COVID-19 sparks rapid tech adoption that has helped lawyers weather economic downturn COVID-19 has sparked lawyers to adopt technology at a much faster clip than previously seen in the legal industry and ahead of consumer expectations for doing so, according Read more…
Knowing when to tell your client no and other ethical dilemmas One of the most important ethical obligations a lawyer has is knowing when to tell their client no. But how do you know when that moment has come, and Read more…
The Lost History of the “Universal” Injunction The issuance of injunctions that reach beyond just the plaintiffs has recently become the subject of a mounting wave of censorious commentary, including by members of Congress, a Supreme Court Justice, the Solicitor Read more…
How do you make your workplace culture into one that will be embraced? Winning cases and helping clients is crucial to a profitable law firm. But there’s another piece of the puzzle that’s often neglected: company culture. According to a Read more…
4 lessons we can learn as a profession from the pandemic In the seventh week of the pandemic lockdown, I went on a solo walk in the rain. A soggy pile of books on a Brooklyn sidewalk caught my eye. Read more…
State and local governments are proving that higher minimum-wage standards are good for workers. Congress should take the lesson. Opponents of minimum-wage laws have long argued that companies have only so much money and, if required to pay higher wages, Read more…
Lawrence Lessig, a professor at Harvard Law School, has filed a lawsuit that says the New York Times defamed him with a sensationalized clickbait headline that read: “A Harvard Professor Doubles Down: If You Take Epstein’s Money, Do It in Secret.” Read more…
I found this article in the Opinion section of the New York Times written by Charles M. Blow. It was a look back at all that has changed in the ten years between 2010-2019. To the explosion of social media, Read more…
Automated transcription startup lands $31M investment; CEO calls it ‘an important milestone’ I found this article in the ABA Journal. It was announcing that Verbit, the AI powered transcription platform- specializing in combining human and artificial intelligence to provide transcription Read more…
Reinventing the staid field of legal academic writing Some argue that writing is a lawyer’s most important skill. When in Law School, a good article can get you a high grade, a good law review position or a coveted clerkship. Read more…