Lawyers representing low-income people in state courts are in “crisis,” according to New York’s top judge, who said that could threaten their clients’ chances at a fair trial. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson ...

Last year was one of the best ever for the world’s richest law firms. Deals surged. Hiring boomed. Salaries ballooned. First-year associates now make $215,000, and that’s pre-bonus. The median BigLaw ...

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The income gap is widening — among lawyers. While billing rates for law partners increased in 2011 by around 4 percent, year over year, that good fortune was unevenly distributed. Top earners secured ...

Equal Justice Works’ Disaster Resilience Program offers free legal advice to people in need of FEMA aid and recovery funds. One resident, Joe (who asked to go by a pseudonym because of how precarious ...