On Deck: Pro Tips for Creating Masterful Presentations
For Friday Five+ Tech Tips, we invite a dream team of law practice technology experts to give their best advice for tackling the everyday tech quandaries that plague us all, to help your practice run...
View ArticleLeap Your Business Development Hurdles
In my experience, most lawyers who don’t have a book of business would like to have one. And, if they don’t know how to build it, they’d like to learn how. Unfortunately, there are very real obstacles...
View ArticleWhen the Fire Burns Low
When lawyers are firing on all cylinders, stoked by earning win after win, we say they have “a real fire in their belly.” (And we don’t mean indigestion!) You know the feeling — alight with the meaning...
View ArticleStop Squandering Dollars on Stupid Superlative Lawyer Lists
Ah, summertime. Some of us toss things in a bag and answer the siren call of the road, while others are happy staking out a quiet space on the patio for a good read. Either way, a little mellow...
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Truth About Going to Law School: Where’s the Value?
This summer, as graduates prepare for their next steps — whether they’re heading off to law school, or studying for the bar then starting a new job — it’s likely you know someone (maybe you?) who’s...
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Update: Five Ways to Receive Credit Card Payments
This week at Attorney at Work, we’ve collected some of our most popular posts — the “classics” that get quoted, reprinted and shared over and over — to kick off your summer and ignite some creative...
View ArticleSetting Up An All-Mac Law Office
Ah, summertime. Some of us toss things in a bag and answer the siren call of the road, while others of us hunker down with a MacSparky guide and spend off hours at the Apple Store. For those in the...
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Classic Law Practice Productivity Tips
Forget juggling. Most of us feel like we’re endlessly spinning plates, hoping we can keep all the parts and pieces of our lives from crashing to the ground. Then along comes summer, and the promise of...
View ArticleBob Denney’s What’s Hot and What’s Not: Midyear 2016
Each year, Bob Denney’s big fourth quarter report on What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession keeps us on top of the most important business trends. But there’s no need to wait for year’s end...
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Unleash Your Inner Creative to Build a Book of Business
The best lawyers are often the most creative lawyers. But that doesn’t mean they are, or even want to be, labeled as “creative.” Creativity has a certain connotation to it — and it’s traditionally been...
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Look Smart When Presenting with PowerPoint
Traditionally, most presenters see the same view of their slides that their audience sees. Don’t you long for the ability to view your own presentation notes at the same time? Although the ability to...
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Law Practice Management Tips: Read the Classics
Ah, summertime. Some of us toss things in a bag and answer the siren call of the road, while others are happy staking out a quiet space on the patio for a good read. Either way, a little mellow...
View ArticleIs Your Practice Area a Good Match for Flat-Fee Billing?
The benefits of flat-fee billing arrangements are numerous, from predictability to efficiency to increased client satisfaction. But not all legal matters are appropriate for flat fees. So, how do you...
View ArticleFive Ways to Get Away for a Much Needed Vacation
When I was a salaried associate at a large law firm, I received four weeks of paid vacation every year. And I always took every single day. I was shocked to find out I was in the minority, and that...
View ArticleUse Soft Skills to Become In-House Clients’ Favorite
Some of the most well-attended legal marketing panels feature in-house counsel sharing their likes and dislikes. If you’ve gone to more than one, you’ve probably already internalized these maxims:...
View ArticleBring the Personal into Practice
As private practice attorneys, we’ve all been on the receiving end of lawyer jokes — sometimes by well-intentioned family members, other times by members of the community. You may feel as though the...
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Productivity Challenge: Two To-Do Lists
I don’t know about you, but I’m freakishly busy. I welcome any life hacks that let me be more efficient. I recently met Paula Rizzo through my mastermind group for entrepreneurs. She’s an Emmy...
View ArticlePurge Toxic Clients from Your Practice, Part 1
To dramatically enhance your productivity, zero in on the biggest source of stress and wasted time: toxic clients. Some lawyers fight to hold on to business at all costs. After all, it’s an article of...
View ArticleFive Ways to Drive Your People Crazy
Work can be stressful. Sure, sometimes you really enjoy your work, particularly when things are going your way. And, of course, you know the things you can do to reduce and manage your own stress...
View ArticleSlide Presentations 101 for Lawyers
Presentation technology has come such a long way, “Death by PowerPoint” should be a thing of the past. How can you be sure the new visual and audio aids you are using enhance your message — and don’t...
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