The Legal Up blog

Setting up a website for your law firm? Who has the time?

Lawyers and other legal professionals are almost always thought of as being highly left-brained. After all, they tend to be heavily detail-oriented with a slant toward logic and analysis.

We all know that law firms can be stressful places to work. But did you know that your demanding legal job can make you unhappier in all areas of your life?

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?”

There’s something that happens once you get your J.D. and pass the bar exam.

The world is a mysterious place.

Large corporate clients are the white whale of law firm client lists. In fact, I’ve seen law firms who maintain thriving businesses simply by virtue of being the go-to regional litigation team for one or two select corporate clients.

In the first part of this 3-part series, we discussed ways to keep individual litigation clients happy.

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:

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.