The New York State Bar Association is hosting a virtual career fair on Sept. 28 to connect new lawyers with firms looking to hire. The fair is an answer to new lawyers who said it would be helpful if the association provided career advice and job opportunities. The three-hour event will connect new law school … Continued
Photo courtesy: David Handschuh/OCA The Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York’s Courts is holding a second round of in-person hearings this fall. The hearings will be held in Buffalo on Oct. 6 and in New York City on Oct. 31. The hearings are part of a statewide effort to evaluate the technology, practices and … Continued
New York State Bar Association General Counsel David Miranda hosts a lively roundtable with political strategist Liz Benjamin and constitutional law professor Vin Bonventre. They discuss the swing to the right of the US Supreme Court through its rulings handed down in the Spring of 2022. Rulings on reproductive rights, gun rights and religious rights … Continued
Lawyers with the Committee on Animals and the Law at the New York State Bar Association are helping Ukrainian refugees who are entering the United States with their family pets as they escape their war-torn homeland. NYSBA members Nancy Volin and Fiona Farrell were moved to act after Helen LeBrecht emailed a video of police … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is launching a task force that will focus on the impact that the burgeoning mental health crisis taking place across the state is having on the public and the civil and criminal justice systems.
“Miranda Warnings” host David Miranda is joined by Albany Law School professor and constitutional scholar Vin Bonventre and former journalist and political strategist Liz Benjamin to discuss recent news surrounding the New York State Court of Appeals.
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Managing your time, your workload and increasing productivity are goals for most leaders in a workplace. Paul Unger, attorney and founder of Affinity Consulting Group, says the first step is to acknowledge the type of interruptions in your workday. Most Americans deal with an interruption every five minutes at work. Attorneys tend to be interrupted … Continued
When separating from military service, the discharge form that all service members receive called the DD214 is an important document affecting everything from employment to veterans’ benefits. The NYSBA Committee on Veterans held a workshop on how attorneys can help clients correct errors and petition military review boards to change or correct a discharge status. … Continued