The financial landscape around the world has changed quite a lot in the past few years. While investing remains hedged by stocks, bonds, and cash holdings, a new entry onto the scene has caused a bit of a stir: blockchain. It is both heralded and reviled, depending on whom is asked, and rarely understood by […]
Compensation has long been a primary motivator becoming an attorney. It is well known by now that lawyers tend to make six-figure salaries, many of them right out of the gate. At major “Big Law” firms, first-year law associates can bring in well above $100,000. Just how much is the subject of many a conversation, […]
2018 has been an eventful year for couples seeking a divorce. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is all set to transform the way everyone views alimony in 2019. Due to this imminent massive change, many couples decided to call it quits and finalize their divorce agreement in 2018. However, it would be incorrect to […]
With an increasing proportion of our lives taking place online, it is not surprising that alternative dispute resolution is quickly becoming an online dispute resolution (ODR). Everything regarding disputes between persons or parties from consumer relationships to disagreement across state lines can now take place online. It is more important than ever for attorneys to […]
No, it’s not exactly on everyone’s fun list. Nevertheless, you need to build a law firm policies and procedures manual for your law firm. It’s an essential part of successfully running a law firm for at least three reasons. First, it will ease the training of new staff members. They’ll have a reference, so they […]
Paper is cumbersome, easily lost or stolen, and expensive to store or shred. Digital documents have none of this baggage. They are quick, easy, light, and best of all, take up zero actual, physical space in an office or warehouse. This is why we need to focus on how to optimize the PDF – an acronym […]
Transitioning from law school into the “real world” can be traumatizing for even the readiest of law students. There are simply some aspects of one’s occupation that cannot be predicted or known until they are actually experienced, first-hand, on-the-job, in the trenches, as it were. As a result, common mistakes of a first-year law firm […]
One of the greatest fears of most practicing professionals is accusations of malpractice. When it comes to medical professionals, the issues loom large indeed. As recently as the end of last year (2018), the courts saw a number of malpractice lawsuits that could set precedent for many years to come. Attorneys would do well to […]
Computers have changed drastically over the past few decades, but one of the primary constants has been Microsoft Office and its Office suite of applications. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook (among others) have become as common as a keyboard and mouse when it comes to personal and professional computing for millions and millions of people, […]
The nature of electronic evidence in the courts of law has undeniably and irrevocably changed over the past few decades. No longer is a photograph simply a photograph, or a video, well, a video. Tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram, Photoshop, these have all altered the landscape of the burden of digital proof. Questions range on a […]
Apple is no stranger to major lawsuits and threats of legal action by individuals and companies alike. One of their biggest cases in recent years involved patent infringement and a different technology giant, Samsung. Recently, Apple has come under siege for yet another tech-related concern, but this time there are two suits, and they involve […]
Social media influences everything these days, from pop-culture to even divorce. To elucidate this point, simply try to find one person in your family, or among your friends, or peers at work that does not have a Facebook account. If your circle is anything like mine, you will be hard pressed to do this successfully. […]
