Practice of Law
Here’s the Secret Sauce for Citing Caselaw
Here’s an insider tip for citing caselaw in your court filings: be sure to provide sufficient details – who, what, when, where and why – to place the precedent in a… Read More
Practice of Law
Practice of Law
Check Out These ABA Stats on Lawyer Discipline Nationwide
Around one-quarter of one percent (that’s 0.23 percent) of the nearly 1.3 million practicing lawyers in the U.S. are publicly disciplined for ethical misconduct each year. The most co… Read More
Practice of Law
6 Pro Tips for Your Online Bio Photo
The start of a new year is a good time to update the bio photo on your website and online platforms. An outdated or unflattering picture – think criminal mugshot – will … Read More
Practice of Law
6 Tech Tools for Criminal Law Practices in the COVID Era
LM Blogpost 2 December 2020 – Reeves – Criminal Defense and COVID Lawyers in criminal defense practices have had to embrace remote technology and virtual processes like never be… Read More
Practice of Law
NCBA President’s Words Are Fitting Coda for 2020
Service to others is the highest calling of every lawyer, says the president of the NC Bar Association. And after the challenges, turmoil and heartbreak we’ve all experienced in… Read More
Practice of Law
Pro Bono Options Abound in 2021
Here’s a New Year’s Resolution that’s sure to bring good tidings to you, your law firm and your community: commit to volunteering more time for pro bono work in 2021. Lawy… Read More
Practice of Law
And the Word of the Year Is …
It probably won’t surprise you to learn that lockdown has been named 2020 Word of the Year Nor are you likely to be shocked to discover that related terms like pandemic, coronav… Read More
Practice of Law
Five Tips for Easing Employees’ Childcare Concerns
The pandemic has been a huge disruption for every lawyer and legal professional, but for those with children at home, it’s been a nightmare. Many are having to make wrenching choices … Read More
Practice of Law
The Definitive List of Top 20 Christmas Movies
You can tell a lot about a person from their favorite Christmas movie. For example, the fact that you’ve seen every title in the Hallmark Christmas film catalog twice – an… Read More
Practice of Law
8 Tips for a More Profitable Workplace
That Leaning Tower of Paper on your desk doesn’t merely pose a malpractice risk – it might also be adding to your stress. And though you might think the mountain of case files s… Read More
