The Friday Five
A Woman’s Place Is … Everywhere
By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Mar.08.13 | No Comments
It's International Women's Day today. And, while it's true that the annual celebration has its roots in the 1908 American Socialist Party's National Women's Day, the event has g[...]
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Why Your Blog Sucks
By The Editors | Mar.01.13 | 12 Comments
"Why Your Blog Sucks and What to Do About It" is Sam Glover's topic at the upcoming Lawyernomics 2013 conference. We talked with Sam last week to get a preview, and to learn [...]
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Take a Victory Lap
By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Feb.22.13 | No Comments
If you were one of the 108 million Americans watching Super Bowl XLVIII, you know what I mean when I say it's a rare few of us who'll ever feel the adulation Jacoby Jones enjoyed w[...]
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Conference-Palooza: They Didn’t Teach This Stuff in Law School
By Joan Feldman | Feb.15.13 | 2 Comments
It's that time of year—conference season! So for this week's Friday Five, we're checking out the "coming events" that promise to put a polish on your practice management know-how[...]
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Always Leave Them Wanting More
By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Feb.08.13 | 2 Comments
There’s an old show business axiom that you always want to leave the audience hungry for more. Yes, you may rightfully see your law practice as more business than vaudeville. But[...]
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Five Ways to Be a Positive Professional
By Ryan Sullivan | Jan.25.13 | No Comments
I tend to think of lawyers as "brain gladiators," given how we flex our mind-muscles for our clients on a daily basis. But frustration, negativity and the daily grind can bring ev[...]
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Get Real About Marketing
By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Jan.11.13 | 2 Comments
Ready to ratchet up your marketing? Perhaps business is slower than you'd like, or you just don’t like the direction your practice is taking—too much repetition, not enough cha[...]
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In the Nick of Time for 2013
By Dan Pinnington and Reid Trautz | Jan.04.13 | 2 Comments
It's 2013 and we're determined to get going on a far more organized life. How about you? Well, for this first Friday Five of a brand-new year, we rang up our friends Dan Pinning[...]
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We’re Making a (Reading) List
By Joan Feldman | Dec.21.12 | 1 Comment
Ah, for a week with endless hours to relax and read just a few of the beautiful books on those end-of-year "top selling" and "best of" lists. Whether curled up by a cozy fire or [...]
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