Week News

• ABA president calls for restructuring of immigration courts to increase independence

• The taboo on chemical weapons has lasted a century – it must be preserved

• Multistate Bar Exam average score drops to apparent new low

• Fewer entry-level positions in most job categories for 2017 law grads, new ABA data shows

• Texas lawyer gets 10-year sentence for $26M workers’ comp conspiracy

• Theresa May suffers third Brexit defeat in Lords

• Supreme Court rules foreign corporations can’t be sued for alleged abuses under alien tort law

Month News

• Anger at Scottish policy that may force rape victims to testify

• Juror faints after watching graphic video of lawyer accused of trading sex for legal services

• Victims of sexual violence are right to fear another John Worboys

• Lawyer who ‘didn’t realize’ he was suspended in 2010 can’t resume practicing law, court says

• CMS funds head moves over to Charles Russell Speechlys

• Lady Farrington of Ribbleton obituary

Year News

• Debevoise poaches Clifford Chance partner to boost London office

• 'Upskirting' could be made a criminal offence in Britain, MPs told

• Don’t let outrage over sexual harassment fade. We can stop it

• Legal sector lost 1,100 jobs in October

• Judge considers probation for man who robbed bank in hopes of receiving prison medical care