7 Ways To Stay Sharp In SmallLaw
How can you prevent your legal skills from deteriorating after moving to a small firm or solo practice?
Swipe Left On That Colleague’s Social Media Request
Should in-house lawyers accept invitations from colleagues to connect over social media?
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
The Road Not Taken: Uncultured Pearls
Once lawyers know how to improve the situation at work, we no longer have an excuse for tolerating the status quo.
10 Things To Know About Patent Litigation
What is life like as an IP litigator?
Beyond Biglaw: Matching Talent To Mission
As we approach the dog days of August, it's a good time to take stock of personal and firm progress so far in 2016.
15 Important Tips For Men On How To Succeed As Lawyers
If you follow this advice, you'll find great success in your career as a lawyer, despite your gender.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
9 Fundamentals For A New In-House Litigator (Or, Outside Litigators’ Blind Spots)
What does a litigator need to know when she moves from a law firm to an in-house position?
Supporting Trump Or Clinton? Plead the Fifth!
In-house columnist Stephen R. Williams has taken a professional vow of political silence for the rest of the election season.
alt.legal: Alt Trek, The Next Generation (Of Law Students)
Understanding innovation and technology is a big advantage for young lawyers -- and law schools are beginning to agree.
3 Factors That Make Law Firms So Toxic
Ever wonder exactly what makes law firms such miserable places to work?
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Non-Sequiturs: 07.19.16
* Insiders claim Megyn Kelly has told stories of sexual harassment at the hands of Roger Ailes to attorneys from Paul, Weiss. No wonder it looks like Ailes is on his way out. [New York Magazine] * Be careful you don't accidentally tweet your political opinions from your employer's Twitter account, especially if you work for the Department of Justice. [Gizmodo] * 5 tips to rebound when your legal game is considered "has been." [Law and More] * Taking the New York bar? Do yourself a favor and minimize your stress on test day -- order your lunch ahead of time. [Custom Gourmet NY] * There's going to be a new season of Making a Murderer. [Slate] * Restrictions on reproductive freedom are more than just a political talking point, there are real women who have to make tough choices as a result of the burdensome laws. [Huffington Post] * Law professor is after blood, or at least disbarment, over the prosecution of the Freddie Gray case. [Washington Post]
The Road Not Taken: Can We Really Have It All?
Law does not have a reputation of being the sort of industry that inspires and motivates its participants, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Beyond Biglaw: 2 Perspectives On Error Trapping
It's important for everyone in the chain to accept responsibility for helping to avoid mistakes.
From The Career Files: Why I Went To Law School
Did you have a good reason for going to law school? Was going to law school a mistake for you?
Why You Should Go On Vacation
Even if you love your work and love your city and love your neighbors, you need to break away every so often, and during the summer is the best time.