College admissions directors concerned about enrollment targets and impact of student loan debt
INSIDE HIGHER ED – The challenges facing college admissions leaders just keep growing. As has been the case in recent years, many colleges struggle to fill their classes, according to the 2015 Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Admissions Directors.
Read More about College admissions directors concerned about enrollment targets and impact of student loan debtABA to offer insurance benefits to members
ABA JOURNAL – The ABA plans to introduce a new member benefit beginning next year—a menu of up to 20 different insurance products.
Read More about ABA to offer insurance benefits to membersReport: Law firms increase hiring of non-lawyer sales and marketing staff
BLOOMBERG BNA – The report “Sales Professionals in the Law Firm: Are We Finally Ready?” states that “42 percent of [survey] respondents indicated that they had hired staff with primarily market-facing responsibilities,” citing a survey conducted by the research division of American Lawyer Media.
Read More about Report: Law firms increase hiring of non-lawyer sales and marketing staffOpinion: New technologies will offer more efficient legal system for law firms and clients
THE ATLANTIC – “Even though many firms remain behind the times, they soon may not be. New technologies and increased competition are forcing the legal industry to slowly remake itself.”
Read More about Opinion: New technologies will offer more efficient legal system for law firms and clientsVideo: Floridian trial attorney discusses changes in Florida law and bar reciprocity
FLORIDA TODAY – “Florida law, including consumer rights, insurance regulations and rules of evidence, changes all the time. Which is why Melbourne attorney Steve Charpentier and other Florida lawyers have been debating real and proposed changes to the legal industry.”
Read More about Video: Floridian trial attorney discusses changes in Florida law and bar reciprocityBipartisan group in Senate proposes plan to cut mandatory prison sentences for nonviolent offenders
THE NEW YORK TIMES – That final agreement led to a powerful, bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introducing a broad criminal justice measure that its authors hailed not only as the most important federal justice overhaul in a generation, but also as an example of how Congress can work when lawmakers are willing to compromise.
Read More about Bipartisan group in Senate proposes plan to cut mandatory prison sentences for nonviolent offendersABA launches pilot program for on-demand legal advice for small businesses with Rocket Lawyer
ABA JOURNAL – The American Bar Association and Rocket Lawyer have launched a new pilot program that provides on-demand legal advice for small businesses.
Read More about ABA launches pilot program for on-demand legal advice for small businesses with Rocket LawyerSurvey: Law firms spend between $5-10 million on business development
PR NEWSWIRE – A sampling of U.S. law firms by LAC Group, creator of Library as a Service® and a leader in library outsourcing and other services for law firms, shows that firms are investing heavily in competitive intelligence and market research.
Read More about Survey: Law firms spend between $5-10 million on business developmentABA report charts legal profession growth by state
ABA JOURNAL – The ABA chart generally measures the population of both active and resident lawyers as of Dec. 31, 2014.
Read More about ABA report charts legal profession growth by stateA detailed look at Washington State’s legal technician program to address affordable legal access
THE WASHINGTON TIMES – Under the “limited license legal technician” program, experienced paralegals who take additional courses in certain practice areas – for now, just family law – and who pass relevant exams become what’s been described as the nurse practitioners of the legal world.
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