Practicing law can be stressful, so it is important to take time to unwind and think of your well-being. Long hours, heavy workloads, and client relations can impact practitioners in many ways. That’s why this month’s issue of the Texas Bar Journal focuses on wellness and well-being in the practice of law and provides insights … Continue Reading
The 2011 Texas Bar Journal Short Story Fiction Writing Contest is in full swing. Deadline to send your story is 5 p.m. March 1, 2011.… Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas would like to congratulate the 2010 Law Day contest winners! Download a list of the winners (pdf). The theme for the contest this year was Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, Emerging Challenges. The first, second, and third-place winners of the statewide contest in each category have been invited to the … Continue Reading
Do you know a budding writer, artist, or photographer? The State Bar, along with the Texas Young Lawyers Association, is inviting students grade K-12 to show off their skills by entering the 2010 Law Day editorial, photography, and poster contests. The theme of this year’s Law Day is "Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, … Continue Reading
What Ernest Hemingway reportedly considered to be his best work was also his briefest. To settle a bar bet, the story goes, Hemingway was challenged to write a complete novel in only six words. The result? "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Texas Bar Journal, and the 2010 State Bar Annual Meeting Legal Innovation Track: … Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again — not when we snuggle around the open fire or get a little silly at the office holiday party, no. It’s time for aspiring John Grishams to dust off their typewriters (or more realistically, their computer keyboards) and get to writing their award-winning short story. The 2010 Texas Bar … Continue Reading
Submissions for the 2009 Texas Bar Journal Short Story Fiction Writing Contest were supposed to be postmarked no later than than March 1, 2009. Apparently, the crack team of editors at the magazine failed to notice that March 1 is a Sunday, so you can have an extra day. That gives you a full weekend to … Continue Reading
We’re calling on Texans of all ages to enter our 2008-2009 YouTube video contest, “Ideals That Unite Us.” This is part of our public education campaign on the importance of the justice system. What are the ideals that unite us as citizens of this country? Tell us in a three-minute-or-less video and you could win one … Continue Reading
