The Legal Up blog

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week’s highlights Prices for consumer legal services flat in July; corporate legal prices up 0.5 percent Fifth Circuit refuses to revive lawsuit after lawyer’s email snafu New survey of multi-district litigation plaintiffs suggests flaws in mass tort system ABA urges legal employers to be ...

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the latest news from the courts and the legal industry. Each week, we bring you a quick summary of significant developments, new trends, and interesting articles.

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the latest news from the courts and the legal industry. Each week, we bring you a quick summary of significant developments, new trends, and interesting articles.

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the latest news from the courts and the legal industry. Each week, we bring you a quick summary of significant developments, new trends, and interesting articles.

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the latest news from the courts and the legal industry. Each week, we bring you a quick summary of significant developments, new trends, and interesting articles.