Virtual Law Firms Are Seeking BigLaw Partners

Virtual law practice is nothing new to solo practitioners; they have been doing it successfully for decades. With varied success, virtual practitioners cracked the ranks of mid-sized firms less than a decade ago. But now that some wrinkles have...

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Shortcut to Persuasive Writing: Follow Hemingway

There is a shortcut to persuasive writing, and it's been around for 100 years. It's like we got lost along the way, retreading the same old path of legal writing. Heretofore's and therefore's later, many lawyers still don't get...

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Fitbit Tracker to the Witness Stand

First it was Alexa and now it is Fitbit -- these smart devices are going to court to catch alleged killers. Alexa, the voice of Amazon's digital assistant, made the news last year when prosecutors subpoenaed her data to...

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Is It Time to Grow Your Marijuana Practice?

Is it too cheesy to say that the pot practice is growing like a weed? Hey, it is what it is. Marijuana actually does grow like a weed and some lawyers are riding high on its popularity. According to...

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More Lawyers Use Social Media, but Don't Know How It Helps

Almost all lawyers use social media but few know how it helps their practice, according to a new survey. Attorney at Work, reporting results of its third annual social media marketing survey, said that 96 percent of the respondents...

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Pros and Cons of Being a General Practitioner

People used to ask me, "What kind of a lawyer are you?" "A good one," I liked to reply. It usually brought a smile, and always brought a follow-up question: "No, like, what kind of law do you practice?"...

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Pro Tip for Oral Argument: Stop Talking

It is a maxim in trial practice that when you are winning, stop talking. This does not mean you walk up to the podium with nothing to say. It means that you need to know when you have said...

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