In a profession that moves at breakneck speed, lawyers are always on the lookout for new ways to serve clients and grow their practices. One trend that’s been picking up steam is law new — an area of the legal business that encompasses a broad range of innovative strategies, from working with underserved communities to helping clients navigate complex government investigations. The concept of law new can be difficult to pin down, but it typically involves leveraging technology, focusing on process and embracing non-traditional fee structures. It also encompasses a variety of other innovative ideas that help lawyers grow their practices in unexpected ways.
The law new field is a vital part of the legal landscape, and it’s important for all lawyers to understand how they can take advantage of its growth potential. With a little creativity, law firms of all sizes can find ways to tap into this rapidly growing area of practice.
Attorneys who are looking to expand their firm’s reach or explore new legal opportunities can benefit from the resources in this section, which features articles that showcase best practices, successful strategies and emerging trends in law new. From expanding a firm’s client base to using artificial intelligence in a divorce case, these pieces offer useful insight into how to succeed at the law of new.
The Winter 2024 issue of International Law News, the quarterly newsletter of the American Bar Association’s International Law Section, delivers the latest in international law news to a global audience of legal practitioners, scholars and students. This issue includes profiles of mediator/arbitrator Ryan Abbott and the ABA’s director of public policy, as well as articles about supporting English skills in Ukrainian law schools, moderating Russian Federation behavior through sanctions and saving the wild with artificial intelligence.
New Yorkers will be better protected from medicine price-gouging during a drug shortage, as the governor signs legislation to curb predatory subscription services and other unscrupulous practices. Other legislative efforts include making it easier for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds, expanding the availability of fentanyl and drug adulterant testing supplies and increasing the eligibility for homelessness prevention assistance. The governor also signed a bill named after Matthew Horan, an 18-year-old who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2020, to prevent future accidental deaths by expanding the state’s anti-overdose program.
New legislation aims to keep residents of NYCHA buildings informed about the safety and security of their water supply and prevent landlords from installing keyless entry systems without residents’ consent. The law will require landlords to give tenants written notice before installing the systems, allow them to cancel their consent and ensure that any company contracted to examine water quality samples complies with all relevant laws. It will also require the city to provide residents with information about whether the water is safe for drinking or cooking. The law is the result of a lawsuit against the city by residents who said their rights were violated.
