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How Lawyers Can Remain Relevant In A Recession
Comments (4)In the past few months, numerous law firms have either reduced staff or are slowing down, and that figure seems to be growing steadily. For those of you who still have your job, now is not the time to experience survivor’s guilt. Instead, you must be proactive and creative in your approach to remain essential.
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High Spirits + Energy = Better Job Search
Comments (2)Looking for a job can be a full-time job. You need patience to play out the waiting game; perseverance in the face of rejection and bad news; persistence to keep moving forward when motivation may wane; and, perhaps most important, a positive perspective to keep your motivation high.
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How To Integrate Legal Mentoring With Law Practice Management
Comments (4)Mentoring programs usually start off with a bang and then fizzle, leaving younger lawyers dazed and confused, and at least a bit cynical. What does work, however, is to integrate good mentoring and coaching skills into the way your firm is managed.
Every Legal Secretary Has A War Story
Comments (3)In the old days, that particular partner (and it is almost always a partner) would get a new secretary each day, rotating in from the steno pools. How do today’s office administrators handle the abusive, persnickety or just downright rude attorney?
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What Do Savvy Lawyers Do In An Uncertain Economy?
With stock markets shifting wildly worldwide and economic uncertainty enveloping the globe, it is more important than ever to find ways to stand out. Those ...
In all my years of practice, I have never had a client say, “I’d like to buy ten six-minute increments of your time, please” and ...
"The people who get on in this world,” wrote George Bernard Shaw, “are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, ...
When I became a partner in my law firm in 1982, I was welcomed with the traditional invitation from the most senior partner who intoned, ...
Law firms are no strangers to the boom-and-bust cycle. Not long ago, the attention of the legal profession seemed fixed on million dollar profits per ...
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Legal Coaching
Master The Seven Keys To Effective Communication
Comments (2)Good communication skills are vital to a successful, rewarding practice. You need to communicate well with your clients, staff, partners, ...
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Legal Coaching
How Coaching And Mentoring Leverage Leadership Talent
Comments (4)This is the first of a two-part article on coaching and mentoring. “What you do with your billable time is revenue. ...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Trust People To Be Great
Comments (1)“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” When nineteenth century ...
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Legal Trends
Six Market Trends You Can’t Afford To Ignore In 2009
Comments (0)2008 heralded in a stark reality for law firms. Growth in outside counsel spending slowed to a crawl after nearly ...
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Law Practice Communications
How Lawyers Can Lead Meetings By Managing Hostile Groups
Comments (0)What do you do when you have an unpopular position to present to your colleagues at the firm, or to ...
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Legal Technology
Keep Your Client In Mind When Choosing Technological Tools
Comments (0)According to an African proverb, a poor worker blames his tools. In disentangling clients’ issues, the attorney’s legal skill, more ...
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Legal Mentoring
Today’s Economic Pressures Work Against Natural Mentoring
Comments (2)This article is from the March 2009 issue of Focus On: The Critical Importance Of Coaching And Mentoring For Today’s ...
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Support Staff
Learn To Love – Or At Least Tolerate – Performance Reviews
Comments (0)What are the two most dreaded words in law firms? Performance evaluation. They elicit collective groans from support staff and ...
