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Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
Active listening helps lawyers improve client communication, negotiation, mediation, advocacy, and decision-making throughout legal practice.
ABA opinion addresses client rules in engagement letters
The American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 523 addressing client obligations in engagement letters, including social media and AI use restrictions.
Legally Speaking: The Mental Clutter Lawyers Carry
A legal profession commentary explores how unresolved communication, uncertainty and mental clutter contribute to lawyer stress and burnout.
Legally Speaking: April showers don’t wait, neither do difficult conversations
Learn how lawyers can handle difficult conversations, manage conflict, and maintain credibility in mediation, negotiations, and client communication.
Legally Speaking: No leprechauns in the law
A look at how the myth of the “perfect win” can mislead lawyers and clients, and why legal outcomes are built through strategy, judgment, and realistic expectations.
Legally Speaking: The language of de-escalation: Why it matters
De-escalation is a practical communication skill for lawyers and judges that stabilizes conflict, preserves credibility, and improves legal outcomes.
Retired judge and mediator Cara Lee Neville dies at 82
Cara Lee Neville, a longtime Minnesota district court judge, mediator and legal mentor, died Dec. 24 at 82, leaving a lasting impact on the legal community.
Legally Speaking: A communication reset for the legal profession
Rather than resolutions, a January communication reset can help lawyers and judges reduce fatigue, improve clarity, and strengthen professional interactions.
Legally Speaking: The Grinch That Stole Communication Skills
A seasonal look at how miscommunication creeps into legal practice and how lawyers, judges, and mediators can restore clarity, civility, and professionalism.
Legally Speaking: The eyes have it in legal settings
Persuasion in law isn’t just spoken — it’s seen. How eye contact, presence, and emotional intelligence can transform advocacy, mediation, and justice itself.
Why attorneys misjudge trial outcomes in mediation
Mediator Jeff Trueman examines why lawyers often wrongly predict trial results, the limits of confidence in case valuation, and strategies to improve mediation outcomes.
Legally Speaking: Ghosts, goblins and gray areas in communication
From “zombie texts” to AI risks, this Halloween guide explores the ethical missteps that can haunt lawyers—and how communication skills prevent them.
Legal Tech
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
- Are AI prompts privileged? Time will tell
Top News
- Trump defends ICE agents after enforcement surge led to three deaths
- New dedicated coverage of tech challenges facing law firms and legal departments
- Wisconsin election officials refer two complaints against Elon Musk
- Target faces class action over recalled baby wipes
- Wisconsin family sues Target over 10-month-old’s death
Expert Testimony
- Perspectives: It’s not ‘football’ here, but soccer cases abound
- AI prompts used by experts may be discoverable
- Perspectives: 250th anniversary recalls Declaration decisions
- Perspectives: ‘Pentagon Papers’ case at 55 not far from Near
