The Legal Up blog

Regardless of where you practice civil litigation (big firm vs. small firm vs. solo practitioner), your career will likely involve the representation of three distinct types of clients:

Legal technology has completely transformed the practice of law over the last decade. Just picture what it was like to work in the legal field in 2012 — the law office was an entirely different place.

For many attorneys, practicing law is a labor of love. It doesn’t matter what the public perception of lawyers is, these tireless advocates put their heads down and constantly strive toward justice.

Many legal professionals face the frustration of working at a firm that will not embrace technology. If you’re feeling stuck at a firm that insists on doing things manually, you’re not alone.

Paralegals like you are, without a doubt, the unsung heroes of the legal profession.

While working remotely is a dream come true for many legal professionals, it comes with some challenges. One of those challenges is maintaining effective remote law firm communication.

Court filing may be a small part of your overall law practice, but it can quickly turn into a tremendously frustrating time suck.

I want to be clear from the outset: This isn’t an article about landing your first big case as a recent law school grad. That’s fodder for a whole different article; perhaps a book.

The concepts of neurodiversity and neurodivergence are gradually taking hold in our society as ways to describe different types of mental functioning. Instead of referring to individuals as having mental or behavioral deficits or disorders, we can now think of them more holistically and ...

I may be naïve, but I like to think a lot of people choose careers in the law because they want to have a positive impact on the world.