TechnoLawyer: Law Office Management

Coming today to SmallLaw: Some guardian angels don't look much different than you. In this issue of SmallLaw, law firm founder Clark Stewart continues his A Lawyer's Life series by discussing how a lawyer across the street has changed his life. You'll learn why Clark finds personal injury law a breath of fresh air, why his father knows best, and why he's finally winning the battle of the bulge. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a comparative review of iWork, Office, and Google Docs on iOS.

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Coming today to BigLaw: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the inside baseball announced by America's largest law firms during the past week in an easy-to-scan format. You'll also find must-read analysis, rankings, trends, etc. about large law firms.

This week's inside baseball sections link to:

65 press releases about lateral hires, mergers, internal promotions, and all other significant business news.

222 press releases about notable law firm and practice group accolades.

75 press releases about notable individual lawyer accolades.

Congratulations to Kalia of Think and Question Big Law on winning our BigLaw Pick of the Week award: How to Spot and Handle the Seven Types of Large Firm Jerks. Here's a sampling of of some other industry analysis from this issue:

Am Law 200 Gets 47% of Legal Spending

Questions All Laterals Should Ask

And One More Jerk

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BigLaw keeps you apprised of lateral hires, internal promotions, mergers, new offices, accolades, and other inside baseball at America's 300+ largest law firms by linking directly to their press releases. Thanks to a clever design, BigLaw takes just a few minutes to scan yet its comprehensiveness makes it the only source you need to stay on top of this self-reported news. Each issue of BigLaw also links to insightful articles, statistical reports, podcasts, and videos about large law firms published elsewhere as well as to our detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 82 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Are You a Good Lawyer?

Closing Your Law Firm

Ten Tips to Optimize Your Law Firm Blog URLs

Why Law Blog Ghostwriting Isn't Unethical

Congratulations to Lee Rosen of Divorce Discourse on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The Lawyer's Guide to Airport Lounges

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Coming today to BigLaw: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the inside baseball announced by America's largest law firms during the past week in an easy-to-scan format. You'll also find must-read analysis, rankings, trends, etc. about large law firms.

This week's inside baseball sections link to:

62 press releases about lateral hires, mergers, internal promotions, and all other significant business news.

56 press releases about notable law firm and practice group accolades.

75 press releases about notable individual lawyer accolades.

Congratulations to Ron Friedmann of Prism Legal on winning our BigLaw Pick of the Week award: Five Large Firm Trends to Watch. Here's a sampling of of some other industry analysis from this issue:

Joseph Shenker of Sullivan & Cromwell

The Downside of Luring Lateral Partners

Firms Bet on Growth Potential of Drone Law

How to Receive BigLaw
BigLaw keeps you apprised of lateral hires, internal promotions, mergers, new offices, accolades, and other inside baseball at America's 300+ largest law firms by linking directly to their press releases. Thanks to a clever design, BigLaw takes just a few minutes to scan yet its comprehensiveness makes it the only source you need to stay on top of this self-reported news. Each issue of BigLaw also links to insightful articles, statistical reports, podcasts, and videos about large law firms published elsewhere as well as to our detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 72 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Blowback on Five Dumbest Things New Solos Do

The Office Space of Schopf & Weiss

Avvo Advisor Seems Ill Advised

The Changing Face of Public Relations

Congratulations to Chicago Lawyer on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: A Small Law Firm Moves From Class D to a Office Space

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Coming today to SmallLaw: South Bend, Indiana law firm Tuesley Hall Konopa is the proverbial big fish in a small pond. With 12 lawyers and 15 staff, it's fairly large for a small city. For this issue of SmallLaw, lawyer and journalist Marin Feldman interviewed managing partner Eric Seigel. You'll learn about the firm's marketing plan, its billing, document assembly, document management, and practice management software, and how it minimizes costs for clients without sacrificing quality. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the story of a solo who took down his shingle.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 72 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

20 Surefire Signs of Super Clients

When Malpractice Strikes Stop Digging

List Your Law Firm in Apple Maps

How to Become a Trusted Legal Media Source

Congratulations to Lee Rosen of Solo Practice University on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Top Five Dumbest Things New Solos Do

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to BigLaw: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the inside baseball announced by America's largest law firms during the past week in an easy-to-scan format. You'll also find must-read analysis, rankings, trends, etc. about large law firms.

This week's inside baseball sections link to:

78 press releases about lateral hires, mergers, internal promotions, and all other significant business news.

43 press releases about notable law firm and practice group accolades.

61 press releases about notable individual lawyer accolades.

Congratulations to Jordan Furlong of Law21 on winning our BigLaw Pick of the Week award: Fixing the Broken Partner Compensation System. Here's a sampling of of some other industry analysis from this issue:

Corporations Drive Drop in Use of First Years

Jenner & Block Hones in on Data Privacy

Partners Behaving Badly

How to Receive BigLaw
BigLaw keeps you apprised of lateral hires, internal promotions, mergers, new offices, accolades, and other inside baseball at America's 300+ largest law firms by linking directly to their press releases. Thanks to a clever design, BigLaw takes just a few minutes to scan yet its comprehensiveness makes it the only source you need to stay on top of this self-reported news. Each issue of BigLaw also links to insightful articles, statistical reports, podcasts, and videos about large law firms published elsewhere as well as to our detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 73 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Alternative Billing Comes to Main Street

How to Use Lists More Productively

25 Law Firm Website Mistakes

10 More Law Firm Website Mistakes

Congratulations to Robert Algeri of Great Jakes on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The Demise of Traditional Law Firm Websites

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Three women team up and find success. It sounds like a music act, but in this case it's a litigation boutique with offices in three cities that handles complex cases. In this issue of SmallLaw, lawyer and journalist Marin Feldman profiles Nancy Hendrickson, Julie Thrall Burrow, and Carolyn Guy, partners of Hendrickson Law Firm. You'll learn about the happy accident that gave birth to the firm as well as the software that enables the trio to offer its clients much lower rates than the large firms against which it competes. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for 10 questions to ask before hiring a law firm website designer.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.