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Five Ways Your Smartphone Can Keep You Healthy

That iPhone or Android in your pocket already does nearly everything but wash the car. So why not apply your smartphone's smarts to getting and keeping a healthy glow? Today, lawyer and certified health coach Jamie Spannhake launches our "Fit ...

Jamie Spannhake - March 20, 2015
What Is Your Brand?

Some lawyers still think a brand is a logo, the firm name or a tagline. Others don’t see how branding applies to the legal profession at all. Even those who embrace the notion struggle mightily to get it right.

Sally J. Schmidt - March 19, 2015
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Put Your Creativity to Work (Yes, You)

Almost everyone accepts that we are in a time of radical change in the legal industry. Demand for legal services is flat.

Jay Harrington - March 16, 2015
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Is Paternity Leave for Lawyers an Oxymoron?

Recently I attended the Dad 2.0 Summit, a conference for men who blog about fatherhood. I didn’t realize there was such a strong community among dad bloggers. They are active parents and exceptionally genuine about their triumphs and ...

Ruth Carter - March 9, 2015
Future Perfect: Staged Business Planning for Law Firms

This is probably wishful thinking, but wouldn’t it be nice if every solo practitioner and small law firm had a business plan? I mean, mostly nice for them. Probably not for their competitors ... or for me. I’ve become somewhat ambivalent on the ...

Jared Correia - March 5, 2015
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Can You Be a Better Boss?

Question: From a firm administrator’s perspective, what could a lawyer do to be a better boss? Supervising staff can be a challenge, but any lawyer can be a good boss with a little conscious effort. In this edition ...

The Editors - February 25, 2015
A Roman Walks Into a Bar

A Roman walks into a bar and tells the bartender, “I’d like a martinus.” The bartender says, “You mean a martini.” “No,” says the Roman, “I only want one.” English is a funny language — in both senses of the word. English incorporates words from ...

Theda C. Snyder - February 23, 2015
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Use Facebook to Drive Targeted Traffic to Your Website

For lawyers, using Facebook for marketing is a tough nut to crack. And Facebook has been making it harder to reach your fans on its platform with some recent steps. Many brands are saying that their reach is getting smaller and smaller due to ...

Mike Ramsey - February 20, 2015
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Five Ways to Leverage Silence

The modern world is a raucous symphony of noise. The squawks and pings of mobile devices are only the latest additions to a cacophony of rings, bells, announcements, conversations and other noises producing distractions, even stress, in our ...

Paul H. Burton - February 13, 2015
Nothing But the Ruth
Giving Up Solo Practice for Firm Life

I shocked my contacts at the beginning of the year when I announced that I joined another law firm. (I know, I never thought it would happen either.) I am now of counsel at an IP boutique firm called Venjuris in Phoenix. I still have Carter Law ...

Ruth Carter - February 11, 2015
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