At Attorney at Work, we believe virtually no event is too small to justify some sort of celebration. In the workplace, it’s one way managers recognize the value of contribution, build camaraderie and keep everyone’s chin up. At home, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and other accomplishments can keep any member of the family from being too […]

Turbulence in the legal profession, and the business world itself, make these difficult and unusual times. The loss or consolidation of so many venerable law firms has altered the competitive landscape for firms of all sizes. It’s likely, for example, that the major firms will accelerate a long-standing practice of reaching into the lower end […]

The species of attorney that enjoys tracking time has not yet been discovered, or created in the lab. Time capture has been the bane of a lawyer’s existence ever since there have been lawyers. The universal system is universally disliked. But a new category of time management tools offers a novel solution for an old problem. […]

Enterprising lawyers are easy to spot. Look for the more engaged and happier lawyers in the crowd. Deeply invested in the power of the work they do for their clients, they have ample interests beyond the practice of law as well. And they seem to have more energy for getting things done. In this month's interview, meet Greg Siskind—an immigration lawyer who has, quite literally, shown other lawyers how it's done on the Internet.

I published my first Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers in 2005 because the marketplace seemed to think the only gift worth giving a lawyer had to be adorned with the scales of justice, a gavel or an abstract of a Corinthian column. There are just so many ties, scarves or mugs so emblazoned that a lawyer can accept with a smile! Adding to the shopper's dilemma, lawyers can be among the most difficult people to please. So what could be more appreciated by lawyers, their family and friends than a helpful guide to provide a few healthy hints? When the good people at Attorney at Work asked if Dan Pinnington and I could provide a special expanded edition of the gift guide, we gladly accepted.

We feel honored to count some very smart people as our Advisors. They are practicing lawyers, technology wizards, academics, consultants, published authors and just plain luminaries. But they all have one thing in common: Each is a pioneer in some aspect of the enterprise of practicing law. From time to time in the Five, we like to show off a bit of their wisdom. This time, we're showing off four blog posts and a podcast. All are thought-provoking. We bet at least one of them changes your thinking or practice in some way.

Does the thought of a business lunch terrify you—even just a little bit? Do you have visions of making an etiquette faux pas at your biggest client’s dinner function? Does the well set table look more like a minefield than a relationship-building arena? With the holiday social season in full swing, we offer advice from an etiquette expert.

As many of my email correspondents are aware, my personal Gmail account was recently hacked. I still have no idea how this happened. I am not in the habit of clicking on email attachments or browsing strange websites, and I use an extremely strong, long and hard-to-crack password. Yet despite practicing an almost paranoid level of online […]

For 23 years, Bob Denney has shared savvy observations of the most important business trends in the practice of law via his "What's Hot and What's Not in the Legal Profession" report. This year, we are honored to be first to share the 2011 report in its entirety. What's hot this year?

Given that quotable experts are the lifeblood of every news organization, it's no wonder thousands of public relations outfits are working overtime trying to package their clients as the ‘go to’ source for a specific industry. Thanks to the Web, now every law firm—no matter how small its PR budget—can do the same.