The Legal Up blog

As a legal writer, it’s not often that I get to indulge my inner science-nerd, but today seems to be my lucky day. I realize some of you may have looked at the title of this article and are now asking yourselves, “what the heck does science have to do with gratitude?”

The world is a mysterious place.

After two and a half years of pandemic-related worry, constant safeguards of our health, and severely constricted lifestyles, I almost hate to remind you all that cold and flu season is right around the corner.

You have done it. You have opened a virtual law firm. Now comes the hard part — managing staff remotely.

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.

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 ...

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

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.