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17 Amazing Ways a Hobonichi Techo Will Change Your Life

Analog Attorney | The Hobonichi Techo is the gold standard for dated and undated planners, and uses the world's best paper, and you should get one.

Bull Garlington - August 31, 2025
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Arch Villain: 5 Business Lessons for Lawyers from ‘The Founder’

Jared Correia | Have you seen Michael Keaton movie where he plays Ray Kroc in "The Founder," a late-life biopic of the great co-opter of McDonald’s? Now, you may be asking yourself: Why write about this movie in Attorney at Work? Excellent ...

Jared Correia - August 29, 2025
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The Perfect Pen, Perfect Pencil

Analog Attorney | Finding the perfect pencil and the perfect pen might change your note-taking game.

Bull Garlington - August 28, 2025
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Five Best Fountain Pens Under $40

Analog Attorney | For an everyday fountain pen, you want a workhorse. You want a pen you can drop on the floor. Here are classy but affordable choices to suit your various needs.

Bull Garlington - August 28, 2025
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Pass Through the Phantom Tollbooth of Case Management

Teddy Snyder | Does it feel like the players in your case are acting without rhyme or reason? Like Milo in 'The Phantom Tollbooth,' your job as a lawyer is to restore good decision-making and rational behavior.

Theda C. Snyder - August 26, 2025
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A Career in Personal Injury Law, If You Can Take It: Is PI Practice for You?

Susan Cohodes encourages aspiring PI lawyers to be honest about whether they're cut out for the rigors of personal injury practice — before it eats you up.

Susan Cohodes - August 25, 2025
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5 Ways to Really Take a Break from the Office

Breaks are not indulgent — they’re necessary to sustain focus, energy and good health. Jamie Spannhake has are five low-key ways to take a break from the office and recharge.

Jamie Spannhake - August 22, 2025
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The True Cost of an Employee: Beyond the Paycheck for Law Firms

Ask the head of most any law firm about the compensation for a given employee, you'll likely hear something like “$35 an hour” or “$75,000 a year.” Of course the dollar figure is correct but it does not represent total compensation.

Michael Baker - August 18, 2025
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5 Ways to Leave Your Lawyer at Work

The personality traits that make you a great lawyer don't necessarily make for a happy personal life. Here are five strategies from Jamie Spannhake and Tal Fagin for switching off your inner attorney outside the office.

Jamie Spannhake - August 14, 2025
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The Hidden Cost of Complacency: Why Keeping Underperforming Billers Is Killing Your Firm

Brooke Lively | Underperforming billers cost far more than their salary. They create a drag on revenue, waste valuable leadership time and poison your firm's culture.

Brooke Lively - August 14, 2025
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