The legal profession is in the middle of a quiet but very impactful structural shift. In Arizona, alternative business structures have created a regulated pathway for multidisciplinary ownership and innovation. In the... Read more »
Your client emails before you finish your first coffee. Attached is a chatbot’s analysis of the law and a proposed strategy for the case. By midmorning, you have used AI yourself—comparing documents,... Read more »
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 »