Legal Profession

Are law students from poorer backgrounds less likely to become trainee solicitors than their richer counterparts? This article explores the hot topic of social mobility in the legal profession.

There was a time when being in the Legal Profession meant something, well that day is long past.

Most leading authorities on legal writing want to banish "legalese" from court-filed documents. Here, I make a case for inserting legal jargon into our everyday lives.

Attorneys may/must need continuing education to learn about "ethical behavior."

Why I left the legal profession and pursued a career in writing.

The Gallup Poll ranked lawyers at the very bottom of professions with high ethical and honesty standards. The low ranking is ironic considering the kind of disclosure law students and lawyers have to go through with the state bar.