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3 Reasons to Take Business Risks in Your Legal Practice
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
During times of relative stability, it's so tempting to grow complacent. Sure, there are those professional risks you've fantasized about taking to boost your...
Holler: Our Favorite Posts From the Blawgosphere (Week of July 20)
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Oh, beckoning weekend: what adventures do you have in store? Motorcycles? Prison? Binge watching mediocre television on Netflix? We can't wait! But, if you're...
Ironic: Firm Handles FLSA Cases, Doesn't Pay Paralegals Overtime
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) exemption for "learned" individuals -- it's a grey line sometimes. But other times, it's really, really not. FLSA puts...
This is Not OK: Prosecutors Reading Inmates' Emails to Lawyers
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
If a prisoner talks to his lawyer in person, at the prison, the prosecutor typically can't eavesdrop. If he writes his lawyer a letter, the same protections...
How to Determine Whether You Will Give Summer Associates Offers
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The end of summer is near, and the fall semester of law school is approaching. As your summer associate season comes to a close, there's one big question...
Holler: Blawgging in Praise of the Criminal Defense Attorney
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
What's new and notable in the legal blawgosphere? Lately, it seems many websites are singing the praises of criminal defense lawyers.Yes, life is tough for the...