You might think that law is a lucrative career path, but the truth is that the amount of money a lawyer makes can vary ...

The level of revenue contribution required to join top law firms' equity partnerships has increased significantly over the last three years, making a hybrid approach to partner income appealing to ...

Judge rejects settlement aimed at ensuring lawyers for low-income defendants A judge has rejected a second proposed settlement for improving Maine’s system for providing attorneys for residents ...

Sweeping rules in almost every state give lawyers a powerful monopoly by mandating that only lawyers can do legal work or own law firms.

Commentary: Lawyers are to be blamed for lack of access to justice in Maine It’s not that attorneys don’t want to represent low-income clients – it’s that we’ve made it impossible for ...

The American Lawyer defines an equity partner as "those who file a Schedule K-1 tax form and receive no more than half their compensation on a fixed-income basis" and nonequity partners as "those ...