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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.

Teddy Snyder | You have a lot of ways to tell the story of your case, but are you doing it in the most effective way?

As the ground shakes beneath their feet, law firm leaders must be prepared to jettison bankrupt business practices in favor of smart growth strategies.

Ready to get on track to a successful practice and happier life? Check out Attorney at Work's latest e-guide, by Dustin Cole.

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+ ...

If you’re a new lawyer you deserve a boost up. And today at Attorney at Work, we intend to give it to you in a concise, downloadable guide: "25 Tips for the New Lawyer." It’s bursting with handy information about working with others, dealing ...

Your email signature may be a tiny element in the scheme of your marketing, but it can be the most concise and consistent way to communicate who you are and where to find you. E-signatures have come so far in the past couple of years that email ...