Managing Partner

Some Big Firms Are Doing Commodity Work, And Cheap

They are taking on “document-heavy, repetitive legal work while keeping fees low by using flex-time attorneys and technology.”

Antitrust Settlement Lets LegalZoom Operate in N. Carolina

The North Carolina state bar and legal document provider LegalZoom have settled an antitrust lawsuit that was filed by LegalZoom […]

Law Firm Leaders Say Robots Will Replace Attorneys

According to a recent survey, law firm leaders say that within 10 years, new attorneys and paralegals could be replaced […]

Lawyer’s Bankruptcy Move Won’t Discharge $364K Contempt Fine

A judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan has ruled that an attorney, who had […]

Mother Of All Legalese Screeds

The Lawyerist challenged three attorneys to combine their skills to write the worst piece of legal writing imaginable. The result […]

Cybersecurity Best Practices For Law Firms

A recent meeting of legal and technology professionals came up with five best practices for enhancing law firm cybersecurity. Warning: […]

Choose Your Battles When Negotiating Sales Contracts

Startup companies negotiating commercial contracts typically find themselves outgunned on the legal front, maybe with one staff lawyer or retained […]

The Most Important Metric A Law Firm Can Collect

There are many things you could look at in order to measure law firm performance, but the most important is what the clients …

Most Law Firms Have Been Hit By Data Breach

At least 80 percent of the nation’s 100 largest law firms have been impacted in some way by data breaches, […]

Law Firm Mergers at Record-Setting Pace

In the first nine months of 2015, 68 law firm mergers have been announced. That’s the highest number since 2007, […]

Daily Updates

Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest news and business legal developments.

Scroll to Top