The Art Of Client Communication: Avoid Legal Jargon; Give Sufficient Detail, But Don’t Drown Them In It
Just like other forms of legal writing, written client communication is an evolving process that we as litigators must learn to master.
Reinventing The Law Business: D&S And The World Outside — Two Perspectives
Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld reflects on how law firms and lawyers can respond to our troubled times.
Follow This Golden Rule Of Communication
Follow this rule of communication so you can follow the golden commandment of a trial lawyer: win.
Reinventing The Law Business: A Potential Impediment To Growth, Culture, And Client Development (Part III)
Establishing something in a new a culture is a heck of a lot easier than changing an established culture.
Reinventing The Law Business: A Potential Impediment To Growth, Culture, And Client Development (Part 2)
If you run a law firm, you have to get “out and about” and talk directly with everyone involved in the enterprise.
Reinventing The Law Business: A Potential Impediment to Growth, Culture, And Client Development (Part 1)
As a law firm grows, how can lawyers -- especially firm leaders -- keep track of everything going on?
How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing
Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible.
Old Lady Lawyer: Is There A Failure To Communicate?
We dinosaurs need to watch our language; millennials need to understand the popular culture that made us.
Beyond Biglaw: Strong Attachments (Or: Important Advice About Email)
Sloppiness with email attachments will dent your reputation, especially if it occurs frequently or overlaps with other demonstrations of carelessness.
If You’re Using . . .
Four tips for how to communicate clearly, from in-house columnist Mark Herrmann.
3 Examples Of Narrow Perspectives, And 1 Solution
Lawyers who work in all environments should strive to write simply and comprehensibly, but this is particularly important for folks who are in-house.
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
Beyond Biglaw: 3 Things Lawyers Should Be Thankful For
Even if times are tough, there is always something to be thankful for -- even for lawyers.
Email Is One Of The Worst Ways To Communicate In An Office
Tech columnist Jeff Bennion argues that we could communicate more effectively and de-clutter our inboxes if we stop using email as the only method of communication in the office.
Which Biglaw Firm Has Blocked Personal Email?
Which firm is banning personal email at work? Hint: it's a bit of a trick question.
6 Ways That Associates Can Disappoint
Junior associates aka millennials: suck it up and pick up the phone.
Beyond Biglaw: Care To Chat?
Columnist Gaston Kroub discusses the strengths of chat as a communication medium for lawyers.