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Evaluating Legal MSOs: Apply the ‘Rule of 2 to 5’

Frederick Shelton and Ayven Dodd: When negotiating with legal MSOs, sophisticated buyers know the first number on the page is only the beginning. Sophisticated sellers should think the same way.

Frederick Shelton and Ayven Dodd - August 13, 2026
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You’re Comparing Yourself to the Wrong Lawyers

Jay Harrington | Every lawyer has the tendency to look at someone else’s book of business and feel behind. Your real competition is much narrower.

Jay Harrington - August 11, 2026
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Seize the Scaffolding: Why Law Firm Growth Still Depends on Getting the Basics Right

Zena Applebaum | There's a growing gap between what law firms expect their tech, including AI, to deliver and what their MarTech infrastructure can support.

Zena Applebaum - June 16, 2026
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Why Legal Demand Is Unpredictable — and How It Affects Business Development for Lawyers

Jay Harrington | Many lawyers pursue work more aggressively when business is slow, but let efforts fade when they get busy. The problem is that legal demand does not arrive on your schedule.

Jay Harrington - June 15, 2026
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17 Things I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Associate

Fraught with potential booby-traps, the first year as a big law associate can be daunting. Here are 17 actionable tips to help young lawyers become exceptional attorneys.

Jay Harrington - June 10, 2026
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Rewarding Your Referral Sources

You can do plenty of things to stay in the good graces of your referral sources, even if you can't always refer back work. Here are a few good ideas from law firm business development expert Sally Schmidt.

Sally J. Schmidt - June 8, 2026
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What Makes a Good Lawyer: Five Essential Traits

What makes a great lawyer? Is it intelligence, good people skills, effective writing? Five traits that make a lawyer stand above the rest.

Jamie Spannhake - June 4, 2026
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Law Firm Write-Offs: What Your Leakage Is Trying to Tell You

Amy Coats | Stop treating law firm write-offs as an unavoidable cost. Learn to audit your billing leaks and reclaim lost revenue.

Amy Coats - June 4, 2026
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Attorney Productivity Tips: 5 Tips That Helped Me Get My Head Back Above Water

Jay Harrington | Drowning in a sea of endless notifications and conflicting priorities? Discover 5 highly effective, field-tested attorney productivity tips to help you reclaim your calendar, maximize billable hours, and eliminate administrative ...

Jay Harrington - May 29, 2026
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Clients Don’t Have My Cell Number: 5 Rules for Preventing Lawyer Burnout

"If you want to reach the next plateau of your career and enjoy your life while doing it, you have to stop pretending that being available 24/7 is a badge of honor." Jason Wright has five pragmatic rules for preventing burnout in his family law ...

Jason Wright - May 29, 2026
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