Whether you are changing careers, retiring, or merging with another firm, there are many reasons why you might need to close up your law office. Even if you don’t have plans to do so any time soon, it is prudent…
About three seconds is how much time visitors will give your website before forming a first (and, perhaps fixed and final) impression. (There are versions of this parable in which time gets extended -- up to about a minute; still,…
The legal industry has a genuine concern in rooting out charlatans. The advertising ethics rules reflect as much, with a general prohibition against producing and disseminating false or misleading information, that expands out from there. There are, assuredly, important concepts…
Lawyers have a reputation for being aggressively confident; but, that notion has mostly been buttressed by television and movie depictions of trial attorneys. (Maybe I’m just playing devil’s advocate here, though.) Most of the attorneys that I’ve met would not…
“Inbox Zero” means keeping your inbox empty or nearly empty at all times, thus reducing distraction and increasing efficiency. A key rule is that if you can respond to an email in less than two minutes, then do it immediately…
Many new lawyers I talk to are reluctant to start blogging, even as it’s a tremendous content marketing tool that is one of the best ways for lawyers to build their expertise, and their following. A variant of the same,…
Regardless of the different techniques and services you might use to manage your Outlook Inbox, there will come a day when you amass too many messages in your Inbox and thereby lose track of your unread messages. When that happens,…
This summer, Boston is the place to be for legal conferences, with a number of major organizations invading, in support of significant events. The Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA), the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE) and the American…
It seems like more and more lawyers are interested in joining Twitter. If you’re one of them, you’ll want to start strong, because a lot of people don’t. Here are five tips for starting your journey from Twitter beginner to…
Updated June 2018: The research discussed below has been criticized on various points, which have been responded to in this article from Forbes. The art of presentation is an integral aspect of the legal profession, regardless of your particular practice.…