Coronavirus
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Are you charging forward at a breakneck pace, or are you taking it easy and not embracing the overplanning of previous years?
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Law Firms Should Close Offices Due To Omicron
Now is not the time to put the health and safety of law firm employees at risk in favor of some of the benefits of keeping an office open.
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A Step-By-Step Guide To Disaster-Proofing Your Business
Continuity and succession planning is something that we’re often good at creating for our clients, but we aren’t so good at creating those plans for ourselves.
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How Birding Made Me A Better Lawyer
Find something outside of your daily practice of the law to feed your soul.
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U.S. Lifts COVID-19 Bans, Reopens To International Travel
Unfortunately, lifting the ban won’t automatically solve the massive visa backlog that has built up at U.S. embassies around the world since the pandemic began.
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Affordable, quality child care was already a rarity before COVID-19, and it now seems even closer to extinction.
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Will Reporting Lower Taxable Income Increase My Chances Of A Tax Audit?
Reporting lower income in your 2020 tax returns probably won’t increase the chances of an audit, but you should still take some steps to avoid raising red flags.
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Law Mom And The Modern Family Do Preschool
As law firms work their way to a post-pandemic work world, we can only hope that they extend some grace to pandemic parents.
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We Need A Low-Skilled Work Visa To Help Reboot The Economy
While this lack of ‘low-skilled’ workers has always been an issue, it is exacerbated by the pandemic.
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A New Paradigm: Working From Home And Embracing Being Mom
Before the coronavirus forced me to start working from home, I never truly felt like a mom.
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The Administration Needs A Blanket COVID-19 Policy For Returning Green Card Holders
And training should include demonstrating compassion to such people.
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Manage Client Expectations, Even If It Makes You A Buzzkill
Manage client expectations from the beginning to minimize the chances of frantic (and possibly angry) calls later.
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Biden Revives The International Entrepreneur Rule
The day before publication of this article, the Department of Homeland Security withdrew the rule to rescind this regulation so that the program can continue.
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COVID-19 Usually Is No Longer An Excuse For Routine Law Office Failure
We are now over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and everyone has had the chance to adapt to the times.
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Lessons From COVID-19: What Is A Lawyer, Anyway?
Finally, everyone understood the struggle.
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How I’m Redefining What ‘Work Hard’ Means In 2021
While my work ethic, drive, and commitment has been a catalyst to my success, at what point do I give myself permission to establish boundaries and take on less?
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Lawyers are not normally patient people. (Surprise!) But I think this year may have slowed down the overdeveloped sense of urgency that we all have.
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Election Fever Triggers Estate Issues And Concerns
What happens if a voter dies between the time she mailed her ballot and Election Day, when it is counted?
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Lawyers Should Send Fewer Return Receipt Letters During The Pandemic
Granted, going to the post office is one of life’s greatest joys, but in this time of pandemic, let’s all work together to stamp out those things that are inconvenient and unnecessarily overburden our postal system.
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Texas Law Hawk Defeats COVID In Anime-Inspired Throwdown
Who needs the big screen when we’re getting content like this?
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Mama’s Family: At 87, Carol Burnett Becomes Temporary Guardian Of Grandchild
Many grandparents make excellent choices for guardians because they are financially comfortable, retired, and feel a familial if not parental obligation to care for their own grandchild.
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Running A Law Firm With Family Can Be A Great Experience
Even if there are disputes, my brother and I can always hug it out, which would seem pretty weird for traditional law firm partners!
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3 Questions For A Creative Solo (Part I)
Resilience, self-belief, and a willingness to learn from stories like Nikki’s are the building blocks for long-term success.
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Starting A Law Firm Is Not An Easy Solution For Unemployment
As with most dreams, the one about opening your own practice requires time and money.