Professionalism
Shutting Down Uncivil Opposing Counsel
By Quinn Clancy | Mar.01.12 | No Comments
It's been said (often) that lawyers were genteel, professional and respectful of their colleagues in the past. But the last few decades haven't been good ones for the profession [...]
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How to Sell More Services
By Kristin Zhivago | Feb.16.12 | No Comments
If you were selling fruit and customers wanted to buy apples, wouldn’t you make sure you had apples? And wouldn't you let them know you had apples? Of course you would. But this [...]
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Fear of Speaking?
By Mary Ellen Sullivan | Feb.09.12 | 3 Comments
Yes, we can hear the jokes now. A lawyer who is afraid to speak is like a vegan at a steakhouse—not only rare (no pun intended) but also a bit laughable. But wait. To many a lawy[...]
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Will iPads End Post-It Notes in Voir Dire?
By Ken Broda-Bahm | Feb.08.12 | 2 Comments
To say the iPad has created a buzz in the litigation technology world is an understatement. The sweet little panel has provided a number of novel ways to manage documents and displ[...]
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Sharpening the Saw
By Wendy Werner | Jan.30.12 | No Comments
I have a friend who is a gifted planner. We often get together near the end of the year, and I find her scheduling her professional development activities--and her vacation--for th[...]
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Business Development: Back to the Basics
By Elizabeth A. Butcher | Jan.04.12 | No Comments
Do it now—while the phones are quiet and your colleagues are off nursing their post-holiday blues. Lean back, put your feet up, stare into the distance and make a few—emphasis [...]
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Top Podcasting Tips for Lawyers
By Ruth Carter | Dec.13.11 | 1 Comment
A podcast is a series of audio or video media files that are released episodically and usually downloaded through web syndication, like iTunes. In the simplest of terms it’s like[...]
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Table Etiquette for the 21st Century
By Mary Ellen Sullivan | Dec.01.11 | No Comments
With the holiday social season in full swing, we could all use some helpful reminders about good manners, especially for business events. So we asked writer Mary Ellen Sullivan to [...]
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Get to the (Power) Point
By Ruth Carter | Nov.10.11 | No Comments
I have had the pleasure of being part of Ignite Phoenix for the past two years. I spoke at Ignite Phoenix 5 and have volunteered at almost every Ignite event since. Each event fea[...]
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Getting Your Words In Order
By The Editors | Sep.23.11 | No Comments
Breathes there the lawyer with soul so dead who never to himself hath said, "Wow, I really write great!" (Apologies to Sir Walter Scott) It's true, writing is a lawyer’s pr[...]
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