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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. Some of these firms probably have office managers, administrators, or other nonlawyers who effectively ran the firm.

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Law Office Management: Best Practices

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Your firm’s law office management and organizational procedures can mean the difference between running a profitable business or running your business into the ground. There are several complex components involved in successful law office management. Why is High-Quality Office Management Important?

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Morning Docket: 02.03.23

Above The Law

* Just because the law determines that someone is a dangerous threat to others, the Fifth Circuit rules that court orders still can't take away their guns because that's a fundamental right. Law360 ] * Baker McKenzie office managing partner steps aside amid investigation into office-wide discrimination claims.

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Paralegal Life: Working For A Difficult Boss

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We deal with deadlines, court rules, and client demands, adding to daily pressures to perform. This difficult boss can be an attorney, office manager, or maybe even a paralegal manager. We all know that paralegals work in an industry where stress is par for the course.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

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This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. She went on to manage a law office in San Antonio, make partner at a civil trial firm, and then open her own mediation practice.

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TechReport 2021: Websites & Marketing

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to the practice of law–many of which were overdue–including virtual meetings and client conferences, remote document signings, court appearances by Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and more. Every Wednesday, we’ll be posting a new report from one of our experts, so stay tuned!

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

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This is huge, there are numerous similarities between how Construction, all their subcontractors, clients, and project management operates vs. Law firms, vendors, clients, court deadlines, etc. Office management. that are overlooked. Insight into these fields has been invaluable. Executive Assistants to CEOs.