Academics Can’t Explain ‘Astonishing’ Decline in Plaintiffs’ Win Rate
Plaintiffs mysteriously lost twice as many federal cases in 2009 than they had 24 years earlier, according to a new study. Two University of […]
Read moreFight for Your Right to Party, or How Lawyers Can Take Vacations
Move to France. That’s the short answer to how lawyers can demand vacation days. In France, employees are entitled to five weeks of paid […]
Read more‘Participatory Defense’ Helps Public Defenders
It’s a hard thing, defending so many people in court that you don’t even recognize your clients’ faces. But that is a given for […]
Read moreLawyer Blames Junk Email for Missed Deposition
It’s hardly news when a lawyer misses an important email because it happens all the time, right? After all, what with all the junk […]
Read moreLaw Firms Beef Up Specialty Business
When President Trump fired half of the U.S. Attorneys in the country, they had to go somewhere. So Andrew Luger, a former U.S. Attorney, […]
Read moreTax Lawyers, Should You Get a CPA License?
The ‘Accidental Tax Lawyer’ is not the name of a movie. It’s a title from a blog post about a lawyer thinking about going […]
Read morePros and Cons of Being a Trial Lawyer
Pointing out the pros and cons of being a trial lawyer is like pointing out the best and worst flavors at Baskin Robbins. There […]
Read moreTeaching a Class to Grow Your Business
‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned Teaching a Law Class.’ That’s the title of a new book about the benefits of teaching […]
Read moreThe Real Cost of Lateral Hires for Law Firms
Not every lateral hire will turn out to be a Jeffrey Wertkin. Akin Gump hired Wertkin away from the U.S. Justice Department because of […]
Read moreABA Starts Legal Network to Aid Homeless Youth
According to reports, there are more children living on the streets of America than there are prisoners living in its prisons. Yet those 2.5 […]
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