Attorneys - Topics

Legal clinics run by law schools: funding and the supervision gap Can a lawyer refuse to take a case because of the client's politics How much of a lawyer's day is actually spent in court The bar exam prep bootcamp economy: what students pay for a weekend of drills What a moot court competition actually teaches that law school exams do not What a lawyer must do after accidentally receiving privileged documents Privilege lets a client keep secrets even from a criminal court How legal aid NGOs decide which cases are worth taking to the Supreme Court How a lawyer's reputation in a small town shapes which cases they can take Can you fire your lawyer and get your file back What happens to client funds held in a lawyer's trust account Do defense attorneys have to believe their client is innocent What a law firm's client intake screening actually filters out Can a lawyer reveal a client's fraud to the court without breaking confidentiality How far attorney-client confidentiality goes when the client plans a crime Should you tell your lawyer everything even when it makes you look bad What a bar association actually does for a solo practitioner besides licensing Why some attorneys take cases they expect to lose on the merits What happens to your case if your lawyer gets suspended mid-trial Is a 'Lawyer of the Year' plaque worth putting on your office wall? Why do repeat players win more often than one-time litigants? What to do when your attorney stops returning calls The economics of taking cases on contingency and when it backfires Should a law firm bill for the time spent training a junior on your matter Should you record client calls or send a follow-up summary instead Why the duty of candor to the tribunal conflicts with zealous advocacy How to tell a client their case is weak without them hearing that they have a chance How to write a demand letter that actually gets a response Small claims court is supposed to be simple — why do people still hire lawyers? How to explain a losing case to a client without losing the client Films about lawyers who lose: why the losing case is the better story Why does a lawyer charge for a phone call that lasted four minutes