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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
Fork in the Road: Do You Take the Job, or Stay Solo?

You’ve got a nice little Saturday going: You didn’t get the job you wanted coming out of law school, but you’ve been running your own solo law practice for a few years now, and it feels like you’re starting to turn the corner. You’ve kept up on ...

Jared Correia - October 13, 2015
Cautionary Tales of Personal Burnout

Stop buying into the Superman complex and consider the ramifications of not taking care of yourself.

Megan Zavieh - October 12, 2015
Five Win-Win Ethics Tips for Start-ups and Solos

It's a win-win. The best strategies for keeping your startup on the straight and narrow, ethics-wise, are often the same strategies that help your practice grow. Mark Bassingthwaighte, risk advisor for malpractice insurance carrier ALPS, ...

Joan Feldman - October 9, 2015
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A More Purposeful Life: Rethinking Time

How did we decide our days would be broken up into “weekdays” and “weekends” and “business hours” and “personal time?” If you are someone’s employee, these concepts make sense. But not necessarily if you’re an entrepreneur or in an ...

Ruth Carter - October 8, 2015
Specificity Avoids Calendar Calamities

“Your Honor, this is a motion to vacate the most recent order and request for rehearing. Unfortunately, our failure to appear was caused by a calendaring error in our office.” How embarrassing. Yet, “calendaring” or “docketing” (depending on ...

Theda C. Snyder - October 6, 2015
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Five Ways to Polish Off 2015

Getting it done. That's where good ideas can fall short. Making a list of action items is one thing. It’s another to start — and finish — checking those items off. Earlier this year, I rounded up a list of attorney “to-do’s” from law practice ...

Frank Strong - October 2, 2015
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Experience Is the Best Teacher

When it was all over, I took a few days off. When I returned, the managing partner wanted to see me. I entered his office ready to be fired. It was the first big case I had led, and there had been quite a few problems.

Otto Sorts - October 1, 2015
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How to Speak to Your Dream Client

Recently, a lawyer who said he'd "been given the chance to meet with my dream client" asked for help preparing for that meeting. He allowed that, "they're not adding any new panel counsel yet, but I was still given the opportunity to meet with ...

Mike O'Horo - September 28, 2015
Tech Tips Friday Five
Must-Have Tech Tools to Start Up a Law Practice

What’s the “bare minimum” technology a lawyer needs to start up a solo law practice today? For this month's Friday 5+ Tech Tips, we asked practice management tech experts Jim Calloway, Heidi Alexander, Catherine Sanders Reach and Carole Levitt ...

The Editors - September 25, 2015
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