Attorney at Work Today

Nobody prepares you for the loneliness of being a woman managing partner.

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Adapted from an article by Tracy Callahan and Ildiko Markus.

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In big, complex legal cases, the real differentiator isn’t just legal strategy — it’s how well you engineer the logistics around depositions, documents and technology. Here’s how to keep multiparty, high-stakes matters from collapsing under their own weight.

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Adapted from an article by Michael Murray and Stacey DiGerardo.

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When you do something repetitively, it’s easy to go on autopilot. Establishing client service protocols helps ensure you’re paying proper attention to every client.

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Adapted from an article by Sally J. Schmidt.

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Do your clients “know, like and trust You?” If you’re wavering on the answer, Jared Correia has some suggestions for you respecting your client communications.

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Adapted from an article by Jared Correia.

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If the billable hour is a zombie we just can’t kill, then timesheets are the monsters lurking under your desk every single day. Here are our top tips for streamlining your time entry process so it’s much less painful — and you can stop losing money.

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Adapted from an article by David and Karen Skinner.

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If you treat law firm write-offs as an unavoidable cost of doing business, you’re missing a critical financial diagnosis of where your practice is actually leaking money.

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Adapted from an article by Amy Coats.

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Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is allow your mind to be briefly and deliberately bored. Jamie Spannhake makes the case for healthy, strategic boredom with five tips for reclaiming the lost art of doing nothing.

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Adapted from an article by Jamie Spannhake.

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Despite the ongoing “client value squeeze” and rising interest in moving work downstream, even the most motivated legal departments may find it hard to switch law firms. In fact, while firms focus on competition, technology or pricing, the silent killer of new business is client inertia — your prospect’s simple resistance to change. Sally Schmidt suggests five ways to convince them.

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Adapted from an article by Sally J. Schmidt.

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By breaking your annual goals into actionable, bite-sized tasks, you can stay focused and build momentum. That is the power of a lawyer business development checklist. By translating high-level vision into a weekly to-do list, you can experience those small wins that keep you motivated.

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Adapted from an article by Jay Harrington.

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Learn how to read legal marketing reports like a lawyer — not a marketer. Chip LaFleur breaks down the metrics that matter (and the ones that don’t).

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Adapted from an article by Chip LaFleur.

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