The American Bar Association called on federal, state and local governments to do something about the decline in the number of lawyers practicing in rural areas. South Dakota has decided to pay attorneys to relocate to its state’s rural areas.

An interesting debate has popped up online recently as to whether attorneys still need brick-and-mortar offices.

How unhappy are you, associate attorneys? According to one recent survey, you are the least happy group of employees in your current positions.

The American Bar Association recently released its employment figures on the class of 2012, and the numbers are looking up in some categories. The bad news is more recent grads are unemployed.

The Illinois State Bar Association created a special committee to look at how law school debt is impacting the delivery of legal services. The committee’s report was recently released and its findings are unsurprising: debt from law school is a “crushing burden on new lawyers.”

The American Bar Association doesn’t want to stop judges from using social media, but it wants them to think before “friending” someone online or “liking” someone’s Facebook status.

How much time do you spend on social media promoting yourself professionally or your company?

The Indiana Roll of Attorneys website has moved into the 21st century and I like it.