You Don't Have to Be BigLaw to Hire Top Talent

When it comes to recruiting new attorneys, it can be hard for small practices and boutique firms to compete with for top talent -- but it's not impossible. After all, there's a reason you don't work for a major firm....

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Is It Time to End the Ancient Documents Rule?

You can trust old things. That's the logic of the ancient documents rule, which allows lawyers to introduce hearsay evidence so long as the document is old enough and appears authentic. How old is old enough? Just 20 years. Ironically,...

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Bad Online Review? Think Twice Before Freaking out and Suing

The Internet is boated with over-opinionated jerks. Everyone knows this; but it's never anything to lose sleep over until someone comes after you personally. If your reputation is attacked by an anonymous online user on Yelp or some other...

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The Brits Remind Us: Clients Don't Care About Your Firm Structure

We don't often look across the pond for advice on making 'Merica's legal industry great. We took the Magna Carta, some common law, and haven't felt the need to look back since 1776. But maybe there's a thing or two...

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Your Practice Needs Online Video Content. Here's Why

You're a master of Internet marketing. You've got your Google keywording down. Your law firm's website is mobile friendly. You're on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest. You even have an app! But if you don't have video, you might not have all...

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Make Your Law Librarians Happy by Giving Them More Work, Really

Few firms have physical libraries anymore, but that doesn't mean there's no work for law librarians. While much of their time is spent on helping research through electronic databases and keeping practitioners on top of recent developments, law librarians also...

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7 Best Practices for Capturing Webpage and Internet Evidence

As webpages are becoming increasingly important evidence in litigation, so too are the standards for capturing and preserving that evidence. For years, we've seen Internet evidence used to contest disability claims, to prove a spouse's cheating ways, to support...

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Business Lessons for Lawyers From Techno-Futurist Elon Musk

Here in Silicon Valley, it's not uncommon to see a tech millionaire zip by in their new electric Tesla sportscar, or to see those millionaire's secretaries sending gas money to their carpool through PayPal. Kids dream of privatized space...

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The Best Ways to Say 'Thank You' for Attorney Referrals

Always remember to say thank you -- even when you're a high rolling attorney. You should especially remember to thank other lawyers who send business your way. These referrals can be an important source of clients and are definitely worth...

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Do Lawyers Need Client Relationship Management Services?

Maintaining client relationships is just one the many jobs overseen by small firms or solo lawyers. While face-to-face attention is always best, you don't have to do all your glad-handing by hand. Client relationship management software can help make your...

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Put Some Motion in Your Motions: 5 Office Exercises for Lawyers

For most lawyers, the legal profession isn't one that keeps you on your toes, at least not literally. Most of us will spend a good chunk of our days sitting behind a desk. If we're lucky, we might get...

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Should Lawyers "Collaborate" With Legal Tech Companies?

Sharks swim, weasels burrow, lawyers argue -- it's simply the natural order of things. Yet some abominations, "disruptive innovators" they call themselves, would seek to abandon this system that's worked so well for at least several hundred years. Indeed,...

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Meet the Lawyers Who Control the Supreme Court

As a child, you might have dreamed of arguing before the Supreme Court, swaying The Nine to the side of justice, righteousness, equity. Then you went to law school, started to practice and, well -- things change. Most solo...

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3 Ways Lawyers Undercharge for Legal Services

A seasoned criminal defense attorney might be able to charge $500 an hour with a $20,000 retainer, but there's only so many murdersome millionaires to go around. A recent law school grad, without an established reputation for success, won't be...

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Trailblazing Women Lawyers and Female Friendly Law Firms Honored

It's a good time to be a woman in the legal profession. That is, at least when it comes to awards and accolades, if not equity-partnerships. Five female legal trailblazers were honored last Sunday with the Margaret Brent Women...

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Why Small Firms Fail and How to Avoid Their Fate

Very few law firms fail because of bad lawyers. Even the best lawyers can watch their firms fail, often due to poor planning and poorer management. While several large firms have gone down in spectacular fashions recently, many smaller...

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An Attorney's Responsibility to Suicidal Clients

Many clients seek a lawyer's help at the darkest times of their life. They may be dealing with chronic illness, going through a contentious custody battle, fighting foreclosure, or facing prosecution and potential imprisonment. It's unsurprising then that some of...

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