Navigation More billable hours or a happier life? For countless lawyers, it feels like an impossible choice. Whether they’re keeping their practices afloat or seeking to grow, legal professionals of all kinds struggle to record as much productive time as they need to reach their goals. In fact, the average attorney bills just 2.5 hours per day. […]
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Sponsored Content: Going Beyond: How Chartering Can Help Attorneys Save Time
There is no shortage of busy workdays as an attorney. Legal work often calls for you to be in multiple places at once. Although that isn’t possible yet, there is a great solution that can help you get from one place to another without taking away precious hours of the day. Chartering a private aircraft […]
Committee seeks public comments on proposed ethics opinions
The Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas is accepting public comments on the following proposed ethics opinions: Proposed Opinion 2023-5 (comment deadline (1/26/24): Through an employment agreement between a law firm and its lawyers:
Sponsored Content: Going solo: 3 quick ways to jumpstart your own legal practice
Ready to launch your own law firm? Then welcome to the last article in Ruby’s “Solo” lawyer series! If you read our previous posts—“Ready to Go Solo?” and “Should you go solo? 4 things for attorneys to consider”—odds are you’re close to hitting the eject button at your old job. But before you do, we’ve […]
Baylor Law to launch family law clinic to empower self-represented litigants
Baylor Law School announced it will open a new family law clinic beginning in fall 2024. The clinic aims to provide vital support to pro se litigants in navigating the complexities of family law cases, focusing on divorce and matters affecting parent-child relationships, according to a press release. Created with financial assistance from the Texas […]
Texas Advocacy Project receives $20,000 grant from Texas Bar Foundation to build capacity of free legal services
The Texas Advocacy Project, or TAP, announced it has received a $20,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation, or TBF, according to a press release. The grant, which will be distributed over a 12-month period, will be used to enhance TAP’s capacity to connect with the legal community and expand pro bono legal assistance to […]
Texas Access to Justice Commission recognizes outstanding pro bono contributions
During the New Lawyer Induction Ceremony at Bass Concert Hall on October 30, Supreme Court of Texas Justice and Texas Access to Justice Commission liaison Brett Busby honored the contributions of some of Texas’ most ardent pro bono advocates. Justin Atkinson, of the University of Texas School of Law, and Shayla Hoang Nguyen, of Texas […]
Sponsored Content: Cloud Technology Myth-Busting: 3 Truths About the Cloud’s Impact on Law Firm Efficiency
Times are a-changin’ Most lawyers are transitioning data storage and essential workflows to the cloud in this digital age. Yet, some attorneys are still hesitant to take the plunge. This reluctance often stems from misinformation or a lack of clarity around cloud technologies’ benefits, cost, and ease of use. Below, we’ll correct some of the […]
Sponsored Content: Go Far and Wide: How Chartering Helps Attorneys Save Time
In the large state of Texas, people often encounter the struggle of reaching destinations that are hours apart from large cities like Dallas, Austin, or Houston. Typically, when trying to reach a smaller city such as Waco or Abilene, you are bound by commercial travel to a larger town with a long drive to follow. […]
Houston attorney David Nelson reflects on his service and the meaning of Veterans Day
Houston attorney David Nelson always knew he had a special friend in Lee Roy Herron. When the two met in the seventh grade in Lubbock, they became entwined in a fateful, yet inspiring tale of just how powerful a friendship can become. While juniors at Texas Tech University, Herron convinced Nelson to join the Marine […]