Daily Dispatch

Your career is your responsibility. But there are professionals who can put you in touch with opportunities. Some seek you out. You go looking for others. Here's the scoop on who does what, and how they get paid. (It's important to know!)

Last week, more than 1,000 people gathered in Orlando for the 2011 Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference. Just in case you weren’t one of them—or if you were but couldn’t attend all the sessions—we asked a few of Attorney at Work’s ...

Google’s Gmail has made news in the past couple of years by “losing” users e-mail—often years worth. While these outages have primarily affected the free Gmail, even access to the paid Google Apps has occasionally been lost. More egregiously, in ...

If you are hoping the iPad can replace your laptop, at least most of the time, read today's installment of Tom Mighell's series on the iPad for lawyers. He has some neat add-ons and gadgets that can help turn your iPad into a traveling office.

We've all had those weeks (and months) when quality time with the kids meant pressing the mute button during American Idol to help with math homework. Feels good, doesn't it, when things finally slow down enough that you can center on the ones ...

You know there are professionals whose entire job is to help with your career. But they all seem to have different titles and names for what they do. It’s like “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” trying to figure out which lidded snake ...

The “no surprises” rule is always a good one to follow when it comes to relationships with outside counsel. But what’s a general counsel to think when her lawyer reveals that trouble’s afoot—and he’s departing for ...

Last week, Tom Mighell made the compelling argument for investigating whether the iPad can add value to the way you provide service to your clients. Today, in hopes of persuading those of you with lingering doubts, he discusses the best part ...

If you’re like most people, learning that you have to speak to a big group is the closest you ever come to peeing your pants. Yes, there are a few who just seem to thrive on it. But they’re rare. And they aren’t us, right? So, since we know ...

In her previous post Wireless: Hot Spot Safety Tips, Sheila Blackford explained how to connect safely from a café, airport or other public place. Here's her advice on the plugging the Wi-Fi holes at home as well.