Welcome to Southeast Takeaways, a weekly look at news of the legal profession that will highlight important developments to help you manage your firms, grow your practices and serve your clients better. We’ll bring you the most vital information from around ALM, but we’d love to hear from you too. I’m Raychel Lean and I can be reached at [email protected].

I can’t count how many times I’ve written a post and then deleted it, thinking, “Nah,” because I couldn’t be bothered with the backlash that would undoubtedly ensue if I shared my opinion on a topical issue, especially as a journalist on social media.