Several law firms in the Washington, D.C., area are moving to new digs, lured by good deals and the convenience of moving rather than renovating. Law firms are downsizing, going from 800 or 900 square feet per lawyer to spaces configured to provide about 600 square feet per employee, according to Thomas Fulcher Jr., co-branch [...]

As crude oil continues gushing into the Gulf of Mexico at a record-breaking rate from an undersea BP well, frustration with the situation is building. A little over a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and burned, killing 11 workers, it appears that a combination of factors ranging from shortcuts taken in the [...]

In a move that is being billed as the first of its kind in Australia, a Melbourne law firm is putting a Muslim imam on its roster as a consultant on shariah law. This will allow Logie-Smith Lanyon to draft documents and resolve issues in matters ranging from commercial contracts to divorce agreements in accord [...]

J. Kim Wright says it took 10 years to learn the things she needed to know for her new book on holistic lawyering, and a long weekend to write the first draft. Wright’s new book, published by the American Bar Association, is Lawyers as Peacemakers: Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law. Wright’s views are informed by an [...]

Updated: The modern law practice is evolving. Technology continues to erase physical borders as innovative lawyers seek out new ways to serve their clients with increased flexibility, greater access and lower cost structures. For many, the practice of the future involves virtual law offices, which allow lawyers to offer a traditional suite of services without [...]

Two years ago, Cliff Lovette was doing legal work for Usher. Now the 54-year-old Atlanta entertainment attorney is practicing law out of his basement and collecting food stamps. At the top of his game, he worked for LeFace Records in Atlanta as senior vice president for business and legal affairs, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. When [...]