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Mike Skoler: The Billable Hour is a Disservice to Lawyers, Clients and Justice
24 Hours
To put this post together, I read some material, thought about my reaction to it, sat down and spent some time writing down my point of view. I edited it, and asked my assistant to proofread it for me, then I sent it out the door (or in this case, posted it).
Lisa Solomon: Work-Life Balance Lessons for (and from) Micro-Firm Lawyers
24 Hours
Since Des Moines, Iowa lawyer Roxanne Conlin started her own firm 18 years ago, she has allowed her employees to bring their babies to the office. The animal lover’s office also plays host to a veritable menagerie of kittens (VIDEO), birds and even saltwater fish (VIDEO).
Mazy Hedayat: Profession Needs to Clean Up After the Boomers to Move Forward
24 Hours
With the Legal Rebels Project, the ABA Journal takes on the daunting task of identifying people who are remaking the practice of law. Those innovations come in the midst of the worst professional crisis in generations. Too often overlooked is who got us into this mess: the Baby Boom generation of attorneys.
Carolyn Elefant: The Bar is Failing to Offer Solos Clear Ethics Guidance
24 Hours
Though the media would have you believe otherwise, the truth of the matter is that most solo and small firm lawyers want to be good.
Nicole Black on Social Media & Lawyers (Live Twitterview)
24 Hours
On Oct. 14, 24 Hours of Rebels produced a live twitterview with early legal tech adopter and New York lawyer Nicole Black.
Rob Bodine: Bring 3Ls On As Unpaid Interns Doing Real Work
24 Hours
In the real world, you go to school to learn the basics. By the time you’re working towards your graduate degree, you know exactly where you want to be, and your schoolwork is training you specifically for that career very. Yet, every one of us who has ever held a job will tell you that schoolwork alone doesn’t fully prepare you to be a model employee. Only quality experience can do that.
Putting Value Into Practice (Live Call-In Radio Show)
24 Hours
Join us at 2 p.m., CT, Oct. 14 for a live Web radio chat with Paul Lippe, founder of Legal OnRamp.
Luz Herrera: ‘Low Bono’ Pioneer
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Federally funded legal aid is free, and that needs to change, says Luz E. Herrera, a Harvard Law grad who focuses on access-to-justice issues for low- and moderate-income people.
Bob Ambrogi: State Bar Admission is Irrelevant
24 Hours
We live in an age that knows few bounds. Where once we were limited by geography, we now can communicate instantly with anyone anywhere in the world. Where once we were limited by knowledge, we now have the world's libraries accessible to us with just a few keystrokes. Where once we were limited by opportunity, we now command the power of vast digital resources, without regard to our status or wealth.
Free Legal Rebels Webinar: Why Twitter Matters to Lawyers
24 Hours
You’ve heard about Twitter. You may have even visited the site. But how can lawyers – a prolix group, if ever there was one – stand to benefit from a micro-blogging service that limits messages to 140 characters?
