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Source: ABA Profile of the Legal Profession ch. 1 (2020)

Fulfilling work can be found in legal deserts.

There are numerous reports of the problems presented by the decline of the number of primary-care physicians in the United States. The overwhelming majority of med school students understandably gravitates towards the high-paying specialty residencies. The ABA’s recent “Profile of the Legal Profession 2020” report, which includes a chapter on “legal deserts,” caused me to think about the legal profession’s similar problem—the decline of the primary-care lawyer.
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A timely reminder on the value of time, from my carpenter.

Large firm lawyers spend a lot of time debating the pros and cons of so-called “alternative fee arrangements,” but hourly billing is still their sweet spot.  It is much nicer to focus on the legal work than to worry about being efficient or pursuing…

Public Service Announcement related to COVID-19.

The Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic (the “EAC”) of Penn State Law, based in central Pennsylvania in a startup incubator next to Penn State’s largest campus, has served over 1,000 new startup and early-stage clients in the past several years as it expanded to serve all of Pennsylvania through in-person…