ABA TECHSHOW just marked its 30th anniversary. The traditional gift for a 30th anniversary is pearl — and that's appropriate since I have received many pearls of wisdom in my years at the conference. I attended my first TECHSHOW in 1999 and I ...
Jim Calloway - April 6, 2016
In the past, “outsourcing” brought to mind images of large offices filled with workers on telephones, most likely overseas, fielding customer service center phone calls. That it is not what I have in mind when I suggest using outsourcing in your ...
Megan Zavieh - April 4, 2016
One of the nicest things about Attorney at Work, from our perspective, is getting to know so many really smart and dedicated people. Those who serve as our Advisors are among a select few who set and predict trends in the business of practicing ...
The Editors - April 1, 2016
I bet this has happened to you. You show up at the office with the best intentions. You’re finally going to get that marketing project — or some other large project — done so you can reap the rewards. You sit down at your desk. Your voicemail ...
Raj Jha - March 31, 2016
Book Review | “The Lawyer's Guide to Succession Planning: A Project Management Approach for Successful Law Firm Transitions and Exits.”
Roy S. Ginsburg - March 30, 2016
A while back, the Wall Street Journal ran an article that posed a critical question worth considering. A CEO of a highly successful company was challenged by a friend to sit still for 15 minutes in complete silence. And he bet him $15,000 that ...
Dustin Cole - March 29, 2016
My neighbor Charlie stopped me in the driveway the other night and asked, “Can you help me here? I got this stupid letter from some jerk lawyer, and I'm mad as hell!” He was red-faced, waving the offending letter violently. “Well, sure,” I ...
Otto Sorts - March 22, 2016
In the first two installments of "Blurred Lines," Tom Lambotte explained why you need a mobile device management policy and a Tom Lambotte - March 16, 2016
We're seeing a record number of law firm mergers these days. Primarily this is because so many firms fail to recognize and adapt to the big changes in the profession — and then, ultimately, they realize they can't survive on their own. Attorney ...
Bob Denney - March 15, 2016The parade of presidential candidates across my television screen has reminded me of the transactional analysis best-seller, "I’m OK, You’re OK." Transactional analysis is a psychoanalytic therapy method. It defines three ego-states: Child, ...
Theda C. Snyder - March 14, 2016