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What Lawyers Need to Know About CCPA, California’s New Privacy Law

Do lawyers need to comply with CCPA? Ruth Carter explains — and has a list of questions we should be asking about privacy and data security.

Originally published April 29, 2022
Last updated October 11, 2024
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Four Steps to Taking Control of Document Formatting With Microsoft Word Styles

Follow these four steps to take control of Word styles and remedy its document formatting quirks.

Originally published April 29, 2022
Last updated May 21, 2026
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Q&A With Elena Kohn: Balancing the Fundamentals

Women in Law Series | Elena Kohn, Associate Regional Chief Legal Officer at AdventHealth, says empathy and EQ make you a more successful lawyer.

April 28, 2022 0 2
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F-Bomb Your Way Into Better Business Writing

What if it sucks? What if a Senior Partner hates it? Is this the right word? Is it? Oh God, I don’t know if that’s the right word! WHAT WORDS ARE? WHO THEY WRITE STUFF!

April 27, 2022 0 1
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Advocacy Without Assholery

Nothing But the Ruth! | I asked non-jerk lawyers: How do you manage to be an effective advocate without acting like an ass — even when dealing with opposing counsel who are?

Originally published April 27, 2022
Last updated July 5, 2023
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Mediation Vocabulary

Mediation has its own vocabulary. Lawyers who know it can best manage the process to produce the optimum result. Tips from Teddy Snyder.

Originally published April 27, 2022
Last updated October 10, 2024
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This Is Why You Should Never Give Up Outside Interests

Building a life outside the office is essential for sustaining a long, satisfying and successful career as a practicing lawyer.

April 26, 2022 0 0
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How Can You Keep the Best People?

Turnover of lawyers and staff is a frustrating and costly problem for firms of all sizes. In this edition of "Ask the Experts," we toss the question to Association of Legal Administrators members—and law firm HR pros—Cheryl Croutchie, Maureen Kolb, and Isabel Warner.

Originally published April 26, 2022
Last updated June 9, 2026
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Marketing Your Practice: The Courage to Make Rain

Teddy Snyder | Ralph Waldo Emerson has the answer.

April 25, 2022 0 1
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Lawyer Tech Tips: Favorite Podcasts for Learning Something New?

What's your favorite tech or business podcast, and why? Here are top picks from Sheila Blackford, Anne Haag, Jay Harrington, Gina Rubel, Ben Schorr, Camille Stell and Reid Trautz.

Originally published April 25, 2022
Last updated August 24, 2022
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