The law is a culturally conservative profession. But in a changing job market, Nicole Abboud doesn't believe young lawyers can afford to stay conventional.
One of the many stories about Huey P. Long—the legendary "Kingfish" who reigned over Louisiana politics during the 1920s and '30s—goes like this: When the future governor and U.S. senator…
Lawyers have used a lot of bad words to describe litigation funding over the years—words such as champerty and maintenance. These and other terms were created hundreds of years ago…
South Australia is big—and empty. With almost 1.7 million residents (the vast majority in its capital city of Adelaide) spread over 379,725 square miles, the state's size makes it hard…
Coleman Watson has an almost paperless law office. He achieved the near-zero-paper state when starting a solo (now two-lawyer) practice in Orlando, Florida, by digitizing all practice-related documents he had…
Divorce lawyer Stacy Phillips says she wanted to concentrate on law practice rather than worry about hacking that could compromise the information of her celebrity clients.
A hackathon isn’t an everyday law school competition. Many lawyers may not even know what one is. But Stanford Law School’s inaugural Women In Law Hackathon offered a fresh spin…
The uncertainty surrounding life and laws in the United Kingdom following the vote to leave the European Union has left law firms scrambling, and at the moment there are more…
When the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that same-sex couples had a fundamental right to marry, it marked the culmination of famed civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson’s three decade-plus…
Keith Porcaro is a web developer-turned-lawyer devising innovative, technology-driven processes to streamline the delivery of government and social services.
Law firms are sending out client advisories, planning client briefings and running 24-hour hotlines to answer clients’ questions after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.