Svetlana, a 28-year-old woman from New York City, managed to get her landlord to fix the appliances in her apartment building without having to resort to legal action, thanks to the help of an ...

If you can’t afford a lawyer, it turns out there’s nothing stopping you from sending a scary-looking letter that, at first glance, seems to come from one—and hoping the recipient doesn’t read the fine ...

What if you could scare someone into thinking you had hired a lawyer without going through the trouble and expense of actually retaining one? That's the concept behind a new online tool called ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

This is part of Help! Wanted, a special series from Slate advice. In the advising biz, there are certain eternal dilemmas that bedevil letter writers and columnists alike. This week, we’re taking them ...

On August 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of five state attorneys general (AGs) in filing an amicus letter concerning a proposed class action settlement between DuPont, ...