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Law practice tips! Find the best law practice management advice and resources with our Attorney At Work practice building guides.

The Editors - March 5, 2023
law firm names

What’s in a Name? For Law Firms, Not Much

What does a legal consumer gain from a law firm name like Anderson & Jones? Nothing. Here's why all firms should be allowed to use a brand name.

Jared Correia - November 30, 2022
legal shared office space

Five Things to Look for in Shared Office Space

Location, professional atmosphere, private offices, paralegal support, networking opportunities. These are all important considerations when shopping for a legal shared office space. But before you sign up, here are questions to ask about the ...

Ron Bockstahler - July 28, 2022

Want to Reduce Turnover and Secure Your Law Firm’s Legacy? Be More Transparent

Wendy Merrill | Here are four ways to reduce young lawyer turnover through transparency.

Wendy Merrill - July 7, 2022
associate retention

Stick Around: 4 Ideas to Keep Associates From Leaving Your Law Firm

What can you do to solve the associate retention quandary and make your firm's culture “stickier”? Try these retention strategies.

Wendy Merrill - July 1, 2022
business lessons

Arch Villain: 5 Business Lessons from ‘The Founder’

Have you seen the new Michael Keaton movie where he plays a bad guy? No, I’m not talking about his excellent turn as the Vulture (probably the best recent Marvel movie villain) in the latest Spiderman movie. Did you see him as Ray Kroc in "The ...

Jared Correia - June 10, 2022

How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm?

Do you have $500? Good. You’re the proud owner of a new law firm! (Seriously, congratulations.) Thanks mostly to the spate of technology advances made possible by cloud services, it is cheaper to practice law than ever before, because lawyers ...

Jared Correia - June 2, 2022
10 little things lawyers do

10 Things I Hate About the Little Things Lawyers Do

Whenever you spend a bunch of time with a group of people (like your family … ahem), you’re bound to become annoyed with them, at least some of the time. I have worked closely with solo and small firm lawyers for years now and I need an outlet, ...

Jared Correia - May 22, 2022
legal practice software

The Long Nine: Essential Software for the Modern Law Practice

Now, I’m not the sharpest tool in the machine shed, but even I’m not brave enough to try to build a buyer’s guide for law firm technology. In large part, that's because such a guide would be outdated as soon as it’s written down, a paper book ...

Jared Correia - April 2, 2022
lawyer fee schedule

Make What You’re Worth: Utility of the Lawyer Fee Schedule

Lawyers are very secretive about their fees because, you know ... the NSA. Lawyers don’t post their fee structures to their websites, either, because, well, why would clients want to know that?

Jared Correia - March 17, 2022
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