How one bankruptcy software company had a banner year despite filings hitting a low
When COVID-19 began hitting the United States hard in spring 2020, Janine Sickmeyer was among those in the bankruptcy world who thought that...
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ABA Journal: Legal Rebels
The ABA Journal Legal Rebels Podcast features men and women who are remaking the legal profession and highlights the pioneers who are changing the way law is practiced and setting the standa...
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20 of 72 episodesA new evidence management tool aims to help public defenders process video and audio
Devshi Mehrotra and her classmate Leslie Jones-Dove, who was also passionate about criminal justice reform, contacted local public defenders...
New AI-powered legal writing tool aims to help lawyers craft winning briefs
A gratifying legal victory sparked Jacqueline Schafer's desire to create a legal technology product that would help other lawyers efficientl...
How one firm is trying to convince technology clients to embrace subscription pricing
Joyce Tong Oelrich and Zohra Tejani, the founders of Tong Tejani, which specializes in government contracts and has mainly technology-sector...
Experienced cloud-based law firm thrives during COVID-19, firm co-founder says
When the spread of the novel coronavirus last spring prompted traditional law firms across the country to shutter their physical offices ami...
Virtual onboarding has provided some unexpected benefits, firm shareholder says
Virtual trivia nights and happy hours are among the activities that Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks has hosted in recent months to help welcome new...
Law firms should not rush lateral hiring, due diligence expert says
With the shift to virtual recruitment amid the COVID-19 crisis, the speed at which law firms vet and hire lateral partners has increased, ac...
Deloitte is monitoring regulatory reforms but is focused on growing new practice
Don Fancher, a principal in Deloitte's legal business services practice in the United States, acknowledges that his firm has been monitoring...
Constant communication has been key amid COVID-19, law school dean says
Just before students at the University of California at Irvine School of Law were set to return from spring break in March, the university d...
Firms of the future: COVID-19 prompts more law firms to pursue real estate downsizing
In recent years, a growing number of law firms reduced their brick-and-mortar office space as a way to cut costs and also better meet the ch...
This Louisiana judge continues to innovate during the COVID-19 crisis
Judge Scott Schlegel's history of utilizing technology in his Louisiana courtroom to make life easier for attorneys and members of the publi...
Bench trial by video? This lawyer says it went better than expected
Chicago lawyer Kathy Ehrhart and her firm represented two of the three defendants in a civil case focused on alleged breach of contract conc...
Legal reform advocates need to more actively engage the public
Supporters of broad reforms to how the legal profession is regulated must do a better job drawing the public into ongoing conversations in s...
BigLaw firm's legal tech subsidiary has launched a steady stream of COVID-19 tools
When the novel coronavirus began rapidly spreading across the United States earlier this year, Kimball Dean Parker says he felt a strong des...
How hosting a national pandemic summit aided Nebraska courts with its COVID-19 response
When the novel coronavirus began sweeping across the U.S. earlier this year, Nebraska's courts system was better prepared to rapidly adjust...
Online estate planning sees surge during coronavirus crisis
The online estate-planning platform Trust & Will saw at least a 100% increase in business in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
President of the Legal Services Corp. reflects on his tenure
Asked to reflect on his nine-year tenure as president of the Legal Services Corp., Jim Sandman says he is proud of many things that he and h...
How 2 Texas lawyers are marketing their practice through song
Thanks to social media and the internet, it's never been easier—or more affordable—for lawyers to advertise. On the other hand, having so ma...
Reinventing the staid field of legal academic writing
Legal academic publishing isn't synonymous with innovation. The mere mention of it can, for some, bring up repressed memories of the most ba...
How one lawyer built a practice by defending a notorious accused hacker
Leaving BigLaw to start his own firm in 2011, Tor Ekeland quickly learned that his legal education was insufficient for the task at hand. To...