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Show Me the Incentives: Why Law Firm AI Adoption Is Moving Slowly

Jay Harrington | Charlie Munger once said, “Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome.” Perhaps this explains why AI has not yet transformed the delivery of legal services, despite the huge amounts of money, attention and technology ...

Jay Harrington - May 14, 2026
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Supersede or Supercede? Why Do You Keep Misspelling This Word?

Teddy Snyder | Supersede is a concise word lawyers love to use, so why do so many get it wrong? Here's the seed of an idea to stop this mistake.

Theda C. Snyder - May 14, 2026
Run Your Firm on a Legal Pad
Run Your Practice More Mindfully on the Best Legal Pads

A legal pad makes an excellent coaster — and, yes, you’re using one to level your desk right now. Can it help run your firm? Sam Walton turned a five-and-dime into the Walmart empire using little more than business savvy and a legal pad. His ...

Bull Garlington - May 12, 2026
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How to Master Page Numbers in MS Word

Don't let layout glitches derail your legal filings. Learn the professional way to safely configure page numbers in MS Word, use section breaks, and manage complex pagination without breaking your existing headers and footers.

Danielle DavisRoe - May 12, 2026
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Managing Partners: Transform Your Law Firm by Leading With Transparency

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

Wendy Merrill - May 10, 2026
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Easing a Client’s Transition When Lawyers Leave or Retire

Sally Schmidt | A lot of baby boomer lawyers have plans to retire. What happens to their clients?

Sally J. Schmidt - May 10, 2026
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The New ReMarkable Paper Pro Is Not the ReMarkable 3

Bull Garlington | I’d pick the new Paper Pro in a heartbeat if I were a new user. Yes, it’s more expensive, but it’s also more useful.

Bull Garlington - May 7, 2026
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Annual Legal Fee Increases: 5 Ways to Make It Easier

Process Improvement Tips | Essential steps to ensure your annual legal fee increases are thoughtful, fair and easy to implement.

David and Karen Skinner - May 7, 2026
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How to Build a Weekly To-Do List for Business Development

Jay Harrington | By breaking your annual BD goals into actionable, bite-sized tasks, you can stay focused, build momentum, and have those small “wins” that keep you motivated.

Jay Harrington - May 6, 2026
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Is Your Grammar Too Good? A New Way to Repel Clients and Prospects

Teddy Snyder: A new app revises your emails to make you seem human. It does this by creating errors. This does not appear to be a joke.

Theda C. Snyder - May 6, 2026
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