Business Development
1233 ABA Journal Business Development articles.
Public speaking is a crucial part of working as a lawyer. It is especially important for female lawyers who are claiming their vocal authority in speaking roles in courts.
Mar 11, 2020 9:32 AM CDT
As general counsel at Checkr, one of the most interesting challenges I face is staying on top of the ever-changing laws and regulations in the background check industry and…
Mar 5, 2020 1:30 PM CST
Florida Supreme Court to decide whether ticket app poses legal risk to customers
After a yearslong dispute, the Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the Florida Bar’s lawsuit…
Mar 4, 2020 4:10 PM CST
Chicago-Kent College of Law students can learn about legal analytics. Students at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta have the opportunity to work in startup groups with MBA students, as well as graduate-level students from the Georgia Institute of Technology. And at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, students taking a class about representing people who experienced domestic violence hear stories from “virtual victim” avatars to learn about the listening process.
Feb 27, 2020 5:15 PM CST
Legal marketing is a relatively new concept.
Feb 25, 2020 3:03 PM CST
These days, people from all walks of life get tattoos. But in Columbus, Georgia, it was illegal to give them on Sundays, until recently. No one knows for sure what led to the law, but some suspect that it was what’s known as a “blue law,” a term for state and municipal regulations that prohibits commerce on Sundays, when lawmakers thought people should be in church.
Feb 24, 2020 3:35 PM CST
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Jerry Ting, the CEO and co-founder of
Evisort, an artificial-intelligence-powered contract-analysis system based in San Mateo, California.
Feb 21, 2020 9:38 AM CST
Less than three weeks after the online legal marketplace UpCounsel
announced plans to shut down, the company has announced that it will continue operations after all.
Feb 19, 2020 3:19 PM CST
Thomson Reuters unveiled a new feature in Westlaw Edge on Wednesday that uses artificial intelligence to provide a variety of information about federal legislation, including predictions about a bill’s likelihood of passage.
Feb 12, 2020 3:54 PM CST
Florida man wins $875K settlement after two trips to the Supreme Court
A Florida man who won twice in the U.S. Supreme Court will get an $875,000 settlement for his…
Feb 6, 2020 4:11 PM CST
A legal dispute between the online legal marketplace UpCounsel and a dissatisfied shareholder is shedding light on why UpCounsel
announced this week that it is planning to shut down March 4.
Feb 6, 2020 10:39 AM CST
An online marketplace that links freelance lawyers with small businesses and other would-be clients has announced it is shutting down March 4. UpCounsel did not provide a reason for the decision in an announcement sent to users and posted on its website.
Feb 3, 2020 4:09 PM CST
The District of Columbia Bar is considering changes to its ethics rules that could allow external ownership of law firms, as well as businesses in which lawyers and nonlawyers provide both legal and nonlegal services.
Jan 27, 2020 10:40 AM CST
Many lawyers are reluctant to delegate, preferring to handle everything themselves. The problem with this approach is that it leaves them overburdened, overworked and overstressed. That’s where virtual legal assistants and AI-based chatbots come in. To get you started, Nicole Black of MyCase breaks down some of the more popular options available.
Jan 27, 2020 6:00 AM CST
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Varun Mehta, the new
CEO of Factor, formerly Axiom Managed Solutions, an organization focused on performing complex legal work at scale.
Jan 24, 2020 8:30 AM CST
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