I graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law 50 years ago in May 1976, and I have been a law professor for 40-plus years. During my years as a law... Read more »
On my first day of practice, I bought a leather armchair that I fully intended to use forever. Retirement was something that happened to senior partners, disgruntled lawyers or cranky old judges.... Read more »
By Christine E. Hollis I spend my days thinking about talent. Not in the abstract and not as a talking point but in the very real sense of who gets hired, who... Read more »
By Angela B. Ryan From as early on as I can remember, my mother told my three sisters and me that we could be anything we wanted—except lawyers. She should have known... Read more »
Why do legal writers resist or dismiss plain language? I addressed that question in my book Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please: “You can point to an assortment of reasons … but... Read more »
Most lawyers want to use artificial intelligence more effectively, but many hold back. The concerns are familiar: malpractice exposure, hallucinations, confidentiality breaches and the fear of relying on a tool that does... Read more »
As prosecutors, we are trained to seek justice. While working for a district attorney, I specialized in sexual offenses and crimes against children. I understood why victims of sexual harm rely on... Read more »
“You must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds. … What you cannot turn to good, you must at least make as little bad as you... Read more »
Across the country, criminal justice policy is undergoing yet another pendulum swing. After over a decade of reform efforts focused on decarceration and diversion, states are now reembracing the all-too-familiar tough-on-crime approaches.... Read more »
Lawyers are masters at arguing their cases, but what happens when artificial intelligence flips the narrative? Our profession trains us to advocate relentlessly. We can argue any position so convincingly that over... Read more »