A downtown law firm will partner with the city of Las Vegas to hold a series of free seminars on legal topics.

Small claims court will be the topic of the March 19 seminar, one in a series from the city Lionel Sawyer & Collins. The seminars focus on legal issues for businesses and will be held at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 9:30 a.m.

Other seminars in the series include:

City officials will partner with a community organization to host a workshop aimed at those interested in opening a small business.

The city of Las Vegas and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women will present the event on opening your own business from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main Street.

The event will include information from the city’s Business Licensing Department, Economic and Urban Development Department, Nevada Secretary of State, and SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground.

For more information, email ncbwedc@gmail.com.

Zappos again made the grade as one of the best places in the country to work.

In Fortune Magazine’s Best 100 Companies to Work For, Zappos came in at no. 31. That’s down 20 spots from last year.

Fortune’s entry on Zappos reads:

“The online retailer is moving to a big new headquarters in downtown Las Vegas this fall -- CEO Tony Hsieh is spending $350 million to develop the entire neighborhood so employees will have access to great places to live and socialize too.”