The Law Society's International Division is organising a series of events in New York as part of the ABA Section of International Law's spring meeting, 13th - 16th April. If you are going to the meeting and would like to get involved, or if you want to set up a meeting to find out more about our international work, get in touch.

The American Bar Association’s Section of International Law will host its 2010 Spring Meeting April 13-17 at the Grand Hyatt New York. The global economy and its effects on the international legal profession and its clients will be the key issue of discussion at the meeting.

Register your interest now for speaking and sponsorship opportunities at Law Society events on the West Coast of the U.S. this summer. In Los Angeles, we are planning a seminar to look at the data protection and intellectual property issues US companies face when doing business in the UK. In San Francisco, we are planning a networking event in the margins of the American Bar Association annual meeting, 5 - 10 August.

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law is holding its 2010 spring meeting in New York City, 14 - 16 April. The meeting is a ‘must attend’ meeting for international lawyers, it will attract around 1500 international lawyers for three days of seminars and networking.

The Oregon Supreme Court on December 2, 2009, approved an amendment to the reciprocal admissions rule. The new rule, effective January 1, 2010, will greatly expand the number of jurisdictions from which lawyers can be licensed in Oregon without having to take and pass the Oregon bar exam. Likewise, OSB members will now be eligible to become licensed in these jurisdictions without an exam.

The Law Society has been working with the American Inns of Court on their 2009 Temple Bar Scholarship programme by hosting a visit to the Law Society and arranging law firm placements for the scholars whilst they are in London.

Each year the American Inns of Court selects four outstanding US lawyers to spend four weeks in the UK to learn more about the English legal system.

The World Bank has launched its Doing Business 2010 report which reveals that governments have set a new record in regulation reform to improve the ease of doing business. Reformers focused on making it easier to start and operate a business, strengthening property rights and improving the efficiency of commercial dispute resolution and bankruptcy procedures.

Members of the International Division team attended the ABA annual meeting in Chicago at the beginning of August. As one of the major international conferences of the year, it was a useful opportunity to meet up with partners at the ABA, other foreign bar associations, and our members attending the event.

Over 150 people attended Law Society and UK Trade & Investment seminars in Boston and New York at the end of July to look at the legal issues US investors should be aware of when doing business in the UK.

The Law Society’s International Division marked the first year of its memorandum of understanding with the ABA Section of International Law at the Section’s recent spring meeting in Washington DC.