Management

Find More Time from Your Practice to Do What You Love

June 27, 2019

Chris Monaghan

Five Tips to Increase Efficiency Every Day Have you ever said to yourself, “I love helping my clients improve their lives, I love being my own boss … but keeping […]

Management

90-Day Fiancé: Breaking the Myths

February 14, 2019

Megan Pastrana

90-Day Fiancé– Breaking the Myths If you have ever watched the popular reality television series 90-Day Fiancé, you may have found yourself wondering, is this really how U.S. immigration law operates? 90-Day […]

Management

Top Considerations Before Migrating to MS Office 365

May 29, 2018

Vicki LaBrosse

Office 365 from Microsoft is a software platform built on a highly redundant and secure infrastructure. It is offered with a monthly or annual fee and includes SharePoint for intranets, […]

How to Recognize the Signs of Identity Theft

Management

A Quick Guide for Protecting Your Firm Against Hacks

March 7, 2018

Vicki LaBrosse

Information is the new currency, which makes it worth stealing. Each day, hackers invade organizations for useful data such as personally identifiable information, passwords, market-moving news and corporate intelligence. From […]

Management

Key Considerations When Starting An
AI Program For Your Law Firm

March 1, 2018

Vicki LaBrosse

Artificial intelligence has been dominating the legal tech landscape in recent years. By now, most firms have decided that they need to incorporate AI into their practices for one reason […]

Management

Outsourcing Office Services in the Legal Industry

January 5, 2018

Nick Staffieri

Many law firms, no matter the size, have at one point struggled with the concept of outsourcing their office support services. Whether they are grappling with how to monitor an […]

Management

Link Piggybacking: Modeling Your Competitor’s Success in Search

October 26, 2017

Chris Dreyer

Even for seasoned SEOs it can be difficult to know where to start with outranking your competition. Do you need more links? More technical fixes on your site? Maybe you […]

Management

Artificial Intelligence 101
And How It Can Help Your Law Firm

September 19, 2017

Arup Das

In today’s digital world, law firms are seeing increased pressure from clients to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven tools into their law practices. Simply put, clients are being more […]

Management

Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls
of an Unpaid Internship Program

June 12, 2017

Suzanne Brown

Many employers bring interns on board during the summer months to provide training and experience to people who are new to their industries, cultivate future employees, and build strong relationships […]

Management

How to Become A Local SEO Superhero

May 23, 2017

James Nguyen

In a world full of social media and review sites, there are only a select few who can rank on page one. We invite you to learn the secrets to […]

Management

Two-Factor Authentication: A Password Evolution

May 10, 2017

Michael Paul

Why do we need passwords? They are ubiquitous and in our faces all day. I log in on 200 to 300 websites, routers, firewalls, computers and phones during an average […]

Management

Better Invoicing Can Improve your Bottom Line:
7 Tips for Law Firm Billing Management

May 1, 2017

Kristi Singal

Managing a legal practice can be very stressful and time-consuming. As an attorney, you likely would rather spend your working time practicing law. The time capture, accounting, invoicing and […]

Management

Adding SSL to Your Attorney Website: 5 Things You Need To Know

April 25, 2017

Chris Dreyer

Google announced in 2014[1] that it would be using SSL as a ranking factor in search. In other words that means if you have a security certificate applied to your […]

Good Reads

“Legal Asylum: A Comedy” – A Hilarious Satire of the Cutthroat World of Law Schools

April 20, 2017

Jill Switzer

Legal Asylum: A Comedy is a very funny book. Written by Stanford Law Professor Paul Goldstein, it’s a hilarious takedown of the lengths to which a law school will go […]

Legal Marketing

How A ‘Grandma’ Receptionist Can Help Increase Billings At Smaller Law Firms

February 8, 2017

Jana Schilder

While doing a recent turnaround at a law firm that does wills and estates, criminal, and family law, The Legal A Team noticed that one thing this firm was doing right was […]

Management

A Lawyer’s Refresher:
Financial Records & Statements

February 7, 2017

Alison Lindy Higgins

Attorneys in all practice fields need to know the basics of reading financial statements. As a business it is very important to make sure that you financial statements are all […]

Initial Client Interviews in Family Law Matters

Management

Best Practices For Client Interviews
in Family Law Matters

February 6, 2017

Alison Lindy Higgins

Client consultations are important in all fields of law in determining whether a client is right for you or your firm. The styles and techniques used for initial interviews or […]

Management

Speak Our Language!
Invoicing Accuracy & Rules Compliance: What Law Firms Can Learn from Clients

December 20, 2016

Vicki LaBrosse

Senior attorneys and managing partners are often frustrated when it comes to how they invoice, and how they are paid for their work. How can this ongoing issue with law […]

Management

The Challenges of Contract Review

December 13, 2016

Vicki LaBrosse

Contract review is one of the most important things attorneys do. It’s also one of the most time-consuming. Millions of hours are logged by lawyers to ensure that every defined […]

Management

Make Better Decisions
With the “Thoughtful Pause”

November 3, 2016

James Harrington

The seed of the idea for this post came from my own reflections about the early days of my legal career. November 1 holds significance for me because it’s about […]

Management

Culture Shift: Helping Senior Attorneys Embrace New Technologies

November 3, 2016

Adam McDonell

Senior attorneys recognize that law firms and legal departments need to invest in and embrace new technologies to remain competitive, but acclimating to these technologies can be daunting. Tech entrepreneurs […]

Management

General Counsels:
Building the Team from Within

November 1, 2016

Deborah Hoffman

As skilled lawyers, General Counsel generally have intuition regarding people, which allows them to identify skills in others and form strong teams around them. More likely than not, a General […]

Management

The Top 7 Reasons Employers Get Sued

October 25, 2016

Toni Long

California has some of the most employee-friendly laws in the country. Even well-intentioned employers may unwittingly run afoul of our ever-evolving laws, suffering severe consequences. To help others avoid the […]

Management

Making the Most of Your Relationship with a Legal Recruiter

October 9, 2016

Adam Weiss

For some attorneys, phone calls from legal recruiters are an occasional annoyance; for others, such calls are a welcome relief—even a potential lifeline thrown to a lawyer whose career may […]

Management

How Do You Negotiate
With Someone Who Always Says No?

August 2, 2016

Steve Mehta

Resolving a matter is always worth at least a try. There are a number of reasons why a case didn’t settle and not trying to negotiate is reason number one. […]

Management

Is Your Law Firm’s Mobile Data Really Secure?

July 22, 2016

Philip Homburger

Law firm IT departments face the challenge of keeping data secure as more and more lawyers and legal teams use their mobile devices to work remotely. The benefits to having […]

Management

So Your Client Wants
to Be a “Reality TV Star”

July 21, 2016

Ethan Bordman

With the growth of reality TV come the inevitable entertainment legal issues. I have received phone calls from attorneys in a variety of practice areas in cases where their clients […]

Good Reads

The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide
to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation

July 19, 2016

Jill Switzer

Don’t shrug off this book just because of the subtitle. The authors, both lawyers, know all too well our perfectionist/pessimistic mindset. The stress and anxiety that you and I feel […]

Management

Tips for Negotiating Over the Phone

July 19, 2016

Steve Mehta

Attorneys negotiate over the telephone all the time and there are some things that you and your client should consider if the parties are trying to work out an agreement. […]

Management

7 Reasons Your Business Should Have
a Written Partnership Agreement

July 1, 2016

Toni Long

When partners initially go into business, they are motivated and happy to embark on this exciting new adventure together. At the beginning, they agree on almost everything. These new entrepreneurs […]

Management

Have You Really Accounted For
All Your Client’s Digital Assets?

June 21, 2016

Richard Martin

Law firms like Essayli & Brown are constantly helping a client to put together an estate plan. It’s part of their daily routine. Imagine you are now doing the same. […]

Management

7 Ways Bad UX is Killing
Your SEO (And How to Fix It)

June 21, 2016

Chris Dreyer

Links, content, keywords and basic on-site optimization are all important aspects of SEO but the one thing that can kill good optimization is a poor user experience. UX (or user […]

Management

How Lawyers Can Successfully
Compete With LegalZoom

June 20, 2016

Dan Jaffe

There are a number of companies that, with the help of the internet, are shifting the balance of power in the legal services industry away from attorneys in the name […]

Management

15 Reasons Why Clients
Pay Us More than LegalZoom

June 20, 2016

Deborah Gonzalez

Law is changing. Let me be more specific since laws are always changing – some faster than others. We are talking about the practice of law and the relationship between […]

Management

How to Handle the Negotiator Bully

June 10, 2016

Steve Mehta

We all have our own negotiating styles. Some of us try to bully the other party into agreeing to favorable terms. If you’ve encountered the bully it’s because that suits […]

Management

SEC Releases New Crowdfunding Rules: Good for Small Companies But at What Cost? Part 3

May 20, 2016

Toni Long

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules under the JOBS Act that permit crowdfunded offerings. As of May 16, 2016, companies can now use Regulation Crowdfunding to […]

Management

How to Properly Wind Down Your Practice

May 10, 2016

Deborah Gonzalez

Closing a practice is never easy. Whether it be your choice or not. Letting go of hard work and dedication is not something that can be done instantly. Having to […]

Management

Protecting Business Owners From Their Enemies, Their Allies, and Themselves

May 6, 2016

Clay Westbrook

Author’s note: following is an excerpt from my new book, Debt & Circuses: Protecting Business Owners From Their Enemies, Their Allies, and Themselves, released April, 2016. Available in print (bound […]

Management

Four Ways to Make the Case
for New Technology in Your Law Firm

May 4, 2016

Rosemary Kupfert

We are living in the midst of a technology renaissance, which is changing how we work, live and play. With innovative technology being released daily, it’s possible to track your […]

Management

Inside the Mind of a Client in Trouble

April 19, 2016

Clay Westbrook

Author’s note: following is an excerpt from Clay Westbrook’s new book, Debt & Circuses: Protecting Business Owners From Their Enemies, Their Allies, and Themselves, released April, 2016. Introduction … If […]

Management

SEC Releases New Crowdfunding Rules: Good for Small Companies But at What Cost?
– Part 1

April 14, 2016

Toni Long

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently adopted final rules under the JOBS Act of 2012 that will permit crowdfunded offerings. The final rules known as “Regulation Crowdfunding” become […]

Management

How to Use Repetition as Part
of a Successful Mediation Strategy

April 12, 2016

Steve Mehta

We’re not all quick studies. During a mediation session you may need to give the same message several times, in different ways, for a party to accept what you’re saying. […]

Management

Crisis Management Strategies for Your Pro Athlete Client

April 7, 2016

Brandon Leopoldus

False accusations can destroy an athlete’s career. Often, claims will be made by people who may know an athlete and have had a falling out with them or someone who […]

Management

The Four Roads to Value for Your Practice

April 1, 2016

Clay Westbrook

For reasons not the least bit interesting, I know a few things about lighting, and believe me, lamps can teach you a lot about living a better, more fulfilling life. Okay, not […]

Management

Does Your Law Firm Need Multiple Websites?

March 8, 2016

Dan Jaffe

I love how passionate we attorneys are. We bring enthusiasm into everything we do, and that includes marketing. I’ve previously discussed whether attorneys benefit from purchasing “.law” domains for their […]

Management

What’s in a Name? Beware of Your Client’s Name Being Used Without Permission

March 1, 2016

Brandon Leopoldus

Numerous people want to work with (or claim they work with or know) professional athletes. You may see the names of athletes and their pictures on websites and promotional materials […]

Management

What Kind Of Lawyer Are You? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Spending Marketing Dollars

February 1, 2016

Dan Jaffe

Many attorneys wonder about the best thing they can do for their marketing – and there’s no shortage of suggestions for what lawyers can buy or do to help support […]

Management

Is My Assistant Really
an Independent Contractor?

February 1, 2016

Toni Long

I routinely field calls from clients about how to classify workers. As a business and entertainment attorney, this issue impacts most of my clients on a regular basis. Recently, one […]