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Do lawyers need to comply with CCPA? Ruth Carter explains — and has a list of questions we should be asking about privacy and data security.

Women in Law Series | Elena Kohn, Associate Regional Chief Legal Officer at AdventHealth, says empathy and EQ make you a more successful lawyer.

Nothing But the Ruth! | I asked non-jerk lawyers: How do you manage to be an effective advocate without acting like an ass — even when dealing with opposing counsel who are?

Mediation has its own vocabulary. Lawyers who know it can best manage the process to produce the optimum result. Tips from Teddy Snyder.

Turnover of lawyers and staff is a frustrating and costly problem for firms of all sizes. What can you do to keep people from leaving? Are there any best practices for retaining your best and brightest employees? In this edition of "Ask the ...

Its or it’s? Its, it’s the word that trips up many writers, the word that doesn’t follow the rules. The problem is the apostrophe. Apostrophes are most often used two ways: in a contraction or to show possession. Some names have apostrophes, too.

There was a time when a sizable listing and an AV Peer Review rating in the Martindale-Hubbell directory was a lawyer's key to an endless flow of high-class clients. And today plenty of cash is still spent on premium listings in legal ...

Teddy Snyder | Your job is to persuade. Avoid condescending phrases that are more likely to repel the listener.

"Get to the Point!" is a huge fan of working the heck out of your dictionary to improve your writing. But is Google better?

The Friday Five | Life is complicated, but your relationships with your clients don’t have to be.