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New Series: Days of Future Passed – Law Practice in 2025 – (Part 1) – Guest Lecture with Jared Correia

Feb 2, 2023 in Audio, Guest Lectures, Jared Correia

Enjoy our New Series – Days of Future Passed – What Will Law Firms Look Like in 2025, Part 1

In this first installment we will discuss the law firm business structure in all its incarnations, how this impacts your employees, vendors and much more. Will we see the Amazon model of law firms? It is more in-depth and surprising than you might imagine including sales people, referral fees. Will we see the demise of the solo practitioner? This is info you will need which ever direction you may go. Listen and learn.

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Reality Check – Part 4 – Worrying Will Kill You!

Jan 19, 2023 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions, Work/Life

I have to admit it. I’m a worrier. I worry about my family, my mother, my husband and son. I worry about the economy, people and animals, the future of our politically divided country, the food supply and climate change. I worry about income and inflation and retirement and health. I worry. I worry about many things, some within my control and some not.

Ironically, worry has proven to be quite the motivator for me when combined with an insatiable curiosity about people and life. I don’t think I’m particularly unique when it comes to worrying. Most people I know say they don’t worry at all (liars) or they say they worry all the time. But at the end of the day most of us have some level of worry which keeps us up at night. (And the irony is most people over 65 say their biggest regret is spending too much of their lives worrying!)…..Read on!

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Ready to Scale Your Law Firm? Here Are the First 3 Employees You Should Hire

Jan 11, 2023 in Guest Bloggers

It’s happened: you’ve launched your law firm, you’ve started getting cases, and your star is on the rise. You’re getting more cases and earning more money. However, you’ve started noticing that you’re missing out on cases, or the quality of your work is starting to slip.

You’re ready to grow your firm, but knowing who to hire, and why, is an important next step before you start recruiting.

Here are 3 employees to consider when scaling your law firm…Read on.

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Reality Check Part 3: Working from Home is The New Norm. How Do You Handle Work and Family Successfully?

Dec 15, 2022 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Subjective Opinions, Technology, The BS-Free Zone

Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic becoming less severe, remote work only seems to be trending upwards. The reality is that the Pandemic might simply have been a catalyst for greater interest and trend among workers. Here are some insights our research uncovered…..

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Networking in a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic World – Have We Lost Something and Don’t Even Know It? – Guest Lecture with Jared Correia

Dec 7, 2022 in Audio, Guest Lectures, Jared Correia

Lawyers fundamentally know the importance of networking. Newer lawyers growing in their practices these past few years know it in theory but haven’t experienced the value of in-person events for making connections. In this pandemic/post-pandemic world are we losing something of value we don’t realize in exchange for rationalizing the convenience (and some would argue safety) of connecting on line? This is an important discussion for lawyers, conference organizers, educators and more. Listen and learn.

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9 Effective Strategies for Lead Follow-Up

Dec 1, 2022 in Guest Bloggers

Gaining clientele is as essential for law firms as any other business. To establish a successful firm and keep it growing, lawyers must develop reliable methods to generate leads and understand how to maximize them.

This starts by learning to follow leads effectively and knowing which resources can help you decide what potential cases to pursue. Read on….

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Happy Thanksgiving To All Those Who Believed In Spite of The Naysayers

Nov 23, 2022 in Inspiration

While I am thankful for many things in my life, this Thanksgiving I wanted to give thanks for all those who have overcome those brilliant and highly decorated minds who were so sure that what you wanted to do simply could not be done. If people who innovated constantly backed down in the face of an ‘authority’ who said their idea was ridiculous, not worthy, not needed, implausible and a waste of time, where would we be? Read on…..

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