By Jay Harrington It’s widely accepted that law schools don’t do a very good job — or in many cases don’t do anything at all — to teach law students how to develop business. Many commentators lament this failure, criticizing schools for…
Month: January 2016
Can We Talk? Bias, Diversity, and Inclusiveness in the Colorado Legal Community: Part I—Implicit Bias
By Ronald M. Sandgrund This is the fourth article series by The InQuiring Lawyer addressing a topic that Colorado lawyers may consider often but may not discuss publicly in much depth. The topics in this column are being explored through…
Stressed? Make Time for Healthier Habits in the New Year
By Nancy E. Rice I stopped at a little greasy-spoon diner recently and saw these wise words on the wall: “Desserts is Stressed Spelled Backwards.” How very profound that statement is.
Creating Work-Life Balance as a Solo Attorney
By Melanie Fischer Everyone wants to find the right work-life balance. No matter the profession, the ability to balance your life at work with your life at home can be a struggle. Especially in your early professional years, it can…
Want to attend a law school with better job and bar-exam outcomes? It will cost you
By Debra Cassens Weiss Law students typically pay higher tuition to attend schools with better job and bar passage rates, according to an analysis oflaw school questionnaire data released by the ABA in December.
Law Student Chronicles: In a Crisis of Faith God’s Grace is Enough
By Shaquille Turner The first semester of my third-year in law school was accompanied by a crisis of faith. I had a momentary bout with amnesia. I forgot how I made it to the third-year, and for that reason I…
CBA/DBA Joint Management: 75 Years Later
By Jessica Volz Your bar association is special in many ways. The CBA is one of only two state bars that require members to belong to a local bar association.1 Whereas the CBA promotes local bar associations, other state bars…
Volunteer Corner: Colorado Attorneys for the Arts
By Meredith Badler and Dave Ratner Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) is a new program from the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) that connects artists and creative businesses with volunteer lawyers providing pro bono services.
A Call for Additional Federal Judges
By Sean R. Gallagher and James M. Lyons In 1984, Apple introduced a new personal computer that it called the Macintosh. The murder rate in Cabot Cove, Maine far exceeded the national rate, largely because of the year’s top television…
A Message from CBA President Loren Brown: Renew Your Spark
One of the great things about being CBA president is getting the opportunity to be involved in many great events throughout the year. Looking back at 2015, one of the most impactful events I took part in was the swearing-in…
A Message from DBA President Janet Drake
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, so this seemed like the perfect month to highlight the progress that the anti-human trafficking movement is making in Colorado.
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