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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.

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

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

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 ...

"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 ...

Recruiter Jenny Leon says lack of a book of business is the biggest reason lawyers are unable to leave their firms.

For a profession that runs on cognitive performance, creative rest isn’t optional. It’s strategy. Karen Skinner explains what that looks like for busy lawyers.

Megan Zavieh | Non-engagement letters are exactly what they sound like: the opposite of an engagement letter. 

We can't alleviate all the stressors felt by clients in the course of their legal matters, but there are ways stress can be reduced and effectively managed.

Tech Tips: Ben Schorr has three quick tips to help make Microsoft Word work better for you, especially on long documents.