Advice
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel
2 Career-Limiting Mistakes Lawyers Make During Meetings
Columnist Mark Herrmann gives two examples -- one error routinely made by senior people at meetings, and one routinely made by junior people. -
China
8 Ways To Stay Out Of Legal Trouble In China
If your company cannot give good answers to the questions asked in this column, you should start making changes, and fast. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Interview Stories, Lateral Moves
7 Simple Steps For A Successful Phone Interview
Phone interviews present unique issues that many candidates fail to recognize, so here are some helpful tips and tricks.
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What Is Your Personal Strategic Plan For Success?
By developing your own personal skills, you will in turn make the firm’s services more valuable to clients. -
Small Law Firms
10 Ways Successful Lawyers Respond To Career Setbacks (Part II)
The better you’re able to learn from your experience, let it go, and move on, the better you’ll be as a lawyer. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Why Do Solo Practitioners Make So Little Money?
Many solos don't succeed because they don't want to be entrepreneurs, according to columnist Shannon Achimalbe. -
Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Does Social Media Do Any Good At All In Marketing?
Technology columnist Jeff Bennion walks through the different social-media platforms... and expresses skepticism. -
Litigators, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Opposition Research For Litigators (Part 1)
An important part of preparing a case involves learning your opponent, as columnist Gaston Kroub explains. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
On '4 Ways Associates Screw Up'
Biglaw partner turned in-house counsel Mark Herrmann offers his take on some contradictory career advice identified by lawyer turned therapist Will Meyerhofer. -
Small Law Firms
10 Ways Successful Lawyers Respond To Career Setbacks (Part I)
The better you’re able to learn from your experience, let it go, and move on, the better you’ll be as a lawyer. -
Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Almost Always Hire Only Eventual Managing Partners
According to columnist John Balestriere, when you're deciding whom to hire, you should almost always ask whether the person could be running the place someday. -
Law Schools, Media and Journalism
3 Things Law Students And Young Lawyers Can Learn From Podcaster-In-Chief Marc Maron
Before Marc Maron started his podcast, he was in a dark place -- but through the success of his show, he has been able to launch his career into a second act. -
Job Searches
Reinventing The Law Business: Where Is The Legal Profession Heading? (Part 1)
Columnist Bruce Stachenfeld identifies different categories of law firms and predicts how they will fare in the future. First up: the brand-name Biglaw firm.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Biglaw, Small Law Firms
Biglaw Blinders
Biglaw blinders are on your head so you don’t accidentally see reality and trample people on your way out the door. -
Technology
How To Replace All The Binders In Your Law Office - A Pictorial Walk Through
This is how you can replace trial binders with digital trial binders that hold more information and organize it better. -
In-House Counsel
The Road Not Taken: Show Me Your Bikini Body
Even if the billable hour is too big of a change to make, there are other areas a firm can look at to eliminate waste. -
Litigators, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Trust Is All We Have
Clients are not the only audience whose trust litigators must win, as columnist Gaston Kroub explains. -
Screw-Ups, Technology
Practice Pointer: Don't Let Your iPhone Spellcheck Your Brief
Check out this error, which is both entertaining and educational. -
Celebrities, Law Schools, Politics
3 Things Law Students And Young Lawyers Can Learn From First Lady Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama has motivated audiences throughout the nation with her personal stories, compelling anecdotes, and life lessons. -
Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Small Law Firms
The 'Looney Tunes' Rule Of Litigation
What is this rule, and how does it apply to lawyers? Columnist John Balestriere explains.