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Kirkland and Ellis’s Half Billion Dollar AI Play and Taly Goody on Building a Niche Law Firm

Taly Goody and Jared Correia contrast Big Law's $500M corporate AI automation with the power of building an authentic, social-media-driven niche practice.

Originally published June 10, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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Law Firm Employee Retention: What a Fully Remote Agency Can Teach You About Keeping Good People

How do you keep good people when everyone works from home?” Casey Meraz tells what worked (and what did not) for his fully remote company, a new INC Best Workplace designee.

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Is Your Intake Ready When It Matters Most?

Nick Werker and Tony Prieto break down the high stakes of time-sensitive legal emergencies and explain how to ensure your firm never misses a life-changing case.

Originally published June 9, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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Growing Pains: Why Client Service Is Absolutely a Law Firm CFO’s Problem

Brooke Lively | If you scale one part of your growth system (like marketing) without scaling the rest (like hiring), you’re going to break something. Usually, it’s the client experience. Here's how to avoid that.

Originally published June 9, 2026
Last updated June 10, 2026
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The Aging Boom: Building a Lucrative Business in Senior Home Care

Meghan Phelan joins Larry Port to discuss how to build a lucrative, scalable business riding the massive demographic wave of elder care.

Originally published June 9, 2026
Last updated June 10, 2026
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Rewarding Your Referral Sources

You can do plenty of things to stay in the good graces of your referral sources, even if you can't always refer back work. Here are a few good ideas from law firm business development expert Sally Schmidt.

June 8, 2026 0 9
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The Power of Saying No: The First Rule of Professional Self-Care for Lawyers

For PI lawyer Susan Cohodes, scaling back her practice and recovering from burnout means saying no to problem cases and clients. Here's how that's working out.

June 8, 2026 0 0
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Essential Lawyer Skills Needed for Success

What are the top skills a lawyer needs for a successful legal career? Choose from this buffet of essential lawyer skills to plan your ascent. Law school gave you the tools to think like a lawyer and a grounding in the basic skills required of any good lawyer. But good is not the same as […]

Originally published June 6, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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Lawyer Soft Skills: Character Traits Not a Checklist

Bull Garlington | The most important soft skill of them all.

Originally published June 5, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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What Makes a Good Lawyer: Five Essential Traits

What makes a great lawyer? Is it intelligence, good people skills, effective writing? Five traits that make a lawyer stand above the rest.

Originally published June 4, 2026
Last updated June 15, 2026
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