Posted On: February 20, 2009 by David Badertscher

ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter

Top Ten Stories of the Week ending February 20, 2009:

Law Practice Management
Last Week's Layoffs Saved Law Firms an Estimated $100M
Feb 17, 2009, 06:52 am CST

Law Firms
A&O to Ax Up to 250 Lawyers and 200 Staff, Freeze Pay and Ask Partners for Capital
Feb 19, 2009, 11:54 am CST

Layoffs
Laid-Off Lawyer Competes with Other Attorneys for Paralegal Jobs
Feb 17, 2009, 09:22 am CST

Midyear Meeting 2009
76% of Young Lawyers Glad They're Attorneys, Study Finds
Feb 14, 2009, 04:04 pm CST

Top ABA Midyear Meeting Headlines:

ABA House OKs Lateral Lawyer Ethics Rule Change
ABA Pushes for 1,000-Lawyer Legal Corps
Prof. Tribe Hints He's Available for DC Gig
Cuban-American Lawyer in Line to Head ABA
Economy & Politics Threaten State Courts, ABA House Told

Legal Ethics
Burned-Out Lawyer Plans to Opt Out, One Among Many on 'Dark Side' of Law
Feb 17, 2009, 03:05 pm CST

Bar Associations
Perfectionism, 'Psychic Battering' Among Reasons for Lawyer Depression
Feb 18, 2009, 09:40 am CST

Legal Ethics
Sarbanes-Oxley Governed Lawyer's 'Noisy Withdrawal' in Stanford Case
Feb 19, 2009, 08:41 am CST

ABA
How Pop Culture Defines Abe Lincoln
Feb 19, 2009, 12:16 pm CST

Legal Malpractice
Clients, Law Firms Get 'Savage' As Legal Malpractice Claims Increase
Feb 17, 2009, 02:33 pm CST

White-Collar Crime
Fla. Lawyer in $83M Real Estate Fraud: I Didn't Think It Was Criminal
Feb 18, 2009, 02:09 pm CST