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Ruth Carter | Lawyers are no longer tied to hourly rates when billing clients. What are the alternatives?

Page breaks have their uses, but only section breaks let you change section formatting part way through your Word doc.

Relocating once you are a licensed attorney brings special headaches. Megan Zavieh explains ways you may be able to remain a practicing lawyer in a new state — without taking another bar exam.

Lawyers on LinkedIn don’t have to be influencers or frequent posters for the platform to be a potent a business development tool for a law firm. Key Takeaways In kickoff meetings with new clients, most of them make a similar confession: “Just so ...

Jamie Spannhake | The problem comes when our happiness is dependent on having more.

One way to increasing your efficiency is to learn a few handy Microsoft Word Keyboard Shortcuts. So you can format as your fingers fly. One sure way to save time in Microsoft Word (in addition to letting Word fix your typos) is to keep your ...

Page numbers can bring even the most stoic attorney to tears, but with these tips, you’ll master MS Word page numbering in no time. Regularly find yourself wrestling with Microsoft Word’s page-numbering feature? You’re not alone. The ...

Wendy Merrill | For firms committed to securing a sustainable future, it falls to their managing partners to set a tone of transparency.

You can’t burn the candle at both ends. It’s unsustainable. To be a better lawyer — and prevent lawyer burnout — start your day with a sprint. The early days of my legal career at a big firm involved lots of late nights at the ...

Follow up email examples: Many lawyers get anxious about sending follow up emails to a prospective client. Here are some helpful tips. Key Takeaways When sending a series of follow-up emails to prospects, many lawyers get anxious about how well ...