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Law firms of every size are increasingly relying on legal technology tools to help them do their work. Depending on the firms’ needs, they may also contract with legal technology service providers.
While most lawyers do not volunteer just for the recognition, we know that extrinsic motivators help to encourage and support dedicated volunteers, raise awareness of pro bono service and encourage others to get involved.
Artificial intelligence has rapidly gained prominence in various industries and the legal profession is no exception. As a new attorney, it’s only natural for us to wonder how AI — particularly AI language models like ChatGPT — may impact the legal profession.
Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
Like many rural judges in Indiana, Isha Wright-Ryan, 36, is the only judge in Martin County. Wright-Ryan is the latest Indiana trial court judge to be featured in Indiana Lawyer’s Spotlight series profiling judges in more rural communities.
Signed into law earlier this month, HEA 1006 is designed to allow Hoosiers experiencing a mental health crisis to get treatment in a local hospital, rather than in prison or jail.
Have you ever lost a client before? By that, I don’t mean, “Have you been fired before?” I mean, have you ever not been able to find a client? Especially when you need to give them their money that you are holding in your trust account?
The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana will soon get a boost in the number of assistant U.S. attorneys on their teams.
A recent graduate’s job hunt can be daunting as they come out of law school and learn of classmates staying with the firm where they clerked or landing a fellowship. For some law school grads, the story is intentionally different.
A total of 75 new lawyers participated in an in-person admission ceremony on May 9. Here are Indiana’s newest lawyers:
The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train has remained in the national spotlight since the incident occurred on Feb. 3.
Maybe the most intimidating part of website accessibility is the uncertainty. That’s because there aren’t blanket regulations when it comes to what websites are supposed to do to be considered compliant under the ADA.
The Midwestern law firm of Plunkett Cooney has moved its Indianapolis office to the corner of University Park. The firm previously held space in the Capital Center on Illinois Street in downtown Indianapolis, but it was a shared space, which posed some issues.
The Indiana General Assembly has passed, and Gov. Holcomb signed into law, Senate Enrolled Act 468, which amends the Uniform Commercial Code to keep pace with legal and technological developments. The new law takes effect July 1.
Indiana has an Attorney Surrogate Rule, which became effective in 2008. You can find the rule in the Indiana Rules for Admission to the Bar and Discipline of Attorneys, specifically under Rule 23 in Part IV, Section 27.
There’s a vital role in every court that can often be overlooked in pop culture because it isn’t a judge or litigator: the clerk. In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, that role is now being filled by Chanda Berta.
From not getting bogged down by the idea of winning cases to taking a step back to put their health and families first, experienced attorneys and judges are offering advice for new lawyers just beginning their practices.
Every year on your malpractice insurance application, you’re asked to identify a “backup attorney.” Not only should you be more thoughtful about making the selection, you should build your backup attorney relationship with succession planning in mind.
Two government attorneys and one private practitioner have been named finalists in the search for Indiana’s next Tax Court judge.
Candidates to be the next Indiana Tax Court judge answered questions about how they would improve the court, rules they would want to change and what their role would be away from the bench during interviews Tuesday.
