Two local lawyers recently took a close look at legal forms they bought online. They spotted some key problems.

Both the Minnesota State Bar Association and Legal Aid are pushing their legislative agendas at the Capitol. Issues range from new consumer protection laws to changes in procedure for debt collection lawsuits.

Most prospective law students would be better off working their way up the ranks at McDonald's.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has finished uniting all of the various district courts into a single, integrated court system. And next year, the courts will roll out the first test drive of an electronic filing system in Hennepin County.

The language of law is often nearly impenetrable, even to those of us who are supposed to know it. But in Minnesota some modest changes are in the works.

California has become the first state to enact a law guaranteeing the right to counsel to the poor in some civil cases. Will these rights be extended in Minnesota?

The death penalty is a flawed institution in need of lawyers to ensure justice is done. Minnesota lawyers and law firms volunteer their time to do that. They face a daunting and exhausting — but important — task.

It is a hell of a time to be a lawyer. And the legal market that emerges from the recession may be very different from the legal market that entered it.

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