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It’s a New Day

It's gone now, but I remember the coffee shop across the street where we used to gather in the mornings to brace ourselves for the coming day and generally shoot the shit with each other. It was a shifting set of players from nearby law firms. ...

Otto Sorts - July 16, 2013
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What’s New in the Law Cloud?

In this three-part series, Frank Strong checks out the law cloud to see how we're doing and what's new. Today, he looks at the forces driving adoption among law firms large and small. To begin, he says: What’s new in the law cloud is nothing. ...

Frank Strong - July 15, 2013
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Five Most Popular Friday Fives of 2013, So Far

Ever since Attorney at Work was in short pants, Friday has meant delivery of “The Friday Five” to your inbox. It’s our weekly collection of five … for lack of a better word … things: ideas, links, tips, you name it. ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - July 12, 2013
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Local Search Marketing Basics for Lawyers

Every attorney I talk with likes to reminisce on the glory days of local search marketing, when doing well in “local search” was as simple as a full-size phone book ad, a call-tracking number — and maybe a few refrigerator magnets. While the ...

Mike Ramsey - July 11, 2013
Build a Stress Safety Net Into Your Law Practice

C’mon. We know you work long hours for what seems like an increasingly smaller paycheck. That you have to deal with belligerent clients, difficult judges and a schedule so overbooked that you hardly have time to take a breath, much less a lunch ...

Mary Ellen Sullivan - July 3, 2013
Time Management and Productivity Tips for Lawyers
Time Management and Productivity Tips for Lawyers

Yep, it's another one of those great (and free) Attorney at Work downloads! Today we're tackling time: managing it, saving it, tracking it — and using it wisely. A Matter of Time: Time Management and Productivity Tips for ...

The Editors - July 2, 2013
Five Roadblocks That Can Repel a Good Client

Recently, I needed a lawyer while out of state. I knew enough to know the law was different there — and that I was definitely going to need some expert advice. I also know more than a few things about how to find and engage a good lawyer. I ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - June 28, 2013
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Speed Your Law Practice Down the Evolutionary Road

It feels good to put your law firm's business strategy into action, doesn't it? No more time spent dithering over whether to spend the odd $50 on a banquet ticket. No more games of "my prospect is more important than yours!" You say you don't ...

The Editors - June 27, 2013
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The Last Lawyers to Starve

Every year, law schools crank out twice as many baby lawyers as there are job openings, and every year we hear that the traditional market for lawyers is shrinking. The United States already has more than 1.2 million attorneys, and somewhere ...

Otto Sorts - June 25, 2013
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Your Law Practice and the Visual Web

It's pretty clear that the web is going visual. As Google Chairman Eric Schmidt puts it, “The content of the Internet is video.” Google is adding new ways to explore images online. Even local business listing results are becoming more ...

Gyi Tsakalakis - June 24, 2013
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