Lawyers Shouldn’t Condition Adjournments On Substantive Concessions
Being a lawyer is hard enough.
People Often Confuse One Attorney For Another
What's in a name?
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Lawyers Should Not Weaponize The Concept Of Professional Courtesy
Do unto other lawyers ...
Lawyers Should Not Exploit Unfair Advantages
Playing the long game is usually a better tactic.
Should Lawyers Always Accept Service Of Process As A Courtesy?
There is a difference between courtesy and letting your client get taken advantage of.
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Five Tips for Dealing With Obnoxious Opponents
I have a temper. That might surprise people who know me casually, like my professional acquaintances. I work hard to keep it in check. Over the past 17 years as an employment litigator (representing companies), I’ve gotten better at controlling my anger. But it hasn’t always been easy. Because lawyers can be pretty adept at […]
Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster
Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Don’t Be an Extension Douche
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. About ten years ago, my former law partner and I were involved in a noncompete case against the fourteenth-largest firm in the country. (It’s since slipped about forty spots. As you’ll see, payback’s […]