Should lawyers Be “Happy”? Looking for meaning in our work may be far more important and the key to contentment in our profession. In a recent article on Lawyerist.com, Kate Mangan makes a compelling argument that lawyers should accept some level of negativity in their lives as essential, and even useful, to the practice of law. Rather than focusing on being happy, Mangan suggests that lawyers should, instead, begin a search for meaning in their work. Agreed! Too many times

One of the themes of the Professional Compass highlights how technology will fundamentally reshape the practice of law. In a thoughtful article published in the December 1, 2015 edition of The Florida Bar News, Gordon Glover, President of Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar, lays out a younger lawyer's view of the future of law. "Today, a young lawyer does not have to charge high hourly rates in order to succeed. A young lawyer can create a virtual office without stack