MONDAY, NOV. 18 – 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. – NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on the New York Bar Examination will hold a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 18 concerning the adoption in May 2015 of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The task force is … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) today announced it has hired Susan DeSantis to lead its communications team. In her new role as chief communications strategist, DeSantis, formerly the deputy editor-in-chief of the New York Law Journal, has been tasked with revamping NYSBA’s approach to getting out its message to the world – members … Continued

TUESDAY, NOV. 19 – 6 P.M. – COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL The New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age will host a special event, “The Crisis in Local Journalism: Are Nonprofits the Answer?” on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Columbia Law School. The event … Continued

NYSBA President Henry M. Greenberg testified on Wednesday, November 13 at a legislative hearing regarding Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s proposal to reorganize New York’s court system. The hearing was convened by the State Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees. The following is the prepared text of his testimony. The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is … Continued

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6 – 5 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M. Experts on insurance and regulatory issues will speak today at the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles panel meeting. The meeting will be livestreamed for the public starting at 5:00 p.m. The following experts are scheduled to speak: Tom Karol- general … Continued

NYSBA Task Force Report Identifies Problems with the State’s Current Parole System, Proposes Solutions The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has adopted the initial report and recommendations by the task force studying the state’s current system of parole. The report, which proposes several reforms, was approved at the State Bar’s Nov. 2 House of … Continued

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