NYSBA CALLS FOR STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE MENTAL HEALTH AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) House of Delegates has adopted a report that recommends the elimination of all mental health inquiries from the application for admission to the New York state bar. The report was prepared by NYSBA’s Working … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES MEETING SATURDAY, NOV. 2 – 9 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) House of Delegates will meet on Saturday, Nov. 2. The meeting of the House of Delegates, NYSBA’s governing body, will be livestreamed and available to watch afterwards at the same … Continued

One-day Event Offers 6 MCLE Credits for Attorneys, 7.0 CPE Credits for Accountants The Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law (EASL) Section of the New York State Bar Association will feature top executives from Universal and Republic Records at its Annual Music Business and Law Conference in New York City on Friday, November 15. The conference … Continued

Diversity will be front and center at the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section’s 2019 Global Conference to be held Nov. 5-8 in Tokyo. Titled “A World of Many Voices, United in Our Diversity,” the conference brings together jurists and leading lawyers from every continent except Antarctica to address cutting-edge legal topics. Hon. … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Dispute Resolution Section and the American College of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM) have announced the winners of the third annual NYSBA/ACCTM National Championship, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Law Student Writing Competition. The winner of the $1,000 New York competition is Rachel Schwartzman of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. … Continued

FRIDAY, OCT. 25 – 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M. – ALBANY LAW SCHOOL The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on the New York Bar Examination will hold a public hearing on Friday, Oct. 25 concerning the adoption in May 2015 of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The task force is investigating and … Continued

MONDAY, OCT. 21 – 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. – NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on the New York Bar Examination will hold a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 21 concerning the adoption in May 2015 of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The task force is investigating … Continued

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16 – 2:30 P.M. – SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW The New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age will host a special roundtable event, “FOIL and the Future of Local Journalism: Rethinking Access to Information in a Digital Age” on Wednesday, October 16 from 2:30 p.m. … Continued

Diversity and inclusion, and other human rights will be front and center at the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section’s 2019 Global Conference, Nov. 5-8 in Tokyo. Titled “A World of Many Voices, United in Our Diversity,” the conference brings together jurists and leading lawyers from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, … Continued

TUESDAY, OCT. 15 – 6 P.M. TO 7 P.M. – FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Cass R. Sunstein, author of Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide and the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, will be the featured speaker at a free event co-sponsored by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) on Oct. 15 from … Continued