Where to Get Free Online CLE Credits

CLE compliance reporting is right around the corner. If you're anything like most people, you've waited until the very last minute to make sure you have all your credits. And if you are in fact in that "most people"...

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How to Leave Work at the Office -- and Not Worry About It

Anchoring is a special skill for sailors. It requires knowing something about the bottom terrain, the tide, the type of anchor to use and more. But when an anchor is set well, the sailor can sleep peacefully knowing the...

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Best Gifts for Your Secretary, Paralegal, and Admin

The holidays are a fun time of the year around the office. People are often in good spirits and are looking forward to a little break, and maybe even that end of year bonus and merit raise (if they're...

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Law Firm Secretary Awarded $277K for Overtime

It's not a good look when a firm practices employment law, but doesn't pay overtime. For one Los Angeles law firm, it looked even worse when a court ordered the firm to pay almost $277,000 in attorney's fees to...

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Colorado Lawyers Can Avoid Disciplinary Issues With Online Program

Lawyers can avoid disciplinary problems by completing a new online program launched in Colorado. Administered by the state's Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, it is the first program like it in the nation. Attorneys who use it also can...

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How to Avoid the Calls You Don't Want Over the Holidays

For most lawyers, Thanksgiving is the beginning of the end ... of the year, that is. And even for those lawyers that have to meet a billable hour requirement, like every other person employed in a non-retail job, once...

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Should Your Small Firm Look Like a Large One?

Running a small law practice can be overwhelming. In addition to being a (or the) revenue generator, you also have to be the boss and manage the business side of things too. Fortunately, small firm clients understand that since...

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