Location Beats Ranking For Students Choosing a Law School, Bloomberg Law Survey Says

[…] vital to your success. Subscribe here to get the Commission’s weekly news delivered to your inbox. Related reading: First Generation Lawyers Face Fewer Jobs and Lower Pay Than Peers, NALP Data Says Is Law School Worth the Cost? Fewer Than Half of Young Attorneys Say ‘Yes‘ Commission, Judges, and Attorneys Lay the Foundation for Professionalism in […]

Is a Misinterpretation of “Professionalism” Being Used to Exclude Attorneys?

[…] Commission’s weekly news delivered to your inbox. Related resources Reimagining Law: How to Create a Sense of “Belonging” in the Legal Profession Diversity Among Summer Associates at an All-Time High According to NALP’s 2021 Report Interrupting Implicit Bias in the Illinois Judiciary professionalism in hair students taking professionalism pledge Martin Sinclair delivering the professionalism pledge

Reimagining Law: How Lawyers & Law Students Can Prioritize Well-Being

[…] resource in many Professional Responsibility classes around the country. Jaffe also authored “The Key to Law Student Well-Being? We Have to Love Our Law Students” in the NALP PD (National Association of Law Placement Professional Development) Quarterly, and co-authored “Conduct Yourselves Accordingly: Amending Bar Character and Fitness Questions to Promote Lawyer Well-Being” in The […]

#CivilityChat with HLAI President Janneth Lanini

[…] with navigating challenging family situations disproportionately affecting peoples of color including multigenerational households and, too often, being the sole or primary resources for their extended families. The NALP 2019 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms shows that while the number of Hispanic attorneys is growing, the growth is minimal and primarily among Hispanic […]

Lawyers Must Build Trust in the Justice System

[…] of what lawyers can and must do to bring about change. 1. Ensure That Diversity & Inclusion Remains a Priority for the Legal Profession In the 2019 NALP Diversity Report, data showed that “despite small increases in the past three years, the representation of Black/African-American associates remains shy of its pre-recession level, and representation […]

Raising the Bar for Professional Responsibility CLE

[…] found the levels of depression, anxiety and stress among attorneys were significant, with 28%, 19% and 23% experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. In addition, NALP’s 2016 Report on Diversity in Law Firms showed that while representation of women, minorities and minority women among associates saw small gains that year, it still […]

A Thank You to Legal Aid Lawyers

[…] technically “pro bono.” However, this distinction begins to fade when you look at salary discrepancies between legal aid lawyers and other lawyers in the profession. According to NALP/PSJD’s 2018 Public Service Attorney Salary Survey, legal aid lawyers would earn three times more each year if they worked for a law firm. Couple this with the reality […]