Advanced law degrees, with the exception of LL.M.s for foreign-trained lawyers and tax LL.M.s, have no value in the legal job market and can hurt candidates by signaling uncertainty about career paths, according to Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Steven John, who spoke at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.

An opinion published by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel in late December has opened the way for state lotteries to sell tickets via the Internet. And now people are wondering if poker, casinos and other online gaming enterprises can be far behind.

Topic No. 1 for training and career advisers attending a recent conference in Washington, D.C., was how current and future generations of lawyers can best respond to the dramatic changes that have been hitting the legal industry

Topic No. 1 for training and career advisers attending a recent conference in Washington, D.C., was how current and future generations of lawyers can best respond to the dramatic changes that have been hitting the legal industry.

Voters on the website of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform have settled on what they consider the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011.