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Being an Innovative Lawyer 

The Estrin Report

By Lawrence Pascoe Compared to other businesses, lawyers have not evolved in how they serve their clients Let’s be honest; the way lawyers serve their clients has not changed much , not just from the late 1970s when I started practicing law but probably since the 1200s when England passed laws regulating the conduct of the legal profession.

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Top Lawyers: Sheila Murphy of Focus Forward Consulting On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law

The Estrin Report

Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? As I mentioned above, I started as a litigator in a law firm.

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Roger Royse: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

It does little good to be a Top Lawyer if nobody knows about it. Whether it happens by accident or design, Top Lawyers are known. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. What is the “backstory” that brought you to this particular career path in Law?

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Amber Saunders: How to Be a Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. Principal The Saunders Firm Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, 2009 LinkedIn. A new lawyer.

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Getting Automated: An End-to-End Guide to Law Firm Automation

From fears that technology would eliminate human jobs to concerns about keeping client privacy, lawyers were right to ask a few questions before jumping into the deep end. Today, automation-based solutions are widespread practice — nearly half of firms were using them in 2020. Barriers to law firm automation. And more.

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Despite firms’ attempts at inclusion, study finds only moderate growth of female lawyers in private sector

JURIST

Law360 Sunday released a study showing only a moderate increase in the number of female lawyers working in law firms, despite the efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. percent of law firm attorneys are women, and only 27 percent of female attorneys are partners. Currently, only 38.9

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Hostage Situation: Lawyers, Not Staff, Should Run Law Firms

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

In many law firms – especially the small ones – managing attorneys are held hostage by their staffpersons. But, as a lawyer, you’ve got to maintain control of your business, in part because any ethics-related issues that arise, can cost you your license to practice. It’s something of a vicious circle. Nip Dissension in the Bud.

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