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Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
By Kristi Paulson, Special to Minnesota Lawyer Active listening helps lawyers uncover client concerns, motivations, and priorities beyond stated legal positions. Effective listening improves advocacy, negotiation, mediation, witness preparation, and […]
Building relationships strengthens law firms, professional growth
Developing relationships in law firms strengthens client connections, improves staff engagement, and builds long-term firm success through mentorship and professional growth.
Tips on giving feedback to associates
By Jay Sullivan As the year draws to a close, many associates will be receiving their annual performance reviews. How they receive that information will depend in large part on […]
Conference offers training on prosecuting sexual assaults
BEAUFORT — Prosecutors sharpened their courtroom skills last month at a two-day program presented by the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys. The program “Sexual Assault: Presenting Your Case to […]
Signing, keeping best, brightest lawyers is ongoing challenge
Factors such as the post-pandemic appeal of flexible work options and the ease of switching to another firm make it challenging for law firms to recruit and retain top legal talent.
VIDEO: Courtroom experience proves elusive for many young attorneys
Younger attorneys might not be getting the same opportunity that seasoned trial lawyers have had to hone their legal skills trying a case before a judge and jurors.
Top Legal News
- Bulldozer operator settles after losing leg in job site incident
- New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gambling
- Fiduciary duty claims survive while standalone specific performance claim dismissed
- Judge dismisses suit accusing Zillow of kickback, racketeering schemes
- Settlement agreement did not terminate LLC membership
- Settlement may have mooted insurer’s coverage dispute
- Raleigh ed-tech company pays six figures to resolve EEOC disability discrimination charge
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
Commentary
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
- We tore out our own backup generator
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
