The Legal Up blog

Tech competency is fast becoming a prerequisite for success in the legal profession. Digital technology is continually evolving and transforming our modern world, and the law is not immune to this trend.

Law firms often seem to operate as rigid hierarchies where anyone below the rank of partner feels they have little influence.

If you’ve worked in and around the legal industry for any length of time, you’ve at least heard of UPL, the “Unauthorized Practice of Law.”

As a lawyer or other legal professional, do you really need to know about NFTs and the law? After all, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a new type of digital asset, seemingly more important to tech aficionados and investors than attorneys.

This week in legal news After introducing fabricated evidence, trademark claim is dismissed with prejudice and plaintiffs are ordered to pay more than $400,000 in fees The last convicted witch in Massachusetts is exonerated A sleepwalker who accidentally got into a coworker’s hotel bed is not ...

A toxic workplace is exhausting. More importantly, it’s bad for your health. Dealing with harassment, abuse, disorganization, and other unhealthy workplace behaviors can lead to bigger problems like insomnia and heart disease.

The concept of social engineering is likely about as familiar to most legal professionals as the term “social distancing” was before the pandemic — which is to say, not at all.

Many years ago, I took a deposition that every attorney in the case thought was unimportant.

So, you got a new job at a new law firm, eh?

One of the hardest things for a legal professional can be losing motivation. Many in the legal field hit the point where the cumulative stress and pressure lead to exhaustion and burnout.