April 2012

In case anyone questions whether the legal industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation, you might consider some of these developments: 

  • The number of US law school applicants is down almost 25%, or over 200,000 applicants, over the last two years.
  • Which might be in part because the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that over the next ten years only

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In our Practical Practice Tips: The Art of Ending Work Relationships, we concluded by promising another entry on the thorny problem of conducting personal relationships with clients and/or their spouses. 

This is a temptation that seems to be irresistible to many, with legion stories cataloging bad behavior and worse– everything from the divorce lawyer who got caught in the courthouse…