Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

Some lawyers are so busy they can’t imagine finding another minute for marketing; call them the “horrible.” You’re busy, aren’t you? The rainmaker knows that it’s important to manage a practice to shoot for better quality clients and more remunerative cases. The Fortunate Horribles. You’re making money? So what’s the problem?”.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 17, 2022

Understanding the four stages of the buyer journey can point to ways to improve your marketing, practice management and payment systems. It dominates every aspect of our day-to-day lives and has fundamentally changed the way we work, learn, communicate and, most relevantly for businesses, shop. An estimated 1.92 An estimated 1.92

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Above The Law

MARCH 6, 2025

With the right platforms and strategies, youll boost your credibility, grow your network, and even attract new business along the way. With the right platforms and strategies, youll boost your credibility, grow your network, and even attract new business along the way. Try this format: Who you serve (e.g.,

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Attorney business development isn’t easy — especially when you don’t have time to lay the groundwork. Your business development department or practice leader has been pushing you to work on business development activities. Take a recent question from a contact or client and summarize how to solve it.

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Above The Law

MAY 12, 2025

When I previewed the 2025 CLOC Global Institut e last week, I focused on the doors this conference promised to open: doors to AI integration, smarter vendor selection, operational maturity, and a redefinition of legal department value. Would legal departments shift from reactive support of legal ops to seeing legal ops as a driver of change?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 30, 2022

In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Barrett who started her career as a part-time law firm receptionist and is now the Director of Paralegals and Legal Professionals at a Global Law Firm. This interview will help you realize just how much control you have over your own paralegal career growth.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

note : This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. I started getting referral after referral and quickly became the it girl for guardian ad litem work. Heres how flat fees can help. Raising children isnt easy. It was all I knew.

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The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The other day while I was having my nails done and my lip waxed, I received a desperate call from one of our good clients, a major AmLaw 100 firm (the top in the country). The firm had 22 openings for corporate paralegals in California alone (attributed to opening new offices) and needed even more in offices across the country.

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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

Unlike law firms with billable hour pressures or solo practitioners constantly chasing clients, corporate and government roles can provide predictable work, a steady paycheck, and a clear career trajectory. Heres how you can start packing your parachute today. Start building those now. The best thing?

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CosmoLex

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Infographic Six Essential Features in Your Legal CRM (and How to Use Them) While your legal practice management software keeps the daily work of a law firm moving, legal CRM software makes it easier to bring in new clients, engage current clients, and increase your profits.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you’re reading this blog post, I don’t have to tell you about the desire to work hard, achieve, or care about what you do. Getting Started. In November of 2019, I began applying for jobs before finishing the program, but without experience directly in a law firm setting (as well as COVID), it was not easy. Think fast!

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2025

The faster technology advances, the harder it becomes to track both incremental and significant changes in legal professionals adoption rates. The good news is that many options are available if youre seeking current statistics about legal technology. That number went up two percentage points, to 93%, in 2017 and then to 97% in 2017.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 27, 2025

Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. The answer lies in your law firm branding.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 3, 2022

Of all the posts I see on social media, whether it’s in Facebook groups or LinkedIn groups – this is the biggest struggle for new paralegals – how do I get my foot in the door when everyone says they want 2 or more years of experience, but no one is willing to give me that experience. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read? Here’s why.

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CosmoLex

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Client retention is an essential aspect of running a legal practice. Think of it like this: Your firm has no problem bringing clients in, but it needs help keeping them. When your law firm is in a slump, and youre feeling the weight of the small tasks that slowly add up over time, sometimes all you need is to simplify your efforts.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

Never, in the umpteen years I have been in the legal field, have I seen such a crazy, positive, negative market. The problem is that employees are leaving the legal field for other opportunities or they are leaving their law firm jobs for more exciting, less stressful and better paying positions within other law firms.

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MyCase

MAY 20, 2021

For law firms that want to compete, delivering an intake program that respects the emphasis consumers place on convenience is essential. Systems also yield data, including information about which interaction options legal consumers prefer, when and how. over and over again.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Problem with Staying in Your Lane A perfect example of this is a litigation paralegal who I interviewed for a position at the firm. At her firm, they had paralegals pigeon-holed into a specific phase of a litigation case. One paralegal did all of the legal research, cite checking and investigations.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Legal directories are online platforms where attorneys and law firms showcase their expertise, credentials, and services. These directories serve as a vital resource for potential clients seeking legal help, offering quick access to detailed attorney profiles categorized by practice area, location, and reviews.

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MyCase

JANUARY 13, 2025

For law firms and attorneys, filing 1099 forms is a critical part of maintaining compliance with IRS regulations. In this blog, youll learn best practices to help your firm streamline its 1099 preparation process to meet the 2025 1099 filing deadline. What is the Procedure for Filing 1099 Forms by Deadline?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

For lawyers who engage with the buying public – which is just about every lawyer, whether they’re working with consumers o r businesses – workshops can be a great way to build a client and referral base, as well as solidifying an attorney’s expertise. And, the more business you’ll get.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

For lawyers and firms, time isn’t just money—it’s one of their most important resources. One aspect of business that can gobble away at this valuable time is ineffective payment management. The traditional legal payment process is full of time-consuming steps. The legal industry is starting to embrace that.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 11, 2025

The post How to Grow Your Law Firm: 10 Strategies for Sustainable Success appeared first on Rocket Matter. Big tech changed the game in how we run our everyday lives, so stay up to date with the latest available software solutions to keep clients happy. The question is, whats the best way to grow your law firm ?

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MyCase

MAY 27, 2021

In the over 20 years I have been working with law firms, I have set up intake departments, developed the corresponding technological infrastructure needed to support the processes that make them work, hired and fired applicable employees, audited law firms’ intake systems, and worked with legal technology companies to develop intake software.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While your time in law school gave you a strong legal foundation, chances are you didnt learn much about the numerous lawyer tools that can simplify your job. For instance, marketing may not seem essential when youre pontificating about substantive issues in law school. Technology for lawyers has several benefits.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The other thing that I think you’re really going to love about this is you can search, if you wanted, right now, you can jump on Google and go down the rabbit hole of find me mindfulness advice, tips on mindfulness, how to be mindful, right? Transcript Have you been a little bit more stressed out than normal lately?

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LawSites

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Last year, I introduced something new for this blog: The LawSites Resource Center. It is a library of free downloadable content that includes white papers, webinars, product guides, case studies, industry analysis and more, all provided by experts and vendors within the legal industry. Clio 2021 Legal Trends Report.

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CosmoLex

MARCH 5, 2025

A law firms website should be a useful tool for building relationships with potential clients and highlighting the firm’s strengths. With so many choices listed in search results, its critical that your firm is easily found by those in search of legal help. What Is SEO for Lawyers/Law Firms?

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LDA PRO

JANUARY 9, 2022

Hiring a paralegal Yuba is a crucial step in expanding your law firm. While many lawyers regard hard effort as a badge of honor, doing all of the work yourself isn’t necessarily the best strategy—or the most profitable method to manage a law firm. How to hire a paralegal?

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

How can an attorney increase their overall collection rate, decrease outstanding accounts receivable and substantially reduce time spent on billing? BNPL can be a game-changer for your firm, and adding it as one of your accepted payment methods is about to get even easier with ClientCredit, a new offering from LawPay.

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CARET Legal

JULY 5, 2024

By leveraging the data and features provided by a robust management platform, you can make informed decisions about when and how to scale your law firm for sustainable growth. A steady stream of new business is a strong indicator that your firm is ready for growth. Is Your Financial Foundation Strong?

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The Estrin Report

MAY 23, 2021

Law firms leaders quickly learned that a willingness to adopt new technologies into their firms was a requirement for survival during the pandemic. Of course, the effect of the pandemic on the practice of law varied greatly from one firm to the next. The Shift To Remote Work.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 23, 2021

Law firms leaders quickly learned that a willingness to adopt new technologies into their firms was a requirement for survival during the pandemic. Of course, the effect of the pandemic on the practice of law varied greatly from one firm to the next. The Shift To Remote Work.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

I am referring to the IPMA (International Practice Management Association) Conference in Aurora, Colorado. This is a conference of paralegals and practice managers from around the country and Canada who get together yearly for one of the best educational conferences in the country. Shame on me! Why am I not there?” I’ll bet you $.25

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CARET Legal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Legal automation uses technology to automate repetitive tasks in a law firm, freeing up time for higher-value work. As a legal professional, you understand the constant pressure to optimize processes and improve efficiency to keep up with an ever-growing workload.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As I survey the legal profession broadly, and the world of legal tech and innovation specifically, I see uncertainty and inertia. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo. After all, it was a good year for the legal tech industry. Overall, the legal tech industry saw unprecedented growth.

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MyCase

MARCH 3, 2021

It’s been nearly a year since the start of the pandemic. Shortly after its arrival, quarantines and shutdowns followed in many areas of the country, causing many law firms to shift to a remote workforce. As we head into March, many law firms continue to have attorneys and employees working remotely.

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