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Poetry for Lawyers: The Daily Practice That Transforms Legal Writing

Bull Garlington explains the ways a daily poetry practice improves legal writing, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking.

October 9, 2025 0 0
Agentic AI for Legal

What Is Agentic AI for Legal? And Why Should It Matter to Legal Professionals?

Product Spotlight | NetDocuments. Learn how Agentic AI for Legal moves beyond chat to take autonomous action, automate complex workflows, and transform your DMS.

Originally published October 8, 2025
Last updated October 9, 2025
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Lawyer AI Competence

Lawyer AI Competence: Training Is Becoming Mandatory — But Lawyers Still Get Burned

As AI training expands in law schools, students are being taught the rules while practicing lawyers are getting burned because of their misuse.

October 8, 2025 0 0
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Bemused Writers Do Not Amuse Me

Teddy Snyder | Like the words “verbiage” and “expansive”, “bemused” has apparently lost its meaning through misuse.

October 7, 2025 1 2
Legal AI Cost-Effectiveness

Beyond the Bottleneck: How LLMs in Law Firms Deliver True Legal AI Cost-Effectiveness

Jill Schornack | LLMs offer a path to true, long-term legal AI cost-effectiveness, eliminating the rising fees and vendor dependency

October 6, 2025 0 0

Exhausted? Scrimping on Sleep Is Hazardous to Your Health

For over 20 years I worked past the point of mental and physical exhaustion to rack up the requisite billable hours at a corporate defense firm.

October 3, 2025 0 4
Fractional Administrative Support

Fractional Administrative Support: A New Strategy for Increasing Law Firm Billables

Emily LaRusch | Strategically outsourcing to fractional specialists may be the answer to solo and small firm lawyers' struggle to bill more hours.

October 2, 2025 0 0
stand up to bullying in the legal profession

Bullying in the Legal Profession: 6 Actions Lawyers Can Take to Address Workplace Bullying

Bullying in the legal profession takes many forms, affects 1 in 4 lawyers, and — surprise — the biggest bullies are rarely reported and rarely face consequences. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism urges all of us to participate in the “Stand Up to Bullying” Challenge. When people […]

Originally published October 1, 2025
Last updated October 2, 2025
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Becoming a Lawyer in the Zoom Era: The Case for Showing Up

If we are expected to learn the practice of law through a series of Teams and Zoom logins, what kind of lawyers will we become? Attorney Diego Rosette makes the case for showing up in the Zoom era. I attended law school in the middle of the Zoom era. My first year was fully remote. […]

September 30, 2025 0 0
Lawyer contemplates essential questions to ask before using legal AI tools

5 Essential Questions Every Lawyer Should Ask Before Using AI Tools

Choose AI platforms that prioritize neutrality, diligence and accountability, and you’ll be positioned to capture AI’s efficiency while protecting your clients.

September 26, 2025 0 0
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