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Legal Leadership: How to Future-Proof Your Law Firm

Wendy Merrill | Curiosity is the secret sauce to effective law firm leadership and sound client advocacy.

Originally published January 7, 2025
Last updated January 29, 2025
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Annual Legal Fee Increases: 5 Ways to Make It Easier

Process Improvement Tips | Essential steps to ensure your annual legal fee increases are thoughtful, fair and easy to implement.

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It Is What It Is — Can You Plead That in Court?

Teddy Snyder | You have a lot of ways to tell the story of your case, but are you doing it in the most effective way?

January 6, 2025 1 0
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Got a Process for Your Processes? Create Law Firm SOPs in 5 Easy Steps

Without written processes, even a routine task can take longer than it should. But the biggest downside? You won’t be able to delegate work quickly and effectively.

Originally published January 5, 2025
Last updated January 20, 2025
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law firm hierarchy

Understanding the Law Firm Hierarchy: Why Collaboration Over Hierarchy Makes Sense

While most law firms default to a hierarchical organizational structure, a flat organization focused on collaboration has its benefits. Instead of focusing on traditional law firm titles and hierarchical structures, we’ve developed a flatter organization that values collaboration among all team members. The traditional law firm tends to have clear hierarchical lines: attorneys, paraprofessional staff, […]

Originally published January 4, 2025
Last updated January 28, 2025
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Law Firm Telephone Etiquette Best Practices

Attorney Noble McIntyre shares best practices for rolling out the welcome mat for new clients. First, tips for law firm telephone etiquette. Once someone contacts your law firm, everything — from the receptionist’s demeanor to the conference room decor — can affect whether that person will sign on as a client. So does your practice project […]

Originally published January 4, 2025
Last updated January 20, 2025
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Top Apps for Productivity: Personal Productivity Apps for Busy Lawyers

Are you looking for the best productivity apps to handle tasks more efficiently? Do you wish you were better at managing your day? While no single app can turn you into a project management wizard (at least not overnight), there are tools that can save you time and keep you on track. Here are a […]

Originally published January 3, 2025
Last updated January 28, 2025
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How to Apply Bates Numbering to Documents in Kofax Power PDF

In this tips series, the legal technology training experts at Affinity Consulting Group offer straightforward answers to common questions about popular software programs used in law offices. This time: Handling Bates numbering in Power PDF, adapted from “Kofax (Nuance) Power PDF for Legal Professionals.“ The Bates numbering system has been around since the late 19th […]

Originally published January 3, 2025
Last updated February 6, 2025
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Law Firm Growth Strategy: Do These 8 Things for Your Solo Practice

A smart law firm growth strategy will help you move from survival mode to building mode. Key Takeaways As a solo law firm, you are small but mighty — able to run a lean business operation, offer customized and competitive pricing, and outperform your BigLaw competitors through personalized legal services delivery. Yet year after year, […]

Originally published January 3, 2025
Last updated January 12, 2025
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Law Firm Swag

Law Firm Swag: Made for Your Audience

You can put your firm’s name and logo on an impressive number of things — pens, mugs, magnets and toys are just the tip of the swag iceberg. I was a bit overwhelmed by all the options.

Originally published January 3, 2025
Last updated January 31, 2025
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