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Clients Don’t Have My Cell Number: 5 Rules for Preventing Lawyer Burnout

"If you want to reach the next plateau of your career and enjoy your life while doing it, you have to stop pretending that being available 24/7 is a badge of honor." Jason Wright has five pragmatic rules for preventing burnout in his family law ...

Jason Wright - May 29, 2026
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Your Law Firm’s Knowledge Is Trapped: A Chatbot Can Let It Out

Ernie Svenson: A curated chatbot finally makes all the knowledge trapped in your law firm useful — without a big-firm budget and without a KM department. Here's how.

Ernest Svenson - May 28, 2026
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Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like)

For a profession that runs on cognitive performance, creative rest isn’t optional. It’s strategy. Karen Skinner explains what that looks like for busy lawyers.

Karen Skinner - May 26, 2026
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Does Doodling Make You a Better Listener? 4 Good Reasons to Unleash Your Inner Doodler

Analog Attorney: Doodling may be the very last activity you'd look to for improving your productivity, uncorking your creative genius and deepening your listening skills. But stay with me. There’s science. There’s history. There are famous ...

Bull Garlington - May 24, 2026
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Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers: Three Ways to Make Word Work Better

Tech Tips: Ben Schorr has three quick tips to help make Microsoft Word work better for you, especially on long documents.

Ben Schorr - May 22, 2026
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Micro-Recovery: 5 Small, Realistic Ways to Reduce Stress During a Busy Workday

Jamie Spannhake | We are often told to reduce stress by taking big steps that seem completely disconnected from the reality of our worklife. In fact, the most sustainable forms of stress management are “micro-recoveries” — taking small moments ...

Jamie Spannhake - May 15, 2026
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Show Me the Incentives: Why Law Firm AI Adoption Is Moving Slowly

Jay Harrington | Charlie Munger once said, “Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome.” Perhaps this explains why AI has not yet transformed the delivery of legal services, despite the huge amounts of money, attention and technology ...

Jay Harrington - May 14, 2026
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The New ReMarkable Paper Pro Is Not the ReMarkable 3

Bull Garlington | I’d pick the new Paper Pro in a heartbeat if I were a new user. Yes, it’s more expensive, but it’s also more useful.

Bull Garlington - May 7, 2026
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Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects

Teddy Snyder: A new app revises your emails to make you seem human. It does this by creating errors. This does not appear to be a joke.

Theda C. Snyder - May 6, 2026
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Making the Most of Your Mentoring Relationships

Meyling Ly Ortiz | The best mentors serve as an experienced sounding board, ask you questions and expand your perspective. Tips on getting the most out of lawyer mentorship programs.

Meyling "Mey" Ly Ortiz - May 3, 2026
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