CHICAGO — Where’s the first place you go when you want to find out more information? It’s likely you turn to a screen, and even more likely you reach for your smartphone device. Today nearly two-thirds of Americans own one, and they use it for more than just calling and texting – many of them […]
When was the last time you evaluated your legal services in terms of client expectations? How about your legal marketing plan? For most, it’s rarely, if ever. Yet, we work in a service industry. While the maxim “the customer is always right” might seem misplaced in the legal profession, it doesn’t diminish the importance of […]
There’s an interesting controversy that you may have missed on Sunday’s Oscars. It has to do with streaming v. theater releases. On one side is a very deep-pocketed Netflix that continues churning out streaming movie after streaming movie, spending billions of dollars to acquire exclusive content that they first release to their streaming platform. On […]
Happy New Year, young lawyers! As you start out in 2018, take a minute to reflect on your professional growth in 2017. Recognize where you succeeded and where you fell short. Think about how you want to continue your growth in 2018. What worked last year? What didn’t work? What are the goals you want […]
Law schools across the country have long offered free representation to low-income clients through law school clinics. One school, however, is taking it one step further. Mitchell Hamline School of Law, located in St. Paul, Minnesota is taking one of their clinics to the streets. Earlier this month, the law school announced the creation of […]
Mastering the art of discovery and the theater of a trial was fun. But after I had tried a half dozen cases or more, I started to feel a nagging disillusionment. Leading up to the trial was a long period of gamesmanship, wordsmithing, verbal traps, and side skirmishes. Most of my litigation cases involved a […]
It’s the 4th of July. And on this Election Year Independence Day, we yet again have a lawyer running for President of the United States. The last time neither presidential candidate attended law school? The 1980 election – Jimmy Carter versus Ronald Reagan. Lawyers have long-served as the leaders of our country. Of course there […]
Have you ever taken an online course? One recent study found that more than 5.8 million students have enrolled in at least one in 2015. Nearly 2/3 of academic leaders call online education “critical” for their institutions. At the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, we have taken note of this sea-change in learning and […]
On January 1, 2011, the first Baby Boomers turned 65 years old . Every day since, 10,000 Boomers have turned 65. This will continue for the next 14 years. And then, one December night in 2029, the very last Baby Boomer will reach that once traditional retirement age. And if he or she is employed, […]
Earlier this week, two elder stateswomen of the Millennial generation offered some career advice suitable for women lawyers: when you can’t beat ‘em, transform the game. On Tuesday night, Serena Williams played her older sister Venus for the 27th time, officially, on a tennis court. And amidst all the chatter about age and family and […]
