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Seven Principles for Smart Decisions

On the legal gossip sites, we can watch careers—and entire firms—rise and fall and wonder, "What in the world were they thinking?" In his new book, Tough Calls from the Corner Office, Harlan Steinbaum asks just this question to America's top business leaders, who tell the stories behind their single-most important business decisions. Here, he sums up the universal lessons learned from their "tough calls."

Originally published June 22, 2011
Last updated April 10, 2018
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Five Nifty LinkedIn Tips

If you are only using your LinkedIn profile as an online resume, then you're missing the boat! Merrilyn Astin Tarlton has five extremely useful tips for using LinkedIn to boost your business development.

Originally published June 21, 2011
Last updated May 5, 2018
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10 Ways to Avoid a Legal Malpractice Claim

In most areas of law practice, problems with lawyer-client communications are the number one cause of legal malpractice claims, followed closely by basic deadline and time management issues. From a claims prevention point of view, you get more for your risk management efforts by focusing on improving client communications and getting things done on time. […]

Originally published June 20, 2011
Last updated August 6, 2020
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Slow Down

Today the Friday Five takes time to relax and explore the emerging idea of slowing down—economically, politically, agriculturally, gastronomically, even musically. Is anything so important today that you should strip your gears and burn rubber? Take a break from frantic multitasking and downshift into a leisurely Fathers’ Day weekend by indulging in a little thoughtful leisure. Five […]

Originally published June 17, 2011
Last updated May 11, 2020
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Read Your Favorite Sites Without Leaving Outlook

Psssst. Wanna read your favorite website without leaving Microsoft Outlook? I’m not talking about subscribing to its newsfeed in Outlook, but setting up an Outlook folder that actually points to the website. It’s quick and easy to add a website to Outlook, here’s how.

Originally published June 16, 2011
Last updated May 6, 2018
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Why It Pays to Treat Job Candidates Well

The stories are legion. Lawyers apply for posted positions, sweating every detail of their resume and cover letter, and never hear back from the firm. Even worse, candidates make it through the screening process, interview with firm lawyers, follow up when the deadline for decision-making occurs … and still never hear a word. When you […]

Originally published June 15, 2011
Last updated December 3, 2021
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Be the World’s Most Client-Accessible Lawyer

If a doctor can diagnose a patient’s condition without actually being in the same room, a lawyer can provide advice and services in the same way. Think about transforming the “where” and “how” of your law practice and becoming extraordinarily accessible to your clients.

Originally published June 14, 2011
Last updated April 20, 2018
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Conference Rooms in the Cloud

Collaborating with clients used to be a face-to-face deal—taking place in your conference room or office, or perhaps a swank restaurant to impress. Now, communication with clients mostly happens virtually, with emails and documents substituting for face time. Clients don’t visit offices nearly as much, or at all, and conference rooms see less action than […]

Originally published June 13, 2011
Last updated July 8, 2011
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Looking at Pictures

It’s Friday, and the end of a very long week. Let’s just kick back, cool off  and have a little intellectual fun learning the easy way: through pictures! 1. Visualize Health. First up, compare and contrast health conditions and risk factors in your favorite state with the United States as a whole. If you don’t […]

Originally published June 10, 2011
Last updated October 19, 2019
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Don’t Just Do Something: Compete

With so much focus on the mechanics of marketing, there's not much space left for paying attention to competition—for actually getting the clients that your competitors want as much as you do. But isn’t competing for clients what the whole marketing effort is about?

Originally published June 9, 2011
Last updated April 9, 2018
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