The holiday season is a time to give thanks for the important things in your life. Loved ones, good health, and a safe home are commonly on Thankful Lists, as is a meaningful career.
Think back to the beginning of your career. What stands out? Many may cite endless hours of legal research, document review,
Lawyers make their living with words. They employ their tool of the trade by carefully crafting what is said in the courtroom and on paper, from a jury trial to a real estate contract.
A good lawyer also knows that words that may work wonderfully before a jury could backfire in a brief as inappropriate
The legal technology company Clio once again played “secret shopper” for its 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report. And once again, it reported dismal results on how law firms are doing on first impressions.
Just as it did in its 2019 survey, Clio used a third-party research firm to pose as a potential client
Despite improvements in revenue and billable hours over the past 12 months, law firms may be losing revenue from decreased employee productivity, absenteeism, and attrition associated with poor well-being, according to a recent survey.
The 2024 State of Wellbeing in Law survey by Unmind included responses from 4,400 lawyers from nine mid-sized law firms in
The theme of this year’s ClioCon, an annual legal technology conference produced by legal software provider Clio, was “Momentum.”
During the conference, which was held October 7 and 8 in Austin, Texas, Clio CEO and Founder Jack Newton used the image of a flywheel to illustrate the theme. A flywheel takes energy to start
A Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) will soon seek public comment regarding proposed revisions of an accreditation standard, Standard 206, governing diversity and inclusion in ABA-approved law schools.
According to an ABA Journal article, the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (Council) voted on August
Should my law firm be on TikTok? What is Threads? Is it too late to create a Facebook page for my law firm? Have you heard of that new platform, FriendFrame?
Okay, FriendFrame doesn’t exist… yet.
The majority of law firms (89%) have an existing social media presence, according to American Bar Association data.
Late last month, the American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 512 detailing a lawyer’s ethical obligations when using generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in legal practice.
The Opinion acknowledges that lawyers often use traditional AI to boost the quality and efficiency of their legal practices, for example in contract analysis or e-discovery. However, the advent of
Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism and a commitment to equitable, efficient, and effective justice in Illinois.
In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke with attorney Mathew Kerbis, the founder of Subscription Attorney LLC, where he provides general practice transactional services.
According to its website, Subscription Attorney offers
Do you remember the anticipation you felt in the weeks leading up to law school? Do you remember if hearing stories about unending class prep and the dreaded Socratic method filled you with anxiety? Or maybe you didn’t know what to expect.
No matter what comes to mind, most law students likely feel a mix