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The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people, including lawyers, to work from home. Businesses had to adapt to an online marketplace. Focus shifted quickly to providing positive online experiences for customers and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Many businesses muddled through, trying to figure out...

It’s 2023, and the fundamentals of running a law firm are suddenly up for debate. What does practicing law look like? How are law firms organized? Can technology replace some or all of what we do? Three years ago, I think most of us would have had confident answers to all of those questions, yet...

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Every business needs a website. Unfortunately, many law firms lack one, or if they have one, it serves no purpose beyond being a digital business card. Most firms want more, but time and other commitments preclude it. Fortunately, CosmoLex Websites makes creating and updating a powerful business...

Well, you’ve got to give this unnamed senior partner credit for saying the quiet part out loud. This morning, Skadden announced that it would backtrack on its current 3-day hybrid office model and institute a 4-day, Monday-Thursday attendance model starting in September. And, of course, the firm...

Just before nine last night, Donald Trump screeched this nastygram into the airless void of his social media platform. “Dear Attorney General Garland,” his attorneys John Rowley and Jim Trusty began, channeling their inner Karen. Rowley and Trusty are both DOJ veterans — they know damn well this...

Speaking at the American Law Institute’s annual dinner, Chief Justice John Roberts took a moment to indirectly address judicial ethics. With mounting revelations that Clarence Thomas failed to comply with federal public disclosure laws while gobbling up gifts and money from benefactors with...

This Supreme Court has problems. Oh, it almost seems quaint now that the biggest scandal for the nation’s highest court a year ago was that someone there leaked a draft opinion. Of course, what that draft opinion said ended up being pretty much the same substantively as what the final opinion...

Clarence Thomas BFF #1 Harlan Crow engaged Michael D. Bopp of Gibson Dunn to inform the Senate Judiciary Committee that he won’t be cooperating with its inquiry into the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts, free tuition, and gratuitous living expenses he’s doled out over the years. The...

While numerous considerations may encourage small-firm lawyers to become generalists, some are also finding that maintaining a specialized focus can provide a fulfilling career trajectory. Specialization allows lawyers to more quickly dive into a particular matter, reducing friction and bringing...

When SCOTUS speaks, the intellectual property world has no choice but to take notice. And while we wait for the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the Jack Daniel’s parody case whose oral argument was profiled on these pages last month, there is plenty for IP practitioners to digest with the...

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Welcome to The Lawyerist Podcast, a series of discussions with entrepreneurs and innovators about building a successful law practice in today’s challenging and constantly changing legal market. Lawyerist supports attorneys, building client-centered, and future-oriented small law firms through...

Welcome to The Lawyerist Podcast, a series of discussions with entrepreneurs and innovators about building a successful law practice in today’s challenging and constantly changing legal market. Lawyerist supports attorneys, building client-centered, and future-oriented small law firms through...

We were told they could create simple forms that integrated with Wealthcounsel for intake and onboarding. After months of work and effort, they finally admitted that they could not do that. The amount of time they forced us to invest before finally coming clean and admitting their software...

The phrase “digital marketing” encompasses many things and has changed over the last decade. Marketing for legal services has a short history compared to other products and services. Before the 1970s, rules prohibited attorney advertising. And once permitted, many people saw things like TV ads and...

Bring more depth to your team’s knowledge with our Digital Courses. Our team of legal operations and technology experts have built and curated relevant digital courses to help you run the firm of your dreams. Take the classes in pieces, or run through them completely in one go. Whatever your...

Welcome to The Lawyerist Podcast, a series of discussions with entrepreneurs and innovators about building a successful law practice in today’s challenging and constantly changing legal market. Lawyerist supports attorneys, building client-centered, and future-oriented small law firms through...

PatternBuilder’s “no code” philosophy makes it approachable to automation novices. And, once the firm creates and deploys automated templates, PatternBuilder promises to be a self-service tool for clients and coworkers. Further, unlike some automation or assembly programs, it advertises the...

PracticePanther, the comprehensive law practice management solution focused on small to medium-sized law firms, spends a lot of time listening to its users. This ongoing conversation helps it refine and expand its features to serve its growing customer base better. Recently, Jonathan Prosperi,...

Welcome to The Lawyerist Podcast, a series of discussions with entrepreneurs and innovators about building a successful law practice in today’s challenging and constantly changing legal market. Lawyerist supports attorneys, building client-centered, and future-oriented small law firms through...