They gathered without ties or adherence to a century-old model for legal services. Instead, those in the crowd of tech…

One part law firm and one part business entity, Washington, D.C.-based Clearspire aims to expand its nontraditional legal-services model across…

Corrected: “The law is broken, change is coming.”

So said Axiom Law Managing Director Henry Jones at a one-day session not for the many U.S.…

Posed by a law school dean, the question above comes amid reports of rising student loan default rates. Although 1.6…

As the demands for more transparency from law schools grow louder, one school has built an online tool for would-be lawyers to calculate various potential…

Updated: While critics continue to disparage the state of legal education, at least some of its top figures continue to balance calls for change with…

Sullivan Hill managing partner Madeline Cahill-Boley doesn't want to talk about work-life balance. Neither does Lisa Borsook, executive partner of Canadian law firm WeirFoulds. Nor…

In her own words, Kyndra K. Rotunda had a bee in her bonnet. The Chapman University law professor had turned…

Is your firm at risk if you hire laterals from a dissolving law firm?

As two New York federal district…

One part law firm and one part business entity, Washington D.C.-based Clearspire aims to expand its nontraditional legal services model across the country with the…

As calls grow for change in tuition costs, loan policies and even the end of (some) law schools, is the…

The fear of possibly unaffordable legal fees is paralyzing access to legal aid for a growing number of moderate-income Americans,…

With clients increasingly primed to demand discounts, balk at hourly rates and refuse to pay for associate lawyers, a greater number of law firms have…

“If you are not going to law school ... what is your alternative path?” asks Erwin Chemerinsky,…

Finding trustworthy advice on law school can be no easy task. And it doesn’t seem to be getting any easier.

Pre-law advising for potential law…

In July 2011, nearly 2,900 first-time would-be lawyers sat for the Florida bar exam. More than 2,300 of those test-takers…

“If you are not going to law school ... what is your alternative path?” asks Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of the University of California, Irvine…

While the legal market, clients and the media keep tabs on the fallout from the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy, some…

For in-house counsel reluctant to pay fees for entry-level associates, a new study that uses actual billing data from 2007…

There is no doubt the demands for increased law school transparency will continue to grow as universities are sued by…

Not surprising to many of the beleaguered in the profession, only 8 percent of 2011 law school graduates landed jobs at firms with more than…

BREAKING BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

Disquiet and frustration with the state of legal education and law practice…

As the breakdown of complicated legal tasks among both expanded in-house departments and outside non-firm vendors becomes the new normal,…

In May 2010, as financial turmoil hammered lawyers—from Michigan’s top firms to solo practices—and their clients, two former opposing counsel…

As the difficult economy intensifies pressure on lawyers and law firms to keep billings and collections up, clients are finding…

Deans see the law school bubble; now they seek to deflate it.

The second installment of the Paradigm Shift series…

We received nearly 200 emails and online comments on “The Law School Bubble” cover story…

We received nearly 200 emails and online comments on “The Law School Bubble” cover story…

THE TIME TO GET ON THE PARTNER TRACK IS SOONER THAN EVER

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