Extras

Jay Harrington | Many lawyers pursue work more aggressively when business is slow, but let efforts fade when they get busy. The problem is that legal demand does not arrive on your schedule.

What makes a great lawyer? Is it intelligence, good people skills, effective writing? Five traits that make a lawyer stand above the rest.

Amy Coats | Stop treating law firm write-offs as an unavoidable cost. Learn to audit your billing leaks and reclaim lost revenue.

Jay Harrington | Drowning in a sea of endless notifications and conflicting priorities? Discover 5 highly effective, field-tested attorney productivity tips to help you reclaim your calendar, maximize billable hours, and eliminate administrative ...

Megan Zavieh | Non-engagement letters are exactly what they sound like: the opposite of an engagement letter. 

We can't alleviate all the stressors felt by clients in the course of their legal matters, but there are ways stress can be reduced and effectively managed.

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

Karen and David Skinner's checklist building a healthy law referral network that falls within your law practice's "power zone."

Amy Coats | A negative trust balance is easy to spot. But a positive balance can hide serious problems as well. Here's how a three-way trust account reconciliation reveals the errors hidden in a positive balance.

Even the most motivated clients find it hard to switch law firms. In fact, the biggest obstacle to new business is inertia. Sally Schmidt suggests a few ways to get your prospects off the dime.