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The recent Texas State Bar ethics ruling banning non-lawyer “officers” or “principals” demands a reaction, law firm consultant Timothy Corcoran writes, because not only does it fail to protect consumers, it creates additional barriers for advancing the profession.

A former law firm attorney who has “gone in-house” shares insights in how to make clients happy, and what makes her happy now as a client.

Most legal writing is bloated with verbiage, and a wordy brief “has one count against it already,” writes attorney Theda […]

Three out of four lawyers plan on investing in more technology to run their practice in the next year, according […]

Any practitioner considering predictive coding should consider Magistrate Judge Leen’s decision in a recent case against Progressive Insurance, and consider the potential pitfalls associated with failure to consistently cooperate.

In lieu of having a business plan that gathers dust, Beth Cuzzone, Director of Business Development at Goulston & Storrs, creates a one page “Contribution Plan” that asks the lawyers five simple questions regarding the contribution they are expected to make to the firm.

Vague, incomplete or misunderstood instructions from partners to associates is a prime source of profitability leaks. Legal advisor Pam Woldow has one simple delegation improvement she says can reduce write-downs by up to 18 percent.