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How do you design compensation plans that are good for your law firm and the new hire? Follow the wise counsel of the rule of thirds. Compensation plans have become a hot topic as competition increases for good attorneys. Yet here’s the problem: ...

When you are a first-year associate in a big law firm the way is fraught with booby-traps. Here are 17 tips to help you become an excellent attorney. A family friend recently graduated from law school and will be starting his career at a large ...

“Law is a jealous mistress.” After two of my own divorces, I got a better idea of how lawyers can have successful relationships.

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

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

Sally Schmidt | Six associate business development activities to help young lawyers get a running start building their law practices.

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Big firm or small, there's a single question the partners ask about young associates: "Is she a keeper?" And, while legal skills certainly count, we all know what ultimately swings the pendulum on that question: "Can she bring in clients?" Help ...

How long have you been a subscriber to Attorney at Work? Those of you who have been with us from the very beginning have been receiving “one really good idea every day” since December 2010. By our count, today marks 1,000 really good ideas in ...

When I think about the changes to social media and social networking in the past year, a variety of changes come to mind. Facebook acquired Instagram. Twitter added cover photos. LinkedIn launched new company pages. Google integrated Google+ ...