CHICAGO, May 20, 2026 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today clarifying the permissible terms of an engagement ...

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The rule of law—the idea that no person is above the law—is what ensures the rights of the people to live their lives as freely as possible and to pursue their dreams. The ABA encourages all Americans ...

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Lawyer Assistance Programs (LAPs) throughout the country provide confidential services and support to judges, lawyers and law students who facing are mental health or substance use issues. To find the ...

Less than a week before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) rules clarifying and standardizing digital accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) were set to take ...

The ABA Council for Diversity in the Educational Pipeline and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) created the Pipeline Diversity Directory in response to the critical need to increase diversity in ...

Rule 1.15 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, or its equivalent, requires that lawyers who are entrusted with the property of law clients and third persons in the practice of law must hold ...

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Many of today's law graduates are faced with law school debt of more than $150,000 upon graduation. With a median starting public interest salary in civil legal aid of less than $50,000 and of less ...

Law Day, held annually on May 1, is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day provides an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect our liberty, strive to ...

The American Bar Association (ABA) awards an annual Legal Opportunity Scholarship to first-year law students. The purpose of the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund is to encourage students, who ...