Michelle Banner – Meetings are the bane of many lives, lawyers included. They’re also incredibly expensive according to an article we picked up from Alex Cavoulacos at TheMuse, which reported a US cost to one company (non law) of $15 million. Now that, let it be said, is nuts. Further, there is a ‘context-switching’ time […]
Clerking for a Supreme Court Justice to working on Death Row are career extremes even for a young lawyer just embarking on his legal career, but the California Bar is “pure torture” but for this young lawyer there was also a personal payoff too. But for kiwi lawyer Andrew Row one of the seminal moments
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Law practitioners aren’t immune from the drive to seek change once in awhile. People quite often discover that their career path isn’t working out anymore. Some don’t start feeling this way until they’ve been working for 20 years. Some people realize it before they graduate. Either way, your schooling and your experience isn’t wasted. If
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Generating content and “content marketing” have become a mantra for many, but for small businesses, attorneys and others there are some traps out there when attempting to develop authority for your brand. The reality is that while website content can be a great marketing tool, it can also be a trap for the unwary who
Geoffrey Schuler, CPA Finding reliable, real-time news sources and creating good habits to constantly monitor these outlets can be overwhelming for many young professionals. It took me a long time to identify my list of favored resources (tailored to the legal industry) and means to access this list in real time. This blog is aimed
The growth in technology for the legal sector has been the subject of high interest, but it’s nice to see the tech trend at the human level too. Boston’s WBUR.org for instance took a look at how artificial intelligence is rewiring the lawyers, speaking with Ropes & Gray’s Shannon Capone Kirk (left) who runs the
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Having a much-needed bathroom break when you’re an attorney in court is an issue that has landed a US judge in the midst of an ethics investigation. However the Judge’s own ‘evidence’ of the bathroom incident has resulted in conflicting testimony over the bathroom break. Georgia judge Courtney Johnson was reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitutionthere was
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Law firm Hogans is restructuring its operations with around 90 staff in London set to move out of the City as Hogans looks to grow its services centre in Johannesburg and its Birmingham office. The Law Gazette reports that Hogans’ moves will result in 78 business services roles and 12 legal support roles being removed
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Elena Tahora* – Reputation management for lawyers is now more crucial than ever. With so much information available on the internet, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. So, how do you work on a positive reputation to maintain your authority as a lawyer? Customers today are no longer convinced by fake testimonies
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Marli Espinalis – Having a local search strategy is imperative for any law firm looking to become the dominating business in their market. Whether it’s through local citations or social media marketing, it is important to properly optimize your website when your firm has multiple locations. This way, you can equally generate income throughout
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