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Generational Collaboration: The Opportunity For Law Firms In The Age Of AI

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The legal profession is stuck in the past. Most law firms still operate like they did fifty years ago. Senior lawyers assign tasks. Junior lawyers do the tasks. This is the old way....more

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A Survival Roadmap For Lawyers and Law Firms In The Age of AI

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Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with Cain Elliott, Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine. Our conversation was both inspiring and jarring. He walked into the room and asked a question that every law firm, lawyer,...more

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What Will Lawyers Do in the Future?

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Disruption is not on the horizon. It is already here. From generative AI and automation to shifting client expectations and the commodification of legal knowledge, the legal industry is undergoing rapid transformation. This...more

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Want to Be Known for What You’re Great At? Start Acting Like It.

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You’re a brilliant litigator. Or maybe you’re a wizard with trusts and estates. Maybe you’ve never lost a zoning appeal.  But if no one knows that? You’re invisible. And you’re leaving influence, impact, and income on...more

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Will Your Law Firm Exist in 5 Years?

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The legal profession is standing at the edge of a radical transformation. Technology, shifting client expectations, new business models, and the accelerating pace of change are exposing a critical question: Will your law firm...more

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How to Choose a Legal Translator

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If you don’t already use legal translators, it’s likely in your firm’s future. Between 2021 and 2023, the slice of American residents categorized as “limited English proficient” (LEP) grew from 25.7 to 29.6 million, a growth...more

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The Choice For Law Firms: Change or Extinction

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Let’s not dance around it. Law firms today have two options: change or extinction.  Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant buzzword. It’s already reshaping how legal work gets done, what clients expect, and how...more

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How to Write a Case Brief: The Ultimate Cheatsheet

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Case briefing has a long history in legal studies as a tried-and-true method for reviewing and analyzing judicial opinions. Whether you’re a law student attempting to master case briefing, or a lawyer seeking to...more

Decipher Investigative Intelligence

Avoiding the Bad Client Surprise

Nearly 20 percent of lateral partner candidates neglect to provide a comprehensive list of their clients to their prospective firms, according to Decipher Investigative Intelligence research. This means that law firms that...more

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Cultivating the E-Discovery Unicorn: Advanced Project Management for Litigation Leaders

As the demands of e-discovery continue to expand, litigation teams seek a special kind of project manager—an “e-discovery unicorn” who seamlessly combines technical expertise, leadership, and an ability to communicate complex...more

International Lawyers Network

State of the US Legal Industry: As We Head into 2025, What Comes Next?

If you know one thing about me, it’s that I love to talk about the state of the legal industry. We may love to joke about lawyers’ reluctance to change, but truthfully, the industry is no stranger to evolution. And as we...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] Part 2: Don't Let the Jokers Drive You Batty! What We Can Learn from Batman about Maintaining Our Sanity (and Ethics) in...

All Nelson Mullins Alumni are invited to join Chris Osborn, Esq., and Michael Kahn for part two of our Ethics CLE Series focused on lawyers remaining ethical while practicing law. In part one, we explored the frustrations and...more

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Organisation and Time Management Strategies for Lawyers

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Organisation for lawyers can be tough. Still—no matter how competent you are—a cluttered, disorganised space can negatively affect how you practice law. Whether you’ve lost your desk under a chaotic pile of papers, you’re...more

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Case Study: From the Hamster Wheel to CEO

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You’ve heard the expression “wearing multiple hats”? It means, as an individual, we’re operating in two (or more) distinct, and often disparate, areas or functions. Attorneys do this on the daily. Because every attorney is...more

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[Webinar] Efficiency Unlocked: Mastering Problem-Solving for Legal Professionals - May 8th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

In the fast-paced world of legal practice, time is a luxury that attorneys and their support teams can scarcely afford. The emergence of unforeseen problems not only disrupts the workflow but also consumes the already limited...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

10 New Year Resolutions for Attorneys with ADHD in 2024: Realistic and Actionable Goals for the Year Ahead

Nearly one in five attorneys (20%) may suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”), compared to one in twenty (5%) of the general population.  In other words, attorneys are four times more likely to have...more

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Listening: The Bass- (and Base-) line of Success

Our last blog post discussed the 5 C’s of communication and how Clarity, Conciseness, Compelling, Curious, and Compassionate discussions can improve legal technology communication. This post discusses communication’s close...more

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Raoul Shah: Keeping Humanity and Compassion Close

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For Raoul Shah, the decision to become a lawyer was always about helping people. His passion stems from validating victims’ experiences and helping them hold their wrongdoers accountable. ...more

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Three Moves to Help Your Law Firm Thrive in 2023

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According to most economists, we’re not in a recession, at least right now. However, the only certainty appears to be uncertainty. How will law firms achieve growth in an unstable environment? We’ve reviewed two leading...more

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Bring Your Creativity To Work

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The 2022 CLOC Global Institute was once again a tremendous opportunity to learn about the evolution of Legal Operations, network with peers and vendors, and listen to real-world case studies of how teams are moving the needle...more

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What Skills Do Lawyers Need to Excel in a New Era of Business?

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The theme at the last CLOC conference was all about how the legal function is going through a tremendous evolution. Businesses are changing rapidly through digital transformation and remote or hybrid work environments while...more

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LPM Is For Individual Lawyers Too: Here’s What You Should Know

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Sometimes LPM starts with just one lawyer working on an individual matter without the help of professional legal project managers. LPM, after all, is not always a firm-wide initiative. We have had many individual lawyers take...more

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[Event] Legal Project Management London Training Certification Workshop - October 16th-17th, London, UK

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The LPM Institute and LawVision are pleased to offer a comprehensive two-day workshop: LPM LaunchPad™ Certificate in Fundamentals of Legal Project Management. Register today for this workshop and learn the fundamentals to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Lawyer’s Special Weapons and Tactics

A few years back, two of us had the privilege of joining a highly trained SWAT team in New Orleans responding to a call for a barricaded subject with an assault rifle. To be clear, by “joining” we mean observing from the...more

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[Event] Legal Project Management Training Certification Workshop - May 2nd-3rd, Washington, DC

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LawVision and LPM Institute have created the only LPM certification program that enables you to walk away with all the tools and approaches you need to immediately manage your legal matters -- soups to nuts. ...more

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