Avoiding difficult client conversations won't make legal or billing issues disappear. Discover how to combine emotional intelligence with 2026 legal tech to improve attorney client communication, manage the AI value divide, and build lasting trust.

Manni Sandival | Think of legal intake — the process of turning leads into clients — as the crucial final stage of your marketing efforts.

Get to the Point! with Teddy Snyder: Let your passion tumble onto the screen in your first draft. But once that’s out of your system, it’s time to revise. Start with sentence structure.

Ida Abbott | Why don't more men sponsor women? As partners and leaders, men have accepted the responsibility to develop all the best talent — but they are losing the female half of that talent pool.

Book Review | Looking for an actionable business development guide? "Connections" provides the roadmap solo and small firm lawyers need.

Thinking about your retirement? If you are in your 60s or older, you should be. Even if you are in your 50s, it’s a good idea. In fact, whether it's far in the future or just around the corner, there are many reasons to start thinking about retiring long before you actually do it.

Susan Cohodes | I'm back in court and as much as I’ve enjoyed motion practice and depositions in sweatpants and fuzzy socks, I realized how much I missed actual, in-person arguments and conversations.

Tech Tips: Ben Schorr shares three of his favorite tips for saving time in Microsoft Outlook.

Brooke Lively | It finally happened. OpenAI got sued for the unauthorized practice of law. Is it a preview of the legal profession's AI-shaped future — and what should lawyers tell their clients now?

Tom Lenfestey | What happens to your firm if you can’t show up on Monday? Your emergency plan should include these five things to keep your practice from imploding in your absence. I call it the red folder.