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Takeaways from Legal Marketing Tech/Midwest

The inaugural Legal Marketing Technology Conference/Midwest, produced by the Legal Marketing Association's Midwest Chapter, took place June 23, 2016, in Chicago. While all attendees gained insights on a host of sophisticated tools that legal ...

Beverly Loder - July 1, 2016
To Infinitive and Beyond

An infinitive is the barest form of a verb. Usually, we refer to a verb form as an infinitive when we use “to”: to go, to run, to think. If you studied a foreign language, you probably learned the infinitive form of verbs and then how to ...

Theda C. Snyder - June 30, 2016
Enterprising Lawyer
Shantelle Argyle, Enterprising Lawyer

Who are these “enterprising lawyers”? Look for the more engaged and happier lawyers in the crowd. Deeply invested in the power of the work they do, they have ample interests beyond the practice of law as well. And they seem to have more ...

The Editors - June 28, 2016
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Purge Toxic Clients From Your Practice, Part 1

To dramatically enhance your productivity, zero in on the biggest source of stress and wasted time: toxic clients. Some lawyers fight to hold on to business at all costs. After all, it’s an article of faith that it’s easier to retain a client ...

Mike O'Horo - June 23, 2016
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Productivity Challenge: Two To-Do Lists

I don’t know about you, but I’m freakishly busy. I welcome any life hacks that let me be more efficient. I recently met Paula Rizzo through my mastermind group for entrepreneurs. She’s an Emmy Award-winning TV producer who attributes much of her ...

Ruth Carter - June 22, 2016
Five Ways to Get Away for a Much Needed Vacation

When I was a salaried associate at a large law firm, I received four weeks of paid vacation every year. And I always took every single day. I was shocked to find out I was in the minority, and that many attorneys hadn’t taken a vacation in ...

Jamie Spannhake - June 17, 2016
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Unleash Your Inner Creative to Build a Book of Business

The best lawyers are often the most creative lawyers. But that doesn’t mean they are, or even want to be, labeled as “creative.” Creativity has a certain connotation to it — and it’s traditionally been a term associated with, well, creative ...

Jay Harrington - June 14, 2016
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Classic Law Practice Productivity Tips

Forget juggling. Most of us feel like we're endlessly spinning plates, hoping we can keep all the parts and pieces of our lives from crashing to the ground. And then comes summer, and the promise of a little down time to relax and refresh — or ...

The Editors - June 10, 2016
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Update: Five Ways to Receive Credit Card Payments

Nothing But the Ruth! Every law firm has a trust account and an operating bank account and allows clients to pay with a check or cash. But in this day, many clients don’t have paper checks and most of my clients assume that ...

Ruth Carter - June 8, 2016
When the Fire Burns Low

When a lawyer is firing on all cylinders, stoked by earning win after win, we say they have "a real fire in their belly. (And we don't mean indigestion!) You know the feeling — alight with the meaning of your work, your mental facilities tuned ...

The Editors - June 3, 2016
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