A few common mistakes can hurt your reputation and diminish your ability to influence others. Here are simple steps to correct course.
Stacey Hanke - October 31, 2018
You may not realize how much of everyday life is focused on, or divided by, the idea that there are only two genders. This makes my life complicated.
Ruth Carter - August 9, 2018
Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: "I have heard of email tracking software, often used by marketing companies to monitor email traffic. While this would be helpful in my practice at times, are there ethics considerations to ...
Mark C. Palmer - April 17, 2018
Seven years ago this month, Attorney at Work was born — unfurling the prospect of hundreds and hundreds of daily posts on law practice management issues of every variety. It was early days and the list of contributors was small. As the editors, ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - December 22, 2017
Question: "One of my longtime social and professional friends was appointed this year as our newest local judge. We have been social media friends for years. I haven’t appeared before her yet, but expect I will at some ...
Mark C. Palmer - October 24, 2017
When lawyers are surveyed about what keeps them awake at night, the top issue is almost always a feeling that their offices or cases are out of control. It’s not just a fear. In my experience, for far too many lawyers, it’s a true state of ...
Dustin Cole - May 29, 2017
We’ve all heard the adage that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. When it comes to attorney discipline matters, there are certainly times when this is true. However, there are also many times when a lawyer is perfectly ...
Megan Zavieh - May 8, 2017A big part of a lawyer’s role is negotiation, and that means numbers. A lawyer has to be able to calculate the value of whatever is being negotiated. Case evaluation is part art and a lot of math. Pulling a number out of the air and hoping the ...
Theda C. Snyder - April 12, 2017
Analysis of a new report on $19.6 billion of approved legal department invoices reveals that to maximize firm profits, partners should focus on developing and retaining senior associates and providing clients with services in multiple practice ...
Bob Weiss - March 30, 2017
You can read all the books and listen to all the podcasts about legal marketing ... apply expert advice to your social media and blogging routine ... study up on how to build your personal network, entertain prospects and ask for the business — ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - November 14, 2016
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