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Law Firm Write-Offs: What Your Leakage Is Trying to Tell You

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

Originally published June 4, 2026
Last updated June 10, 2026
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5 Ways to Overcome Apathy and Feel Good Again

A lot of us are struggling with apathy now. Here are five ideas from Jamie Spannhake on how to increase your enthusiasm so that apathy becomes interest again.

Originally published June 4, 2026
Last updated July 31, 2026
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Body Language Tips to Get to Agreement

You can get to an agreement much more easily when you master a few modern communication techniques—from in-person angling to virtual camera framing—to create ease and trust across a physical table or a Zoom grid.

Originally published June 3, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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Law Firms With the Highest Associate Job Satisfaction in 2026

What do associates really want, and which firms succeed in making them happy? BTI's Michael Rynowecer shares highlights from the Associate Satisfaction A-Listers 2026 Survey.

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Can Overworked Lawyers Ever Escape the Exhausted and Overwhelmed Cycle?

Jamie Spannhake | Overworked lawyers know how it goes: Overwhelmed working on numerous matters, we feel we can never catch up. It is time to explore changes.

Originally published June 2, 2026
Last updated July 29, 2026
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Developing a ‘What’s Next’ Mindset Can Help You Build Business

Tea Hoffmann: Here's how developing a what's next mindset and following up can lead to more business for your law practice.

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Lawyer Empathy: How Reading Fiction Can Improve Client Relationships

A growing body of research suggests that reading fiction increases your capacity for empathy. The basic idea is that imagining the emotional world of fictional characters is good practice for empathizing with actual humans. For example, have you noticed that when you read a favorite novel you’re able to feel what the characters are feeling? It happens so naturally, we don’t realize this is strange. The characters aren’t real, you’ve never met them, and they’re often doing things you could never do. This is great news, right? An easy way for lawyers to develop more empathy. But can you see the challenge?

Originally published June 2, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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Crisis Communications for Law Firms: How and When to Engage a Crisis Communicator

Ask the Experts: Expert advice on staying calm during an operational emergency, running effective tabletop simulations, and knowing exactly when to bring in a legal public relations specialist.

Originally published June 1, 2026
Last updated July 8, 2026
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Truth or Assumption? 4 Partner Patterns That Lead to Succession Planning Mistakes

Who wants to lead? Untested assumptions and polite, well-meaning lies can lead to succession planning mistakes. Tracy Callahan identifies four partner patterns that corrode even the strongest partnerships. Can you spot them in your firm?

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The Managing Partner’s Dilemma (And How to Remedy It)

Wendy Merrill | It’s lonely at the top — an inconvenient reality most managing partners feel but don’t want to admit.

Originally published May 30, 2026
Last updated June 10, 2026
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