Managing a Law Firm

Sabotaging Your Practice? Just Stop It!

Last month, I attended TBD Law, an invitation-only lawyer unconference. The purpose of the event was to take a step back and look at the future of law practice. For me, it was a chance to reflect and strategize about how to be more effective and ...

Ruth Carter - March 8, 2017
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Should You Hire a Virtual Paralegal?

Working with a virtual assistant for the first time can seem harrowing, especially when sensitive legal information and documents are involved. Here are a few tips that will help make the arrangement stress-relieving rather than stress-inducing.

Eric Wall - March 2, 2017
Your Boomer Retirement Problem Won’t Just Fade Away

When we talk about generational issues — and we do that frequently — we tend to focus on millennials. That’s only natural because we depend on them to carry law firms into the future. But we also need to pay close attention to baby boomers, the ...

Ida O. Abbott - February 28, 2017
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How to Order Wine and Not Look Like an Idiot

You’re at Fancy Restaurant with Super Important Client and the senior partner. There are three forks, two spoons, four glasses and a tiny little dish with a tiny little knife that you assume is for the table elf. You’re reading the menu, ...

Bull Garlington - February 27, 2017
Five Tips for Small Firms from Legalweek 2017

Last fall, when I learned ALM Media had expanded the Legal Tech conference for 2017 to include a small firm focus, I was intrigued. During the newly branded Legalweek small firm track last week, hosted by How to Manage a Small Law Firm (HTM), ...

Mary Juetten - February 10, 2017
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Crushing the Intimidation Factor in Your To-Do Items

If you find yourself intimidated by something you want to do in your practice, I suggest tackling something that intimidates you that isn't work related. Prove to yourself that thing isn't nearly as scary as it seems, and take that lesson back ...

Megan Zavieh - February 7, 2017
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Delegate, Don’t Abdicate, Client Trust Accounting

Well-meaning lawyers who struggle to balance their personal checking account may think the safest way to protect their client trust account is to find a knowledgeable bookkeeper or CPA to take charge of it. In practice, though, this can add up ...

Sheila Blackford - February 6, 2017
Friday 5 People Feedback
Five Ways to Know What’s Up with Clients and Staff

Every leader needs feedback. (Some need a little too much!) But, truly, how can you do your job without an understanding of what is going on in the lives of those impacted by your work? In the case of a lawyer, I’m thinking, of course, of your ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - February 3, 2017
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Tech Tips: Keeping Your Calendar Under Control

With so many options for scheduling and tracking your meetings, deadlines and to-dos, how do you make it all work together? Today practice management technology experts Heidi Alexander, Tom Lambotte, Catherine Sanders Reach, Nora Regis and ...

Joan Feldman - January 27, 2017
Shake Your Moneymaker: Get Paid in 2017

Lawyers and money do not go together like peas and carrots. Actually, let me rephrase that: Lawyers and talking about money do not go together like peas and carrots. Lawyers and managing money do not go together like peas and carrots. And ...

Jared Correia - January 23, 2017
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