be quick to remember Pan Am Flight 103, which crashed on Dec. 21, 1988 in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. But there is another,... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How can we fight to reduce bias? 6th Circuit judge shares her thoughts: Studies have shown that implicit bias is something that affects everyone to some degree. So what steps can legal professionals at all ranks take to make the justice system fairer and more equitable? In this episode of the Modern Law Library, the ABA... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : You’re in a pickle. Can a lawyer assistance program help?: Confronting someone about a substance abuse problem--or owning that you have one--is not easy, but lawyers assistance programs can help. Usually referred to as LAPs and offered by attorney regulation agencies, the programs guarantee... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Trailblazer with a nonlawyer past brings the present and future to law firms: Adriana Linares considers it a badge of honor to work in the legal profession without being a lawyer. Linares co-founded LawTech Partners with Allan Mackenzie in 2004 after several years in the IT departments of two of the largest firms in Florida.... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Drowning in debt? Here are some potential lifelines: Six-figure student loans can be a terrifying burden, and one of the top challenges for many law grads. But even if you’ve fallen in arrears, you still may have options to turn your financial situation around. In this month’s Asked and Answered,... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : From C-Suite-Type Post to Legal Service Founder, Mills Has Always Been a Leader.: Michael Mills has been helping law firms figure out their technological needs since before there was an internet. As one of the first of what are now known as chief knowledge officers, Mills played a leading role in educating his fellow lawyers and... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Georgetown law prof calls for complete re-imagining of criminal justice system in 'Chokehold' by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Meet the nominees for the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction: Lisa Scottoline, C.E. Tobisman and Scott Turow have at least three things in common: They’re all novelists, attorneys and nominees for this year’s Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. In this special episode, the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles speaks... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : From paper to digital documents, Judge Andrew Peck traveled (and set) the discovery trail: As electronic data became more prevalent in the 1990s, Judge Andrew Peck, an ABA Journal Legal Rebels Trailblazer, wrote a line that would be quoted by judges and lawyers for generations to come. “It is black-letter law that computerized data is... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How a Quaker’s suit against the Secretary of Defense still impacts cases over government surveillance by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Legal writing pro is helping teach AI to draft contracts: Ken Adams has brought his contract expertise to LegalSifter, a Pittsburgh artificial intelligence startup. The 2009 Legal Rebel and author of “A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting” sat down to discuss his new venture with the ABA Journal’s... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Roe v. Wade had a broader impact than the public realizes, says author of 'Beyond Abortion': In the 45 years since Roe v. Wade was decided, it has been a focal point for both anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights groups. But the opinion in the 1973 case has also been used by activists of liberal, libertarian and conservative... by ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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