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Get to the Point

Sloppy Writing Sucks!

By Theda C. Snyder | Nov.12.12 | 3 Comments

I’m tired of it. It’s off-putting. It hurts your professional image and undermines your marketing if you’re one of the perpetrators. I’m talking about bad grammar and spel[...]

Posted in Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Get to the Point

Cliches Don’t Cut the Mustard

By Steven Taylor | Nov.06.12 | 4 Comments

Lawyers, it turns out, are not so special. They have just as much difficulty writing and speaking well in their native tongue as the next person. Poor grammar. Jargon. Weird synta[...]

Posted in Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Get to the Point, Skills

Practice Tips

Hot Topics at the ABA Solo and Small Firm Conference

By Ashley Hallene | Oct.25.12 | 2 Comments

Every year, the American Bar Association’s Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division hosts a conference jam-packed with programs covering the latest legal trends. We asked H[...]

Posted in Communicating, Culture, Daily Dispatch

Communicating

Client Feedback: Ways to Get It Wrong

By Joan Feldman | Oct.24.12 | No Comments

Here in the Midwest, autumn calls for heavy-duty yard cleanup time. Predictably, of course, the leaf blower broke just as the first round of oak leaves hit our lawn. The chainsaw a[...]

Posted in Client Service, Communicating, Daily Dispatch

practice management

Get a Red-Tape Reduction Committee

By Vivian Manning | Oct.04.12 | No Comments

We know it sounds like an oxymoron, but a "Red-Tape Reduction Committee" might actually be the thing your practice needs. Today, Vivian Manning describes how forming just such a co[...]

Posted in Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology

Mistakes Newbie Mobile Users Make

By Andrea Cannavina | Sep.21.12 | 3 Comments

In the grand scheme of things, we are all newbies adjusting to using mobile devices. After all, even if you had one of the first iPhones, it has only been five years. Technology co[...]

Posted in Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Legal Technology, Mobility, The Friday Five

Taking Care of Yourself

You’re Being Bullied: Now What?

By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Sep.19.12 | 2 Comments

Yes, a law firm can be a pretty difficult place to work. You’ve gathered together and granted power to people with expensive educations in … well, winning. And that can be les[...]

Posted in Careers, Communicating, Culture, Daily Dispatch, Relationships

Worried About a Colleague?

Delicate Conversations: If You Suspect Substance Abuse

By Mary Ellen Sullivan | Sep.12.12 | 1 Comment

It may be among the toughest conversations you ever have to initiate. But when you think a colleague is in trouble—experiencing difficulties with drugs and alcohol or spiraling i[...]

Posted in Balance, Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Health, People Management

The Dis-Associate

Darwin and the Dictaphone

By William Melater | Jul.12.12 | 7 Comments

I felt like Indiana Jones. Instead of snakes, there were power cords slinking around my feet. Instead of a whip, I held a ballpoint pen. Instead of a hat, I wore, well, my hair w[...]

Posted in Communicating, Daily Dispatch, Legal Technology, The Dis-Associate

This Business of Clients

Becoming Extraordinarily Accessible

By Jordan Furlong | Jun.13.12 | 1 Comment

In a week of posts devoted to "This Business of Clients," Law 21 blogger Jordan Furlong encourages some out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to being available to meet your client[...]

Posted in Client Service, Collaboration, Communicating, Daily Dispatch

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