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Five Things I Loved at the 2015 Futures Conference

Once a year, the College of Law Practice Management meets at its Futures Conference to induct new Fellows into the College and discuss issues of importance to the delivery of legal services. This year’s meeting took place October 8-9 at ...

Patrick Lamb - October 16, 2015
Enterprising Lawyer
Enterprising Lawyer Daniel Lewis

It's unavoidably true: The business of practicing law is changing. And what it means to do a lawyer's work is changing right along with it. From time to time at Attorney at Work, we tip our hat to one of the new "enterprising lawyers" leading ...

The Editors - September 22, 2015
Enterprising Lawyer
Julie Tolek, Enterprising Lawyer

Who are these “enterprising lawyers”? Actually, they are easy to spot. Look for the more engaged and happier lawyers in the crowd. Deeply invested in the power of the work they do, they have ample interests beyond the practice of law as well. ...

The Editors - May 26, 2015
Decision Making
Helping Others to Choose Well

An important client texts you for advice on a critical decision, apologizing that circumstances don’t permit a better means of communication. You can’t see or hear each other, and time is of the essence. The decision can’t be deferred. A poor ...

Marc Lauritsen - May 19, 2015
Enterprising Lawyer
Enterprising Lawyers: Avenue4’s Janine Goodman and Marc Lindsey

Who are these “enterprising lawyers”? Actually, they are easy to spot. Look for the more engaged and happier lawyers in the crowd. Deeply invested in the power of the work they do, they have ample interests beyond the practice of law as ...

The Editors - April 8, 2015
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Conventional Wisdom Be Damned!

This Friday, let's clear the decks and lay down some fresh thinking. You know, the kind that changes up the way you do things, results in better service to your clients, makes people in the office happier and gets you out of that rut. There's a ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - March 13, 2015
Friday Five
Must-Go Events for Big Ideas in 2015

One of the first things we do at the start of a new year is open up our calendar and plug in the dates for conferences most likely to deliver the big ideas. We've poured over the sessions and speaker bios and asked for recommendations for 2015's ...

Joan Feldman - January 16, 2015
Enterprising Lawyer
Douglas Sorocco, Enterprising Lawyer

Who are these “enterprising lawyers”? Actually, they are easy to spot. Look for the more engaged and happier lawyers in the crowd. Deeply invested in the power of the work they do for their clients, they have ample interests beyond the ...

The Editors - October 28, 2014
Attorney at Work Friday Five
Five for the Future

The College of Law Practice Management’s 2014 Futures Conference gathered more than 100 of the world’s leading authorities on the evolving practice of law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston and set them to work. Here are my five key ...

Jordan Furlong - October 24, 2014
multitasking
2014 InnovAction Award Winners Announced

InnovAction Awards were presented to law firm Higgs & Sons and the Legal OnRamp Fellowship at last week's 2014 Futures Conference in Boston. The College of Law Practice Management presents InnovAction Awards to recognize lawyers, law firms and ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - October 23, 2014
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