Managing a Law Firm

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It’s All About Relationships (Not)

For years I’ve heard the mantra, “It’s all about relationships.” At the risk of casting an unwelcome pall in the middle of the holidays, bear with me while I gore this venerable ox, a quaint vestige of the 25-year seller’s market that ended in ...

Mike O'Horo - December 30, 2015
How Evernote Helps You Network in a Crowd

Last spring at ABA TECHSHOW 2015, Philippe Doyle Gray presented his method for using Evernote to manage contacts, especially during events. For today’s installment of  “Connect the Dots: A Lawyer’s Guide to Networking,” we asked him to ...

Philippe Doyle Gray - December 28, 2015
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Solos: Networking Against Your Grain

Knowing it is against many of our natures to get out there and network, it is easy to see why many solos shirk the cocktail hour at the bar meeting, or slip into the back row of a CLE presentation and out again as soon as the hour is up. But if ...

Megan Zavieh - December 22, 2015
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Highlights: 2015 Apple at Law User Survey

This fall, Attorney at Work collaborated with MILOfest to conduct the "2015 Apple at Law Users Survey," aimed at getting a snapshot of how law firms are using Apple products. The results are in, so we asked GlobalMac IT's Tom Lambotte to run ...

Tom Lambotte - December 17, 2015
Nine Vital Numbers for Your Law Firm’s Health

Lawyers typically hate numbers like cats hate water (or  Larry Port - December 14, 2015

Strategies to Survive the Office Holiday Party

As a professional mountain climber, I’ve faced my share of life or death situations — all the way from the tundra of Denali Park to the summit of Mt. Everest. But as frightening as these encounters have been, they don’t compare to the career ...

Adrian Ballinger - December 10, 2015
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Ransomware: Backing Up from Trouble

Look, I get it. Computer backups are a bother. It’s something a staff member typically takes care of, or maybe your IT consultant has you covered. I observe, however, that few lawyers really know what’s actually going on with their computer ...

Mark Bassingthwaighte - December 8, 2015
Efficiency Killers in Your Law Firm

The difference between a thriving law firm and a law firm that fails can come down to one thing: efficiency. If you cling to old habits and fail to use more efficient methods of managing your practice, you risk sacrificing profits. Here are five ...

Rosemary Kupfert - December 4, 2015
It’s Your Money: Steps to Improve Collections

Almost every law firm has issues with collections at one time or another. At the very least, most firms would benefit from making improvements to their collections processes. So let’s take a look at some different approaches to see what might ...

Michael Baker - December 1, 2015
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2015 What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession

Once again, Attorney at Work readers are the first to receive Robert Denney's annual report on the trends affecting the legal profession, “What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession.” Which trends have staying power? What practice areas ...

Bob Denney - November 30, 2015
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