The 4 Lawyers Behind the Killing of Osama bin Laden

The killing of Osama bin Laden has been hailed as a high point in the Obama administration, a proof that the world's largest military is capable of tracking down its greatest enemy. But the SEAL Team 6 raid wasn't...

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Where to List Your Law Firm Online

Ah, the Yellow Pages. Even millennials might remember this vaguely comforting tome of a book. Did you know that the Yellow Pages continues to live on in the world of online directories? Although it sounds crazy, law firms might...

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The 5 Scariest Things About Practicing Law

Sure, fire fighters have to rush into burning buildings. Doctors occasionally, accidentally, kill their patients. High school students in Sunnydale must spend their nights fighting off the undead. Those are scary jobs. But lawyering? That's scary, too. There's plenty...

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Preventing Workplace Harassment: It Takes Many

Last week a panel of experts outlined a multi-pronged attack on what is the latest of a changing national attitude regarding workplace harassment before the EEOC's Select Task Force. It was the second such public meeting of the STF...

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Zombie Law 101: Your Legal Rights and Those of the Undead

If you step outside this weekend, you're bound to spot a ghost, vampire, skeleton or two. It's the season for the undead. But don't let your guard down throughout the rest of the year. The zombie apocalypse is inevitable...

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FindLaw Ranks as Top Directory for Personal Injury Lawyers

What's the top online directory for personal injury lawyers? In terms of Google's traffic rankings, FindLaw comes out on top. That's according to the findings of Dan Weeks at Lawyer Marketing Score, who gathered the Google traffic from five major...

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Indiana Lawyer Reamed for 'Abject Failure' at Appellate Briefing

If you make a mistake in court filings, you can always ask for leave to correct it. It's embarrassing, sure, but it's common enough. What you shouldn't do, of course, is use the court's leave to correct as a...

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Should Lawyers Ever Invest in a Client's Business?

You just finished a new client's estate plan and were blown away by how much wealth she's amassed from her dog washing on demand app startup -- and she's looking for investors in her next project. Or maybe a...

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Code the Deal, UCLA: Legal Hackathons Innovate With Tech

Today is the start of the Code the Deal Hackathon hosted by the UCLA School of Law. Code the Deal LA is the second such event produced by Legal Hackers, which brings together lawyers, developers, professionals, and geeks all...

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3 Ways for Law Firms to Stay Competitive in Today's Market

The legal market, struggling with slow growth, is more competitive than ever. Yet many firms have been slow to respond to the changing market, forging ahead with outdated practices. If you want to stay competitive, now's the time for...

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3 Social Media and Electronic Research Tips for Lawyers

These days, technology pervades almost every aspect of a law practice. A new trend involves using technology to help research judges and juries. For example, online material (both social media and databases) will give lawyers a better sense of...

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To Promote Justice, Courts Turn to Dogs

The Tenth Circuit court of South Carolina just became one of the best courts in the nation. No, it's not because of its historic court houses, important decisions, or swift handling of justice. It's the dogs. The state court's...

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5 Steps to Take Before Selling Your Solo Practice

If you've had a good run with your solo law practice and you've decided the time has come to leave, you have a number of choices. One: Close out your files, don't take on new clients, and hang a...

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Small Firm Borrows and Spends Millions for Mass Tort Cases

Interested in jumping into mass medical malpractice suits or maybe a giant product liability claim? Get your lender on the line, because it may cost you millions in funding, often at absurd rates. At least according to a new...

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Are Non-Equity Partnerships the Future of Law Firms?

Is it time to move beyond the traditional law firm partnership model? The current default law firm structure leaves both clients and attorneys wanting. Clients feel overcharged and attorneys feel overworked. Some experts have blamed the "outdated partnership model"...

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Seasonal Marketing and the Power of Pumpkin Spice

Businesses and retailers have been using seasonal sales tactics for years. One of the most recent and cult-like is Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte first introduced in 2003. Before the craze became a pop culture phenomenon, pumpkin spice was primarily...

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Cybersecurity 101: Best Practices Your Firm Should Implement

Law firms have a lot on their plates to worry about. The most obvious concern is how to stay in business. For example, we recently pointed out the importance of improving intake procedures. Although it may be easy to...

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3 Ways to Save Money by Investing in Your Paralegal

A good paralegal can be invaluable to your practice, managing your schedule, fixing your typos, and making sure your documents actually get to court. Paralegals are the unsung heroes of many small practices and are often the first support...

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Business Development Plans vs. Marketing Plans: Why They're different

When it comes for planning for your practice's growth, your business development plan and your marketing plan shouldn't be the same. Sure there's some overlap. In the way that all bugs are insects but not all insects are bugs,...

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3 Ways That Law Firms Lose Clients at Intake

If you're looking to expand your client base with a splashy new online web campaign, might we suggest that instead of finding new clients to dissatisfy, how about keeping your old ones? A new white paper from FindLaw, "Failing...

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5 Terrible Office Policies That Make Your Staff Hate You

You run a tight ship. Your law office is organized, efficient, and effective. To make sure that employees feel that they're treated fairly, you've instituted basic policies instead of arbitrary, ad-hoc procedures. You're doing things right. Except, of course, when...

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Tips for Hiring a Private Investigator for Your Law Firm

Private investigators should be part of any practicing attorney's arsenal. Back before the Internet was the mainstay of every self-proclaimed desk detective out there, there were only limited ways to snoop into other people's business. You could either do it...

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5 Malpractice Pitfalls New Lawyers Can Avoid

Whether you're hanging your own shingle straight out of law school or branching off on your own after years of practice, you'll want to make malpractice prevention a central part of your business plan. After all, legal ethics aren't...

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4 Very Simple Ways to Boost Your Firm's Bottom Line

Every lawyer likes to cut costs and save time. Inefficiencies throughout the office harm productivity and eat into your bottom line.Here are four tips that can have a positive impact on your efficiency -- and your wallet....

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7 Ways for Good Lawyers to Become Great Leaders

As a lawyer, you're a leader, whether you work in a solo practice, as a first year associate, or partner in a large firm. It's your job to take the lead with clients, support staff, and even the court....

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3D Printing Creates Growth Opportunities for Your Practice

Need some new toys, architectural models, or maybe an undetectable gun? No need to take a trip to the store. For a few hundred dollars, you can pick up a consumer-grade 3-D printer and start printing out everything from...

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Salary Differences and Considerations: Big Law vs Small Law

If you look into lawyer salaries, there's one number that appears consistently: $160,000. This is the number often cited as the starting salary of first year associates at big law firms such as Latham Watkins, DLA Piper, and Jones...

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7 Words Lawyers Misuse

If an act, say a conspiracy to misuse a word, is incomplete, it's inchoate. Is a completed act choate? Not if you're Antonin Scalia. The Supreme Court Justice hates the word so much that he's interrupted oral arguments (not rare)...

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Lawyer Marketing Beyond TV: How to Adapt to Changing Media Habits

Lawyer marketing ain't what it once was. You can't get away with just a listing in the Yellow Pages, an ad in the local paper, and word of mouth anymore. High speed Internet, mobile devices, and those dang Millennials have...

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5 Reasons to Open a Second Office for Your Law Practice

Many lawyers wonder about opening second offices, sometimes known as "branch offices" or "satellite offices." There are many factors to weigh before opening the doors to your second location, including whether business can justify the cost, and whether or not...

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8 Tips for Cross-Border Discovery and International Privacy Laws

Many of us are perfectly happy to practice in a limited geographic area. But, given the increasingly interconnected nature of today's world (the Internet, cheap airfare, free trade), it's not uncommon for attorneys to be faced with cross-border issues....

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7 Lawyer Commercials That Are So Bad They're Good

Sometimes you aim for greatness and fail. Sometimes that failure itself can be a form of triumph, as in the lawyer commercial which begins "Are you thinking of choosing a lawyer based on his dogs?" Attorney commercials aren't typically Oscar-worthy....

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There's a 70 Percent Chance You're Incompetent, Survey Suggests

In the opinion of Sam Glover, founder of Lawyerist, there's a 70 percent chance that you're incompetent and unfit to represent your clients. That's a pretty bold statement. According to a recent 2015 ABA survey of legal technology, only 35%...

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When Can You Get Extra Fee Awards for an 'Exceptional Case'?

When it comes to litigation, parties have got to pay their own way. It's just the way we do things here -- it's called the American Rule for a reason. But all rules come with exceptions. The American Rule can...

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