In every legal practice, there are important processes that happen before the legal work begins and others that happen once the legal work is done. These are your “bookends.” And if they’re not efficient, you’re wasting time and leaving money on the table in every single file that moves through your firm. Your law firm’s invoicing process is one of the most important processes to get right.
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Adapted from an article by David and Karen Skinner.
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Business Development Is About Connection, Not Complexity
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Adapted from an article by Jay Harrington.
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Adapted from an article by Danielle DavisRoe.
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The best practice group leaders are skilled collaborators and communicators. Here are four behaviors you can use to improve your effectiveness.
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Adapted from an article by Tea Hoffman.
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In this edition of Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org, Mark C. Palmer discusses how AI audio overview tools for lawyers can empower your practice by transforming dense legal documents into listenable content, making case review more efficient.
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Adapted from an article by Mark C. Palmer.
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Busy adding the final touches to your annual law firm marketing plan and business development goals? Here’s advice from Sally Schmidt to help you push through.
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Adapted from an article by Sally J. Schmidt.
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Adapted from an article by Jay Harrington.
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Even in your busiest weeks, small, thoughtful interactions — what we call micro moves for networking — can create trust, visibility, and new business opportunities over time.
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Adapted from an article by Jennifer Ramsey and Megan Senese.
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Five Simple Tips to Survive Your Annual Office Holiday Party
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Adapted from an article by Bull Garlington.
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Once you start to delegate personal tasks, you’ll quickly see how much more productive, present and balanced you can be.
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Adapted from an article by David and Karen Skinner.
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Breaks are not indulgent — they’re necessary to sustain focus, energy and good health. Here are five low-key, low-commitment ways to take a break from the office and recharge.
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Adapted from an article by Jamie Spannhake.
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Use this small law firm year-end checklist to quickly assess your firm’s practice systems and ethics risks — and plan to improve them for the new year.
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Adapted from an article by Megan Zavieh.
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Litigation is a conservative profession, slow to adapt to change, which has prompted a raft of cautionary missives by practitioners about the perils of using AI. But lawyers who resist embracing AI risk falling behind and, ultimately, doing a disservice to clients. Trial attorneys Marissa Ronk and Miles Orton explore the specific ways to deploy generative AI for litigators.
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Adapted from an article by Marissa Ronk and Miles Orton.
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As goal-setting season approaches, let’s dive in and review why goal setting is important for lawyers’ business development, how to set effective goals, and how to achieve them.
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Adapted from an article by Jay Harrington.
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Adapted from an article by Sally J. Schmidt
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Whether your law firm is still exploring or you are ready to go big, here’s how legal marketers can guide the way toward smart, sustainable and ethical legal AI adoption.
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Adapted from an article by Jennifer Scotton.
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Try this the next time you are in a room with other litigators: Count the number of litigation binders. I’ll bet it’s more than five, probably more than 10. Why are litigators still using physical binders in 2025? The reason is simple: they work.
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Adapted from an article by Sam Davidoff.
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The problem isn’t that you don’t know how to plan. The problem is that most law firm annual planning processes focus on creating the plan — not following it. Here’s Karen and David Skinner’s reality-proofed, six-step approach to planning your year.
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Adapted from an article by David and Karen Skinner.
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The biggest factor driving your financial health is your behavior — not just how you spend or save but also understanding where your money is going. Focus on these four key metrics.
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Adapted from an article by David Hunter.
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The process of leaving a law firm partnership brings various — often divergent — interests into play. One of the trickiest parts of your departure plan is who you can tell and when.
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Adapted from an article by Daniel O'Rielly and Dena Roche.
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