The Business of Law

Below you can find articles to help you improve the business behind your law firm or your personal legal career – from marketing and practice management to recruiting and career development. Do you have insight to share with your fellow lawyers? Submit an article today.

Law Firm Management

Your $5M Exit: How to Build a High-Value Law Firm in 2025

by Sasha Berson

July 17, 2025

There are 5 proven systems top law firm owners leverage to grow fast, step back and sell high. I've put...

Law Firm Management

The Legal MSO: Less Work, More Wealth—and the End of Law Firms as We Know Them

by Frederick Shelton

July 8, 2025

I’ve always appreciated the brutal brilliance of the line: “The problem with law firms is that they’re run by lawyers.”...

Legal Ethics

Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat

by Beth LaCanne and Danielle Fitzsimmons

July 8, 2025

Minnesota’s employment laws are ever evolving. For law firms, it’s not just their clients feeling the pressure. Firms must juggle...

Leadership

Leading With Purpose: Building a Sense of Belonging at the Nation’s Largest Woman-Owned Law Firm

by Heather Hilgers

May 28, 2025

As a co-founder of what has grown into the largest woman-owned law firm in the nation, I carry that title...

Women Lawyers

Insights and Strategies for Women in Law

by Jeralyn Lawrence

May 28, 2025

Practicing law is a privilege, a challenge, and a responsibility. As a woman in the legal profession, the journey is...

Legal Marketing

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Practice Management

Your $5M Exit: How to Build a High-Value Law Firm in 2025

Sasha Berson July 17, 2025

There are 5 proven systems top law firm owners leverage to grow fast, step back and sell high. I’ve put

The Legal MSO: Less Work, More Wealth—and the End of Law Firms as We Know Them

Frederick Shelton July 8, 2025

I’ve always appreciated the brutal brilliance of the line: “The problem with law firms is that they’re run by lawyers.”

Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat

Beth LaCanne and Danielle Fitzsimmons July 8, 2025

Minnesota’s employment laws are ever evolving. For law firms, it’s not just their clients feeling the pressure. Firms must juggle

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Professional Development

Insights and Strategies for Women in Law

Jeralyn Lawrence May 28, 2025

Practicing law is a privilege, a challenge, and a responsibility. As a woman in the legal profession, the journey is

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Recruiting

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Legal Technology

From Novelty to Necessity: How Legal AI Became Mainstream

Frederick Shelton June 17, 2025

In July of 2019, I published an article predicting AI would revolutionize the practice by automating tasks like doc review

Saving Graceland… and Leeza.io Can Save Your Property, Too

Bob Friedman May 7, 2025

Imagine visiting Graceland to tour Elvis’ mansion only to find out you can’t. A “sold” sign is on the Gates

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The Law

Check out articles on the latest in legal trends or legal news.

Legal Trends

The Shift to Autonomous Trucking—Perspectives from a Trial Attorney

by Geoffrey Leskie

June 25, 2025

One of the most critical phases of any commercial trucking accident trial is the testimony of the truck driver, and...

The Stories

Check out interviews with attorneys, judges and legal professionals

Attorney Feature

Heather Williams Forshey: Love Makes All the Difference

by Bob Friedman

July 17, 2025

“My grandmother taught me that it doesn't matter how smart someone is or how much money they have, love is...

The Lighter Side

Check out lighter content including attorney news and attorneys on the town.

Lawyers in Media

Raleigh Divorce Lawyer Kathleen Murphy Is Regular Guest on Nancy Grace

by Bob Friedman

January 7, 2025

A Microsoft executive and father of four was gunned down in 2022. It was a murder-for-hire hit orchestrated by his ex-wife...

The Business of Law

Your $5M Exit: How to Build a High-Value Law Firm in 2025

The Legal MSO: Less Work, More Wealth—and the End of Law Firms as We Know Them

Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat

Leading With Purpose: Building a Sense of Belonging at the Nation’s Largest Woman-Owned Law Firm

Insights and Strategies for Women in Law

Legal Marketing

Practice Management

Your $5M Exit: How to Build a High-Value Law Firm in 2025

The Legal MSO: Less Work, More Wealth—and the End of Law Firms as We Know Them

Avoiding the Employment Law Hot Seat

Professional Development

Insights and Strategies for Women in Law

Recruiting

Legal Technology

From Novelty to Necessity: How Legal AI Became Mainstream

Saving Graceland… and Leeza.io Can Save Your Property, Too

The Law

The Shift to Autonomous Trucking—Perspectives from a Trial Attorney

Fear Is Not Immigration Policy

Trump vs. The Legal Profession: Executive Orders or Extortion?

In Data We Trust?

The Case for Keeping the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission

The Stories

Heather Williams Forshey: Love Makes All the Difference

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs: ‘You Can’t Change the Rules of an Election After the Election’

Jacob Goad: Cultural Context

Macks Pickett Investigative Services: Street Smart

Shelsey Hall: A Loving Kindness

The Lighter Side

Raleigh Divorce Lawyer Kathleen Murphy Is Regular Guest on Nancy Grace

Dean Rich Leonard’s ‘From Welcome to Windhoek: A Judge’s Journey’

Why Spring Cleaning Should Extend to a Lawyer’s Wellbeing

Kids Don’t Grow Up in a Bubble

Steven I. Platt: ‘Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates’