Minnesota Lawyer

The Great Recession put a major dent in BigLaw’s aura of invincibility, and cost-conscious corporate clients are turning that dent into a crater.

Often clients may not be better served if the expected economies of scale and enhanced collaboration of a merger do not materialize. And if they don’t, where should clients turn?

The right to be represented by attorney is not inviolate. A pair of concurrent rulings by the Minnesota Court of Appeals addressed the issue of availability of counsel. In both cases, the appellate court rejected the right to counsel.

Whether a lawyer has landed her dream legal job, decided she wants to leave the practice of law, or decided to retire and move to paradise, saying goodbye is not quick.

A spate of recent news stories suggests trouble for America’s 200-plus accredited law schools. It’s summed up in the title of the cover story in the January 2012 issue of the ABA Journal: “The Law School Bubble: How Long Will It Last if Law Grads Can’t Pay Bills?”

The first few years of practice can be daunting, and I wanted to offer five tips and tricks that I wish I knew when I started practicing.

It has been estimated that by 2020, 400,000 lawyers will retire. However, this estimate was made before the financial crisis of 2008-10. Since then, a high number of lawyers who had expected to retire decided to continue their practice.

As students in Minnesota rebound from spring break to wrap up the school year, they encountered a pair of adverse determinations by the Minnesota Court of Appeals concerning their eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits.

The most cost-effective business development strategy for any firm is to market new services or expand current ones with existing clients.

This essay reviews highlights of empirical research on the importance of teamwork skills for the individual lawyer and for the law firm or law department. We then summarize the major findings of scholarly work on both the essential elements necessary for effective teamwork and dispel some myths about teamwork.