How the Trial of My Great-Grandmother’s Murderer Changed Me, My Family, and the Law
Reading the transcripts of my grandfather’s testimony was like taking a core sample from the psyche of people who find themselves enmeshed in our legal ecosystem.
Volume 48, Issue 2
Reading the transcripts of my grandfather’s testimony was like taking a core sample from the psyche of people who find themselves enmeshed in our legal ecosystem.
Administrative cases against state agencies present little-known opportunities to build a satisfying litigation practice and bring vital legal services to families and small businesses that need them…
While dramatically different from a jury or bench trial, the unique presentation and decision-making dynamics of this process provide valuable insights for traditional trial lawyers in traditional se…
Foreign legal systems can appear to outsiders “like a wall of stone.” In an increasingly globalized society, courts and litigants alike must climb that stone wall.
It is time both courts and lawyers turn back to the genesis of our profession and revive the greatest arena of all—the debate in the courtroom.
A judge argues that lawyers need to use briefs to persuade the court that an oral argument is necessary.
More than 10,000 prisoner conditions cases were filed in the federal courts last year. Here is a practical approach to the pretrial detainee docket.
They have recently become more transparent, but practicing before these specialty courts presents challenges for litigators.
Clients often need quick advice, without the luxury of researching a question to death before providing that advice.
All of us are at various stages of rediscovering the benefits of personal interactions with colleagues in our practice settings.
Here are five thoughts that may help you reconsider your own tactics and challenge some of your basic assumptions about effective settlement negotiations.
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment), is United Kingdom–derived legislation that has a fascinating effect on U.S.-headquartered, global companies’ legal, human resources, and business…
When you are addressing a jury, the sound of your voice, the forceful control of your rhythms, and the very look on your face, taken together, will have profound effects.
When judges decree an exception to a statute, critics call it judicial activism. Others argue that, when laws lead to harsh or unfair outcomes, seemingly unintended, courts should use their inherent…
The law, litigation, and lawyering seem to have become an industry all its own, with all the warts, including those where financial and career success, rather than doing justice or even law, are some…
Law is not a carefree, sedate profession. There’s stress, 100-hour weeks, motions, trials, which sometimes we lose.
Whether a lawyer can counsel how to conduct an undercover investigation often depends on three things.
Suppose your law firm assigns you, a junior lawyer, to work on election litigation for a particular candidate or political party, even though you supported or even campaigned for the other side.
Although the United States has historically been a strong proponent of open courts, we cannot allow current challenges to move us toward secrecy while other countries are struggling toward openness.