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News Flash: Read Before You Sign 27 Aug 2013 | 05:11 pm
Attorneys get paid the big bucks to handle high pressure situations and make sure their client gets the best possible outcome. This can lead to (ahem) slightly inflated egos and slight overconfidence...
Evernote Tips, Resources and Review 27 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
I agree with Sam, “Evernote is one of the most awesome bits of software ever made.” And we’re not the only ones. According to Bloomberg Businessweek’s Rob Walker, as of Feb. 2013, “Evernote says it ...
How To Determine If Your Law Practice Is Worth Anything 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Frequently, soon-to-be-retired solo practitioners or small law firm owners want to know if it is worth the effort to sell their practices. By far, the most significant determinant of the answer to thi...
Ladies, Go Forth and be Bold 24 Aug 2013 | 02:14 am
Women are said to take up less physical space than men – and therefore leave a more neutral or demure impression – in business meetings and other professional settings. This issue of taking up less s...
I Am Not Bringing My Laptop on Vacation Next Year 22 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
My wife and I recently took our first vacation since I started my practice — a full week away, leaving the office in the capable hands of my partner, Jordan. I read over Todd’s advice on vacationing ...
How to Fill Your Address Book Without Lifting a Finger (Almost) 22 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
Processing all the incoming e-mails in your inbox can sometimes be a full-time job. There are so many questions to be answered, so many tasks to be started, so much information that needs to be assimi...
Are Fully Online Programs a Viable Choice for Law Schools? 22 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
As everything has raced towards the virtual, (sorry, Sam Glover!) including getting a degree online, law has unsurprisingly lagged behind. It isn’t easy to get out in front of new technology when you’...
More on Case Western Law School’s “Client-Ready” Practical-Skills Program 22 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
Today I spoke with Dean Lawrence Mitchell of Case Western Reserve University Law School about its new “client-ready” practical skills program. I wanted to know more about its program, and I especially...
Does Your Disclaimer Really Disclaim? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
We see them on every bit of lawyer advertising, from websites to blogs to emails to letters — the inevitable “fine print” disclaimer. They may be long and complicated (my old BigLaw firm’s website dis...
Billing All the Time 21 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
We’ve talked about goals in the past. Whether they’re marketing goals or long-term goals, they’re important for a law practice. I believe that goals need to be specific, measurable, attainable, realis...
