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Retirement and the Unexpected Return to the Office

Camille Stell | Retirees returning to work is a rising trend. Here are lessons from attorney Will Graebe on his unexpected return to work.

June 3, 2022 0 1
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Lawyers, Implicit Bias and Burnout: 5 Steps to Self-Discovery

Gray Robinson | The neuroscience behind implicit bias confirms that the unconscious has a great deal to do with our conscious experience of reality.

Originally published June 3, 2022
Last updated July 5, 2023
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How to Insert Variables in HotDocs

HotDocs templates allow you to customize document fields in a variety of useful ways. This excerpt from Affinity Consulting Group’s "HotDocs for Legal Professionals" walks you through it.

Originally published June 2, 2022
Last updated June 20, 2022
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Funding Growth: Are You Starving Your Law Firm?

Brooke Lively | We see it all the time — the more law firms grow, the less profitable they become.

June 2, 2022 0 3
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How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm?

Do you have $500? Good. You’re the proud owner of a new law firm! (Seriously, congratulations.) Thanks mostly to the spate of technology advances made possible by cloud services, it is cheaper to practice law than ever before, because lawyers can virtualize much of what they do. ... Of course, if that’s the direction you’re going to take, you’ll be limited to free software, which there is a lot of, even if most of it has not insignificant drawbacks. It turns out vendors that don’t charge for their services have less-robust products. Go figure. So, let’s get down to brass tacks: What else will you want to pay for, and how much will it cost?

Originally published June 2, 2022
Last updated November 8, 2024
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The Clock Is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Tomas Suros | Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines – sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. 

Originally published May 31, 2022
Last updated June 1, 2022
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Trust Accounting

Avoiding Common Trust Accounting Errors for Well-Intentioned Lawyers

Trust accounting mistakes strike fear in the hearts of well-intentioned lawyers. Megan Zavieh points to 5 things you can check today to ensure you are handling client funds correctly.

Originally published May 31, 2022
Last updated December 9, 2024
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What Good Are Law Firm Performance Reviews?

Our law firm has tried many different formats for performance reviews, but often we find we are doing reviews just to do reviews. In most cases, it's merely a repeat of the year before. Do you feel annual reviews are worthwhile? What is the best format? In this edition of "Ask the Experts," we hear from Association of Legal Administrators members Michael Cohen, Christine Hashemi and Renee Mahovsky. ... READ MORE

Originally published May 30, 2022
Last updated June 28, 2023
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How Euphemisms Improve Your Lawyering

Euphemisms are words or phrases used in place of other words that might offend the recipient of the message. The prefix eu- means “good.” Euphemisms substitute good language for what some might consider bad. Sometimes the communicator is sidestepping the truth, but, as an advocate, avoiding harsh language may benefit your case.

Originally published May 30, 2022
Last updated October 16, 2023
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Write Like People Read

Chris Graham | Have you noticed that the way you read websites, emails, text messages — even magazine and news articles — has changed over time?

Originally published May 29, 2022
Last updated June 16, 2022
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