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Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2025-100 Reinforces Written Fee Agreements as Essential for Compliance and Risk...

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In Formal Opinion 2025-100, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility emphasizes the importance of written fee arrangements. The recent Opinion clarifies the minimum...more

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The case for taking fewer clients and charging more

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Many lawyers wonder how they can build a better life while still running a successful law practice. Most attorneys genuinely want to do great work for their clients. At the same time, they have law firm expenses and personal...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Effective Advocacy 101 in the Age of eDiscovery and AI: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients

The fundamental building blocks of effective trial advocacy are remarkably unchanged, despite vast changes in how information is found, analyzed, and presented in courtrooms, hearing rooms, arbitrations, and mediations. In...more

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What Attorneys Should Consider When Thinking About Third-Party Litigation Funding

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Over the last two decades, third-party litigation funding has become a mainstay of the legal industry. Firms of all sizes can now turn to outside lenders to cover the costs of litigation with non-recourse loans—money repaid...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 341: Listen and Learn -- Marriage Formation and Requirements (Family Law)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we explain the legal requirements for marriage formation in the United States. We also cover common law marriage as an exception to the procedural requirements...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 539: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 1)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're diving into part one of a two-part series on the topic of impeachment. Specifically, we're focusing on character impeachment – that is, discrediting the credibility...more

American Lending Center

EB-5: A Lifeline for International Entrepreneurs, Executives & Students

The EB-5 program embodies the same entrepreneurial spirit that drives American innovation and growth....more

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The Unexpected Power of Your Out-of-Office Message

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There are many reasons to be away from the office and unable to quickly respond to emails, instant messages, or calls, such as work travel, vacation, medical leave, or holidays....more

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The Legal Profession Is Choosing Irrelevance

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The legal profession is obsessed with the wrong questions about AI. Every conference, every CLE, every firm retreat features the same hand-wringing: Which AI tool should we buy? How do we bill for AI-assisted work? Will...more

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2026 Legal Tech Trends

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The legal industry hit a defining moment in the past year. Organizations across the sector began to see not just what AI could do, but how profoundly it could reshape the rhythms and realities of everyday legal work. Legal AI...more

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What Is Document Review?

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If you are involved in litigation, investigations, or regulatory compliance, you might be wondering what is document review? Document review is the process of examining documents and electronically stored information to...more

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What Is an ESI Protocol?

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If you are involved in litigation or regulatory discovery, understanding what an ESI protocol is is essential. An ESI protocol is a written agreement that defines how electronically stored information will be identified,...more

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What Is FRCP Rule 34?

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If you are facing a lawsuit with extensive discovery obligations, understanding how federal rules govern the exchange of information is critical. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 plays a central role in this process by...more

Structured Consulting

How Lawyers Arrange Lawsuit Payments While Watching for Ethical Traps

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The path settlement funds take from a defendant to a personal injury plaintiff can radically change how much the plaintiff keeps. Often, slowing settlement negotiations to plan that path, or convince defendants to cooperate,...more

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Pulse check 2026: How Legal Professionals Tackle Collaboration Data at Scale

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Most organizations now operate across multiple collaboration platforms at the same time. Recent technology adoption data shows that Microsoft Teams remains the most prevalent internal collaboration platform, but it is rarely...more

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Avoiding “They Can Do the Job” Hires in Law Firms

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Hiring good lawyers is one of the most important responsibilities of any law firm. Attorneys are not only responsible for serving clients competently, but also for working collaboratively with staff, colleagues, and...more

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How to Reduce Cognitive Overload in Lawyers

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On its own, cognitive overload in lawyers may seem to be an inalienable part of working in a law firm. But when examined more closely, cognitive overload should be a cause for concern for both lawyers and their law firms....more

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California Supreme Court Rejects Automatic Expungement of Attorney Disciplinary Records

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Last year, we reported on a California State Bar initiative to expunge attorney discipline records, other than disbarment, after eight years. See Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – February 2025. The proposed...more

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Carvana and the New Hyperlink Fight: “Contemporaneous” Isn’t Automatic—It’s Earned

Everyone’s finally past the first question on hyperlinked documents: yes, they’re discoverable. That debate is over. The real fight now is sharper—and it’s what makes the Carvana decision a must read: Originally Published...more

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Winning the Right Way: How to Craft, Submit, and Leverage Award Submissions that Actually Drive Results

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If your firm has already identified which awards are worth pursuing, the next step is execution — preparing submissions that stand out and ensuring each win pays off long after the plaque, badge, or trophy is delivered....more

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Legal AI in Practice: Firm Governance, Build vs. Buy Decisions, and Vendor Due Diligence — The Good Bot Podcast

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In this episode of The Good Bot, Brett Mason sits down with Leigh Zeiser, director of AI and automation at Troutman Pepper Locke, to unpack how the firm operationalizes AI responsibly. They discuss the firm's AI portfolio —...more

IR Global

Your Personal Evolution Will Beat Any KPI

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Law firm leaders love numbers. Billables, realization, profit per partner, average fee, new files opened, aged receivables – the dashboards get more sophisticated every year. I’m not anti-metrics. In fact, I like them. They...more

JD Supra Perspectives

The Real Law Firm Marketing Issue

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Why your firm's growth is stalling: Mike Mellor advocates for true collaboration between attorneys and marketing....more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

The Only Two Thought Leadership-Related New Year’s Resolutions That Matter

There are only two New Year’s resolutions you need to worry about if you want to be seen as a thought leader in the New Year. A funny thing happens at the end of every year....more

American Lending Center

ALC’s 2026 EB-5 Market Outlook: Top 10 EB-5 Trends You Can’t Ignore

The EB-5 market is set for another milestone year in 2026, and the American Lending Center (ALC) is continuing our focus on Immigrant First Investing....more

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