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Lawyers at Standing Desks: Benefits and Drawbacks

Recently, I was blown away by how awesome a fellow lawyer’s office is. It’s not very big, but it has a standing desk by a window that overlooks downtown Phoenix, opening up the rest of the space for an oversize leather couch and armchair. I ...

Ruth Carter - June 11, 2014
Three Ways to Get Paperless – Right Now!

You're hardly the last lawyer to go paperless. But you probably aren't an early adopter like Donna Neff, either — her estates and trusts practice has been paperless for years. Like most, you're probably parked somewhere between the ...

Donna Neff - June 10, 2014
Law Firm Dress Code Too Much Trouble?

Question: With the warm weather, the annual "what to wear" debate is underway at our firm — and it's probably time to update and enforce a dress code policy. Do most law firms have a dress code? Should we have ...

The Editors - June 9, 2014
Friday Five
Five Ways to Supercharge Gmail

Email! We may love it for its convenience or hate it for its omnipresence, but it’s tough to imagine a life, especially a productive work life, without it. But what you might really like to imagine are some new ways to enhance its daily use. ...

The Editors - June 6, 2014
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Relationships and the Web

Your relationships with clients, colleagues and other referral sources ought to be the focus of your client development process and your web presence.

Gyi Tsakalakis - June 4, 2014
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Law Firms: Soft Underbelly for Hackers?

Are law firms really a “soft underbelly” for hackers? Yes, according to numerous legal security experts and recent news reports. Understandably, more corporate clients are demanding their law firms take increased security measures. So why are ...

Christopher T. Anderson - June 3, 2014
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Disconnect? File-Sharing Security Survey Highlights

It's no surprise that small firms are the most vulnerable when it comes to online risk. Less time, less money and less staff to keep abreast of threats. What's surprising, though, is how little law firms do to protect clients' privileged ...

Joan Feldman - May 29, 2014
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Conducting Your Social Media Orchestra

There are so many places to socialize online and way too little time. How can you make all of this socializing more efficient? That's what this post is about. First, a discussion of several social media management applications designed for the ...

Gyi Tsakalakis - May 28, 2014
Invest in Yourself

Two coaching situations recently occurred in close proximity to each other and the contrast was striking. In the first, Attorney A, a partner, was interested in building a niche practice in an industry in which his largest client operates. We ...

Sally J. Schmidt - May 27, 2014
Attorney at Work Friday Five
The Five Clients You Meet In Hell

Mitch Albom, who has been regularly employed as a sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press, has written songs for Warren Zevon and penned a few books, one of which is "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." Now, I’ve never read that book (per my ...

Jared Correia - May 23, 2014
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