Entrepreneurship
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In-House Counsel, Technology
Tovala: A Start-Up Story
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares what he's learned about the start-up world. -
Job Searches, Law Schools
What's Possible: The Empathetic Lawyer
What sets superior lawyers apart throughout their careers, according to lawyer turned entrepreneur David Perla, is one quality in particular: empathy. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Technology
alt.legal: To Strive, To Seek, To Find And Not To Yield
If the end of 2015 has you contemplating a jump away from law, consider the world of alternative legal services.
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Career Alternatives, Technology
Why Legal Entrepreneurs Should Be Unreasonable, But Not Irrational
Here are three attributes vital for startup success, according to lawyer turned entrepreneur David Perla, now president of Bloomberg Law. -
Career Alternatives, Technology
alt.legal: The First Serial Legal Tech Entrepreneur
So you think you have the guts to quit your cushy traditional legal job and brave the uncertainty of legal entrepreneurship? -
Small Law Firms, Technology
4 Rules Entrepreneurs Should Understand Before Pitching Their Products To Attorneys
The challenge is that almost all lawyers in private practice are fiercely resistant to change. -
Silicon Valley, Technology
Y Combinator Gets Alt: Introducing Ironclad, The Legal Startup For Startups' Legal
What is Ironclad, and how can it help startups and other young companies? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Why Do Solo Practitioners Make So Little Money?
Many solos don't succeed because they don't want to be entrepreneurs, according to columnist Shannon Achimalbe. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Career Alternatives, Technology
alt.legal: When Starting A Legal Tech Company Is The Right Risk
Going from Biglaw into a startup carries a lot of risk; how can you tell if it's the right choice for you? -
Money, Technology
alt.legal: Getting High, Battling Trolls, And Killing Zombies -- Legally
Is "legal innovation" an oxymoron? Absolutely not, as some new crowdfunding projects demonstrate. -
Celebrities, Law Schools
What Can Law Students And Young Lawyers Learn From The Great Elon Musk?
Entrepreneur Elon Musk went from being broke to a billionaire. Columnist Renwei Chung looks at what we can learn from Musk about failure. -
Technology
How To Pitch Your Legal Services To Startups
How can you get legal work from startup companies? Zach Abramowitz, a Biglaw associate turned startup founder, shares his insights. -
Technology
alt.legal: alt.harvard.com
What's a “legal tech pitch night," and how can you get one going for startups at your law school?
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Technology
How Lawyers Should Work With Startups: A Conversation With Serial Entrepreneur & VC Mark Suster
How lawyers can better help startups? Serial-entrepreneur-turned-VC Mark Suster has some advice for you. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.30.14
* An African-American Cleary Gottlieb project attorney is suing, claiming that the firm discriminated against him when he was fired. He alleges that white lawyers kept their jobs, but he lost his because he was black. [Legal Times]
* For law deans, hindsight is 180: This D.C.-area school “aggressively” raised tuition when everyone decided to go to law school to ride out the recession, and now its dean is admitting that doing so was a “mistake.” [Washington Post]
* “I want to bring blind justice to the Michigan Supreme Court.” Come New Year’s Day, Richard Bernstein — who has been legally blind since birth — will do just that when he’s sworn in to serve on the state’s highest court. Congratulations! [WSJ Law Blog]
* It’s important to learn the skill of entrepreneurship as part of today’s legal education since you never know when you’ll be forced to open your own practice because you can’t get someone else to give you a job. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Associate bonuses aren’t the only charitable causes Biglaw firms are willing to throw money at in a given year. In fact, some firms dole out millions upon millions of dollars for the purpose of doing good and supporting their communities. [Am Law Daily]
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Biglaw, Litigators, Technology, Trials
alt.legal: I Bet You Haven’t Heard This One Before
Why would a tech-illiterate Biglaw associate leave her promising career at a top law firm to work on a startup? -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Technology
From The Career Files: The (Alleged) Uber-ification Of Legal Services
A comprehensive overview of current alternative, potentially disruptive, legal services delivery platforms. -
Bad Ideas, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Law And Retail
Is it a wise idea to combine a law office with another business, such as a retail operation? -
Ask the Experts, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: Finding Your Passion Outside Of The Law (Part 2)
Sunny Choi interviews two former attorneys who have found their passion in new lines of work. -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Money, Real Estate, Travel / Vacation
Departure Memo Of The Day: Where The Wild Things Are
Check out this departure memo: great opening line, or greatest opening line?