The legal community has a rich tradition of performing voluntary pro bono work representing the underprivileged and less fortunate. Evidence suggests that the amount of free legal representation nationwide has consistently trended upward in the last 25 years.

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A Long Island-based company was sitting on technology that was worthless to them but could be worth a lot to someone else. Stephen Young, counsel with Scully, Murphy & Presser in Garden City, representing the company owning the technology ...

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Leave it to attorneys to find a legal angle in a canals conference. The New York State Canal Corporation and local attorney Lucien A. Morin II have put together a series of programs for Thursday, the final day of the 2010 World Canals Conference ...

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New York will receive $552,939 as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s John R. Justice 2010 student loan repayment program. The funding, which will be distributed through the state Division of Criminal Justice Services ...

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Agreeing to accept credit cards can be good for your practice. But lawyers who take this step need to comply with the industry's data security standards. Many major credit card companies, including American Express ...

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Nearly two years after Congress enacted an evidentiary rule aimed at protecting lawyers who mistakenly turn over privileged materials during discovery, practitioners say they are still struggling with critical aspects of the measure.

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Facing a lawsuit, backlash from law firms and non-profits, and criticism from the Federal Trade Commission, the state of Florida has delayed the implementation of new rules governing online attorney advertising.

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Along with the summer heat comes summer attire, reminding lawyers and law firms about the importance of establishing a dress code for themselves and their clients.

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Google’s web-based, call-forwarding service could be a boon to lawyers tired of tracking their calls from several phones, according to legal technology experts.

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(Dolan Media Newswires) — According to an annual ABA survey on legal technology, 14 percent of lawyers who responded and 19 percent of solo practitioners have a “virtual law” office or practice.

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Summertime means vacations, dinner on the grill and summer interns at the office. For sole practitioners and small firm lawyers in a tight economy, it’s tempting to hire an unpaid intern looking for resume experience.

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Lawyers who decide not to represent a potential client need to make it clear that no attorney-client relationship exists. The best way to do that is to send a non-engagement letter.

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