Managing a Law Firm

Do your clients keep asking for a break on fees? Sure, some did it in the past, but lately it’s becoming pro forma. And other than just caving in, it’s hard to know how to respond. If anyone can offer perspective, it’s Susan Hackett. As former ...

From ghost jobs to ghost towns, a few spooky tips to keep you on your toes.

Technology presents opportunities for honing processes and rethinking traditional models. Remote-work tools and technology-assisted review are among the ways it's moving the legal field forward today.

Sharon Nelson and John Simek, with Michael Maschke | You may be small, but you still hold the valuable data of many people and small businesses.

Brooke Lively | A huge number of lawyers are facing something they've never seen before.

Tatia Gordon Troy | Research shows that when implementing any sound time-management program — apps, online programs, great self-help books — you will actually gain at least two full hours a day.

Analog Attorney | Being bored is your secret creative superpower.

Teddy Snyder | Holiday gift-giving to clients and referral sources was already perilous before the pandemic.

The first step in delegating is knowing what to delegate. Use this matrix to help determine what type of legal work you can (and should) assign to others, and what you can keep.

Mark C. Palmer | Q: “I’d like to expand my law firm’s flat-fee offerings into new practice areas, but I want to make sure it's a sound financial move and an ethically permissible one.”