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How to Stop ‘Rough-Drafting’ and Learn to Speak with Precision

Do your presentations suffer from "hanging fragmentitis"? Here’s how to stop yourself from constantly editing, restarting and revising out loud.

August 31, 2026 0 1
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This Is How to Answer the Phone

Telephobia (ringziety?) is real. Here are Bull Garlington's helpful tips and tricks for conquering your anxiety over answering the phone, or (NO!) placing a call yourself.

Originally published August 31, 2026
Last updated September 3, 2026
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Protecting the Record: Security Best Practices for Complex Litigation

As a case becomes more complex, so too does the challenge of ensuring security and privacy are strictly maintained. Veritext CIO Jacob Mathai walks us through best practices for keeping confidential data secure.

August 31, 2026 0 0
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Grief Is Essential

Grief does not have to be scary. It is an essential part of our lives and part of the healing process. Here's Shawn Healy's advice on what to do and where to go when you, or your colleagues, are grieving.

August 28, 2026 0 0
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The Future of Local SEO for Lawyers & AI Search Strategies with Phil Rozek

Phil Rozek and Jared Correia break down essential local SEO strategies for attorneys, adapting to Google AI Overviews, and long-form video content ROI.

Originally published August 27, 2026
Last updated September 12, 2026
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The Next 5 Minutes: Where Legal Intake Interviews Fall Apart

Connor Gallic | A caller makes it past your greeting. They haven't hung up. By every measure that matters, this call is going right. Then, somewhere in the next five minutes, they go quiet. What went wrong?

August 27, 2026 0 0
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The AI Leak That Wasn’t an AI Problem: The Risk of Shared Links

Ernie Svenson: Share links don't expire on their own. Unless somebody turned it off, every link you've created is still live, and still openable by anyone who has it. Here's how to find out how bad it is.

August 26, 2026 0 0
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Closing In on New Clients

Merrilyn Astin Tartlon | When business is slow, it's dangerously easy to gallop off in all directions looking for any "old legal work." Here's a much better idea.

August 25, 2026 0 2
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Before AI Transcribes That Client Call: 5 Confidentiality Questions to Ask

Beth Worthy says it's not a question of whether lawyers should use AI transcription. Rather, it is a question of whether you know what you're agreeing to when you turn it on.

August 24, 2026 0 0
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We the People on the Pillars of American Democracy

Trial consultant Richard Gabriel presents key findings from The Rule of Law Project, exploring public perception of American democratic institutions and constitutional principles.

Originally published August 23, 2026
Last updated September 12, 2026
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