SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LegalMatch, the nation's largest online legal matching service, has released a three-year legal topic trends summary article that details some of the rising and declining legal topics across the United States.
The article explains some of the probable causes for the increases and decreases in the number of people contacting a lawyer for categories such as sexual harassment, workers' rights, buying a home, green cards and citizenship.
Many of the changes in these legal topics are a result of recent political events or changes in various laws. For example, Janice Lim, Content Manager states, "While legal professionals like to think that the law is always above politics, the truth is that many things influence the legal landscape. Sometimes it's a one-time event, like the Senate hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States."
Another clear-cut example is the recent trends in immigration. "So, it was not a surprise when we began to notice a large decline in the number of immigration cases submitted to our system," said Lim. "The usual spike in numbers was not there, and the changes in immigration law and policies laid by the current administration seem to be a strong reason why."
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