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How to Say “No” When “No” Is What You Want to Say

Attorney at Work

However, if you’re a corporate employment lawyer and you’re invited to address 200 senior human resources executives, then you’ll want to find a way to make it work. The post How to Say “No” When “No” Is What You Want to Say appeared first on Attorney at Work. If all else fails, use the multipurpose response.

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Law Firm Risk Management: Avoid This Common Title VII Violation

Attorney at Work

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the largest professional association of human resources professionals. In June 2020, SHRM surveyed over 2,500 workers and human resources managers in the United States about discrimination at work. There Is Discrimination at Work.

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Eight Legal Software Solutions for Eight Fields of Law

Attorney at Work

As a practicing attorney, I benefit every day from legal software designed to streamline the everyday lives of legal professionals. For example, CASEpeer was designed specifically for the unique requirements of personal injury attorneys. Patent Bots also analyzes USPTO data to help attorneys design better application strategies. (As

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Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose

The Estrin Report

If you are in law firm management, you simply MUST read this article Chere Estrin What does it cost to replace an attorney in your law firm? Table of contents The Power Has Shifted to Employees Why You Should Care About the Cost of Employee Turnover What Does It Cost to Replace a Young Attorney in Your Law Firm? Are you using them?

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Melting Pot: Should Law Firms Start Hiring More Non-Lawyers?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

One trend that is manifesting is that attorneys are beginning to expand their vision of who can and should be hired by a law firm, by looking at non-traditional roles within the law firm. In some cases, these new hires are cheaper and carry less baggage than do attorneys. It’s got law firms everywhere rethinking how and why they hire.

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Team Effort: How to Control the Use of AI in Your Law Firm

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

At this point, it’s probably foolish to prohibit the use of AI for you r associates and staff, because it’s even embedded in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, at this point – productivity softwares that almost every attorney and law firm staffperson use at least one of. We’ve got one!

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F-Bomb Your Way Into Better Business Writing

Attorney at Work

You’re not worried you’re going to send it in an email because a) you’ve never done that and b) there are like nine steps between writing an f-bomb and dropping it on human resources. The post F-Bomb Your Way Into Better Business Writing appeared first on Attorney at Work. You’re fine. The pressure is off.