Welcome to Casetext’s handy guide to your first 14 days of solo law practice! What’s in this Guide on Starting a Law Firm? My name is Mike Whelan. As managing editor at Casetext, I advocate for solo attorneys both inside the company and to the industry as a whole. I practiced as a solo myself for several years. I’ve done some incredibly stupid things, and occasionally landed on something surprisingly smart. My goal is to help you stick to the smart stuff. I’ve written this guide to give you a taste of the decisions you’ll make in the years to come. It’s written to provide hope and direction. Having been where you are, I know how long the to-do list...
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Eve Cornwell gives huge following glimpse into law life Eve Cornwell (credit: Instagram/evecornwell) YouTube sensation and social media star Eve Cornwell has started her training contract, and given her loyal fan base a glimpse into life as a magic circle trainee. Cornwell, whose popular YouTube channel has amassed a dedicated following of 217,000 subscribers and over 14 million views, started at elite City outfit Linklaters yesterday. In a smiley snap shared on her Instagram page, which has pulled in over 32,000 likes at the time of writing, Cornwell described her first day of the three-week induction course at the firm. “I spent the day listening to workshops, including how to make the...
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The official trailer for Warner Bros. Just Mercy, which stars Michael B. Jordan and is based on a true story, has arrived. Just Mercy is the latest from director Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12) with Oscar winners Brie Larson and Jamie Foxx joining Jordan to tell the riveting legal drama of a lawyer’s fight to free a wrongly-convicted man from death row. “The first time I visited death row, I wasn’t expecting to meet somebody the same age as me,” Jordan, as Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, shares in voiceover. From there, the trailer explores the fight Bryan and his client, Walter McMillian (Foxx), have ahead of them as Bryan tries to get Walter off...
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When Todd Levine was new to his career as a lawyer, he was assigned one such intricate case. To his surprise, he was not only good at it, but genuinely enjoyed it too. He put creative problem solving and clear thinking to use for clients to help make the confusing world of commercial litigation clear. Levine spent the next 28 years as an attorney using his talent in litigation to help clients navigate the confusing world of commercial law. Levine understands the challenges of litigation as well as starting a law firm and has plenty of advice to give new lawyers looking to make their mark on the legal world. From Graduate to Law Firm Founder Todd Levine's ambition and hard work provided him...
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“There were kids literally running to the van hungry, and this was the first time they were eating for the day,” she recalled. “Children were going hungry and living in extreme poverty right in the shadow of the Capitol.” After graduating from the University of Maryland, Cannon attended Stanford Law School, intending to advocate for low-income families. As a law student working in the juvenile justice system, she saw the obstacles kids were up against, from food insecurity to untreated disabilities or mental health issues. And she gained insight that would guide her towards her current area of expertise, medical-legal partnerships. Cannon, who co-founded Georgetown’s Health Justice Alliance...
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Ashley Crawford twice failed the ethics portion of the bar exam she needed to pass to practice law in Louisiana. And twice she claimed much higher, passing scores to get a job representing indigent criminal defendants in Orleans Parish, according to new court records. The documents, released Monday, outline the circumstances that led the state Attorney General’s Office last week to obtain a warrant to arrest Crawford on various criminal counts, including public payroll fraud. Problems for Crawford began in 2017 when she passed the academic part of the bar exam but fell five points short of the 80 she needed to pass the ethics portion, AG investigator Marc Amos wrote in an affidavit...
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Attorney Aaron Herbert has been recognized as a Founding Member of Elite Lawyer. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding attorneys throughout the United States in a multitude of practice areas. An Elite Lawyer has demonstrated a high degree of skill and success in his or her career, has been recognized by his or her peers, provides exceptional experience, and is active in his or her community. DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aaron has more than 15 years of experience advocating for victims of serious accidents and industrial catastrophes. Before founding the Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert in 2010, he worked as a successful litigation attorney and a managing litigation...
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NJ appeals judge's order stalling state's new aid-in-dying law New Jersey's attorney general is asking the state's top court to quickly overturn a judge's ruling that barred doctors from prescribing life-ending medication to terminally ill patients. The law, effective Aug. 1, was put on hold last week by a judge in Mercer County. On Friday, the first day doctors could have prescribed lethal medication under the law, the Attorney General's Office asked the state Supreme Court to erase the judge's order. "Significantly, terminally ill patients who have taken steps pursuant to the act, with the expectation that they would be able to bring about their humane and dignified death today...
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Ethics Corner Article Editor’s Note: This is part III of an ongoing series of Ethics Corner articles called “Lawyers and Texting” addressing this new method of communication, which brings with it ethical concerns regarding the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct (“Rules”). To read Part I, see the June 19, 2019 issue of Bar News at www.nhbar.org/publications or at https://www.nhbar.org/category/resources/ethics/ethics-corner-practical-ethics-articles/ . Stay tuned for additional articles in upcoming issues of Bar News. Part III: Texting and File Retention About two years ago, I began using text messaging as a convenient way to communicate with my clients. I am about to replace my...
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