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California prepares to lead US profession into non-lawyer ownership
Regulators are poised to consider radical rule changes that could decisively open the way to allowing non-lawyers into the legal profession of the US’s most…Call for Publications: Journal for the Professional Lawyer
The American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility Publications Board is seeking submissions for publication in Journal of the Professional Lawyer, a peer-reviewed annual publication…Netherlands Bar Association launches research into innovation and digitalization in the legal profession
More than 1,300 lawyers participated in the recent NOvA survey on strategy, innovation and digitization. The results will be published after the summer. The survey is part…Event: ABA Cross-Border Discovery Institute: The Interplay between E.U. Data Protection and U.S. Discovery
Second Annual ABA Cross-Border Discovery Institute: The Interplay between E.U. Data Protection and U.S. Discovery Brussels, Belgium 26-27 July 2018 More Information Bar Standards Board shares good practice for barristers and advice for clients on consumer feedback
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published new guidance that aims to encourage barristers to follow good practice when they receive feedback from their clients. It…New York City Bar Association E-Discovery Working Group publishes guide on cross-border e-Discovery
SUMMARY The New York City Bar Association’s E-Discovery Working Group issued a report examining the challenges of conducting discovery when the scope of discovery exceeds US borders.…Bar Standards Board explains how it assures competence at the Bar
Following its decision last year not to implement the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published more detail about how it assures…Event: American Bar Association 2018 Annual Meeting
2018 American Bar Association Annual Meeting Chicago, IL 2-7 August 2018 More Information Event: NOBC Annual Conference 2018
The National Organization of Bar Counsel (NOBC) are holding their annual conference on 1-4 August in Chicago.D.C. Bar seeking views on changes to Rule 46
In May we reported that the D.C. Bar Board of Governors had submitted proposed amendments to certain provisions of Court of Appeals Rule 46. This…SRA consultation on protecting the users of legal services
The SRA has launched a consultation on “Protecting the users of legal services: balancing cost and access to legal services”. While most people are happy…The Law Society of Scotland launches price transparency consultation
The Law Society of Scotland is asking the legal profession and consumer bodies for their views on price transparency for legal services. The consultation, Price transparency…