The Legal Up blog

As we all know by now, the COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of things about the legal profession. For many, the requirement of working from home was a cataclysmic shift away from how law firms traditionally operated. Now, some 18 months after remote work began in earnest, many people are finding ...

This week’s highlights Female lawyers still unrepresented, especially in senior positions Lawyers often underprice their services, says creator of pioneering pricing app Inflation report shows no change in average price of legal services in August 9th Circuit rejects broad privilege test for legal ...

In a relatively short amount of time, social media has become ubiquitous with American life. In fact, the Pew Research Center reports that over 70% of Americans currently use at least one social media platform. As we engage in these activities day-to-day, they seem fun and harmless. We share ...

This week’s highlights As courts reopen, divorce filings are on the rise California, Illinois eviction bans set to expire; New York’s ban extended to 2022 Legal services sector adds 4,300 jobs in August, despite an overall slowdown Several BigLaw firms may delay their office reopening until 2022 ...

Not long ago, the American Bar Association published a report titled “The Top 10 Malpractice Traps and How to Avoid Them.” Want to know what the very first sentence of that report was?

This week’s highlights Two-thirds of Americans have experienced a legal problem, says news survey Most lawyers think they work too much and bill too little time AG asks BigLaw firms, law schools to help fight evictions Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Florida courts re-introduce mitigation ...

As critical as eFiling is for law firms, it is not the only part of legal practice that benefits from digital technology. Document management, billing, and invoicing are just some of the tasks that can be streamlined with the right software. So what if your eFiling software can integrate with a ...

This week’s highlights Backlogs grew in more than half of state courts during the last 12 months—Report Survey finds mid-level associates strongly favor a hybrid work environment FDA’s vaccine approval may weaken plaintiff claims, lawyers say Judge’s award of $1 in attorney fees is likely ...

By Jennifer Anderson

This week’s highlights LegalZoom asks to employ lawyers under new Arizona rules Citing delta variant, New York court system reimposes mask mandates Remote access to state courts should be permanent, CA judicial council report finds Court reporting firms bet on remote reporting well beyond pandemic ...