On June 19, 1865, a Union general stood in Galveston, Texas, and read aloud an order that most of the country had been living with for two and a half years. The Civil War was over. The Confederacy had surrendered.
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The Law Doesn't Wait, Don't Get Left Behind: 3 LGBTQ+ Courses to Explore This Pride Month
June is Pride Month, but for LGBTQ+ individuals navigating the legal system right now, the calendar barely registers. State legislatures are moving fast; courts are rewriting the rules on Title IX, parental rights, and curriculum in real time; and attorneys
AI for Lawyers: Power, Pitfalls and Prompting
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distantconcept for the legal profession. It is already in use across law firms of every size, and attorneys who do not understand it are increasingly at a disadvantage. AI for Lawyers: Power, Pitfalls and
The Hidden Cost of BigLaw: Burnout, Underpayment, and Identity in 3 Lawyers Who Learn Episodes You Need to Hear
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and there has never been a more important time to talk honestly about the hidden cost of the legal profession. The long hours, the billable pressure, the sense that admitting struggle means admitting
Cut Your Workday in Half: Ethical Automation Systems for Law Firms
Lawyers are losing hours every day to tasks that have nothing to do with the practice of law. Cut Your Workday in Half: Ethical Automation Systems for Law Firms, presented by Taren Marsaw, a civil litigator and owner
Lawline's Top 10 Mental Health CLE Courses for National Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and for attorneys, it’s a timely reminder that the practice of law can be as taxing on the mind as it is demanding on the clock. Studies consistently show that lawyers experience higher
Human Judgment Required: The Ethics of Practicing Law in the Age of Generative AI
Generative AI has moved from a novelty to a daily fixture in legal practice faster than almost any technology before it. Attorneys are using it to draft documents, summarize materials, conduct research, and manage knowledge across entire firms. And yet,
Managing Your Practice with Purpose: Ethical Cash Flow and Sustainable Operations
April is National Financial Literacy Month, and for attorneys who own their practices, there may be no better time to take an honest look at the financial health of their firms. Too many law firm owners are profitable some months
AI Governance, Estate Planning, and Social Media Ethics: What Attorneys Are Learning Right Now
Every month, thousands of attorneys complete CLE courses on Lawline, and the courses that rise to the top tell us something. They reflect what’s keeping practitioners up at night, where clients are asking harder questions, and which skills are becoming
Generative to Agentic: The Legal Ethics of AI Evolution
Artificial intelligence has moved well beyond the theoretical. It is now an active force in legal practice, and the profession is still catching up. Generative to Agentic: The Legal Ethics of AI Evolution, a Lawline course presented by Khasim