News and Trends

Tower Legal CEO Leslie Firtell says contract staffing will grow in importance this year.

The COVID-19 crisis is not necessarily creating new trends, it’s merely deepening and accelerating existing ones. Mine the trends for new opportunities for your post-pandemic legal career.

Michael Rynowecer | Demand is broad and deep for outside counsel. Revelations from BTI's 19th Annual Survey of Top Legal Officers.

How can you keep good people from leaving your firm — quietly or otherwise? Here’s how to turn law firm hiring and retention challenges to your advantage. We have been dealing with the fallout from the “Great Resignation” for some time now as ...

David and Karen Skinner | It’s easier than you think to create a library of SOPs that capture the processes you use every day in your practice.

Todd Carney | Sooner or later, you will have a client who wants to pay you with cryptocurrency. Here's what you should know about accepting crypto payments.

Cybersecurity Trends Report | The number of law firms with cybersecurity policies and IRPs is far too low.

Ruth Carter says having other streams of income helps provide financial stability in the unstable, often stressful world of solo practice. Her new side hustle targets people who won't pay a lawyer, but will buy an online course with legal information.

Thomson Reuters has launched Westlaw Precision, its most dramatic update since Westlaw Edge.

Jennifer Carr, of Furia Rubel Communications, talked with a dozen business development professionals about innovative ways their firms have supported clients and created deeper ties.