The Life of a Law [Infographic]

Tips for Incorporating Your Solo Law Firm

So you've decided to go solo? As you already know, it's tough out there, and getting clients can be a real chore. But now that you're committed, you're faced with a question that you may not have even considered when...

Before You Start a Law Firm, Learn to Run a Business

If you're finally ready to hang your own shingle, there's one thing you need to keep in mind: running a law firm means running a business. Even if you're the sharpest legal mind in the state, you're not going...

6 Tips to Help You Avoid Employee Lawsuits

As a small business, you may think employment law doesn't really apply to you, but you'd be wrong.

12 Programs Law Firms Can Implement To Enhance Employee Wellness

"Self-care? Are you kidding? I have to work as much as humanly possible."

8 Mistakes Your Law Firm Might Be Making

If you're doing any of these things, you're doing it wrong.

3 Areas of Law That Business People Must Know

You did not go to law school because the law is not your shtick -- business is. But now that you have your MBA framed and up on the wall and your startup has gotten financing, you realize that...

Does Law Enforcement Need a Breathalyzer for Marijuana?

Due to the difficulty law enforcement officers have when trying to determine whether a driver is too impaired by marijuana to drive, several companies are coming forward to create marijuana breathalyzers.

Can New Leave Policies Help Big Law Escape the Parent Trap?

Facing frustration—and sometimes litigation—over their approach to motherhood and parental leave law firms are wrestling with how far to go to support new parents.

Bread-Winner: Know The Divorce Laws

Gentlemen, let me confirm what you have long suspected: if you are the primary income earner in your family, particularly where your wife has stayed at home, be prepared to pay in your divorce. For…

Do You Need a Law Degree to Get a Legal Job?

Legal Obligations When a Data Breach Invokes the Laws of Multiple Jurisdictions

Many practitioners outside of the privacy and data security space may not appreciate the variety of incidents that can potentially give rise to data breach notification obligations.

Infographic: How a Bill Becomes a Law

For a bill to become a law can be a lengthy process, and many bill don't make it through. This downloadable infographic explains this process in an easy-to-understand diagram for kids.

The Benefits of Blogging for Attorneys [INFOGRAPHIC]

Attorneys struggle with making blogging a priority since they have so many other hats they wear and fires to put out over the course of a day. While most recognize the need to be on social media,

Are You Ready for the Future of Legal Services?

A few months ago, I was contacted about SmartLaw. SmartLaw is the idea that there are three keys to a law firm's success - their clients, their culture and

Tips on Criminal Law

Everyone should have some knowledge when it comes to the law, and most especially criminal law. Some people think that because they are law abiding citizens, then there is no longer any need for them to bother knowing about how the law works, but this is opposite reasoning. If you take on that kind of Read more →

3 Areas of Law Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Just as entrepreneurs need to know the basics of accounting and marketing, they also need to understand the basics of business law to avoid the potential failure that follows costly litigation.

What is the difference between common law and civil law?

Most people hear the term “common law” and automatically think of common-law marriage. That’s part of it, but common law is actually one of two fundamental

3 Things All Business Owners Should Discuss With Their Lawyers

Even though we live in a free market, business is highly regulated by wage and hour laws, tax laws, intellectual property laws, anti-discrimination and harassment laws, etc. While asking forgiveness instead of permission may be a good policy elsewhere,...