Daily Dispatch

Forget juggling. Most of us feel like we're endlessly spinning plates, hoping we can keep all the parts and pieces of our lives from crashing to the ground. And then comes summer, and the promise of a little down time to relax and refresh — or ...

Nothing But the Ruth! Every law firm has a trust account and an operating bank account and allows clients to pay with a check or cash. But in this day, many clients don’t have paper checks and most of my clients assume that ...

When a lawyer is firing on all cylinders, stoked by earning win after win, we say they have "a real fire in their belly. (And we don't mean indigestion!) You know the feeling — alight with the meaning of your work, your mental facilities tuned ...

In my experience, most lawyers who don’t have a book of business would like to have one. And, if they don’t know how to build it, they’d like to learn how. Unfortunately, there are very real obstacles to business development success. The ...

Question: Do lawyers use print brochures anymore? I’d like to avoid that expense and get by with PDFs online. In this month's edition of "Ask the Experts from the Legal Marketing Association," LMA Hall of Famer ...

It is a common lament: “My clients say they only want me. How do I introduce colleagues or juniors in a way that creates trust?”

Lawyers negotiate all the time — with other lawyers, partners, staff and clients. Even at home, you’re probably negotiating to get someone in your family to do what you want. One key to successful negotiation is creating a deep feeling of ...

Working from home — even for part of the time — has many advantages. It saves money on office space, reduces time wasted on commuting, and can help you achieve greater work-life balance. According to the American Bar Association’s Legal ...

Recently, on a particularly spectacular day at work, two victories came my clients’ way. I couldn’t help reflecting on the emotions coursing through me — it was as if the events of the day belonged to me, to my life, when in fact they belonged ...

To truly succeed, a law practice can’t rely on growth that results only from isolated circumstances, seasonal trends or provisional impulses. Instead, you establish continuity and sustainability by developing a strategic growth plan, and by ...