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Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, First Look at Slidebean

Thomas RuBane, Lawyers, Ethereum, and the Blockchain

Mike Brem, iPad a Consumption Device, Not a Creation Device

Ron Kovach, Amicus Attorney Small Firm Quandary

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Coming today to BiglawWorld: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the partner promotions and lateral moves 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.

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Baker McKenzie Announces 80 Partnership Promotions

Ballard Spahr Names Attorneys to Firm Partnership

Michael Best Names Eight Attorneys to Partnership

Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC to Merge With Indiana-Based Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald & Hahn, LLP

Congratulations to Stephen Poor of Big Law Business on winning our BiglawWorld Pick of the Week award: Automation to Squeeze the 'Muddy Middle' of Big Law.

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Coming today to BiglawWorld: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the partner promotions and lateral moves 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.

We'd like to congratulate everyone who leveled up this week. Here's a sampling:

Morgan Lewis Elects 31 New Partners

Five Attorneys Join Winston & Strawn in Silicon Valley

Hogan Lovells Combines With Collora, Adding Boston Office

Former Asst. U.S. Attorney General for DOJ Tax Division Kathy Keneally Joins Jones Day in New York

Former White House Counsel Jack Quinn Joins Manatt

Congratulations to Altman Weil on winning our BiglawWorld Pick of the Week award: Altman Weil 2017 Law Firms in Transition Survey.

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Coming today to BiglawWorld: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the partner promotions and lateral moves 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.

We'd like to congratulate everyone who leveled up this week. Here's a sampling:

Holland & Knight Adds High-Profile Litigation Team in Portland

McCarter Adds Two Prominent Product Liability Partners

Former U.S. Sen. David Vitter Joins Butler Snow in Louisiana

Prominent Media Lawyer Charles Tobin Joins Ballard Spahr

Mass Torts ‘Star’ Gaudreau Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Pharma, Med Device & Health Care Litigation Practice in NY

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Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Donald Coker, Why I'm Unhappy With the Practice Management Market

Bobby Abrams, Review of Time Matters

Mark Olberding, Review of Unicomp Classic 104 Keyboard Plus Thoughts on Accuracy

Timothy Trichler, Accuracy and Speed of Mechanical Keyboards (Das)

Bryan Keenan, Accuracy and Speed of Mechanical Keyboards (Das)

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Coming today to BiglawWorld: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the partner promotions and lateral moves 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.

We'd like to congratulate everyone who leveled up this week. Here's a sampling:

Baker Donelson Announces Thirteen Newly Elected Shareholders Firm-Wide

Debevoise Names Seven New Partners

Fox Elevates 17 to Partner

Mintz Levin Promotes Five Attorneys to Member

Allen Matkins Brings in O’Malley Miller as Partner

Congratulations to Gabe Friedman of Big Law Business on winning our BiglawWorld Pick of the Week award: Asked and Answered: The Story in This Year’s AmLaw Numbers.

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Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Jerry Gonzalez, Cheaper Alternative To Virtual Desktop Services

Mark Olberding, My Lawyerly Attire In Small Town Iowa

Jerald Stein, Review Of RingCentral

Caren Schwartz, Tip: Disable Word's "Recent Documents" Feature For Faster Performance

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Coming today to BiglawWorld: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the partner promotions and lateral moves 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.

We'd like to congratulate everyone who leveled up this week. Here's a sampling:

DLA Piper Announces Partnership Promotions for 2017

Dentons Announces New Partners

Cozen O’Connor Adds 17 Lawyers From Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC Joins Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Kara Novaco Brockmeyer, Former Chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s FCPA Unit, to Join Debevoise

Congratulations to Stephen Poor of Big Law Business on winning our BiglawWorld Pick of the Week award: Big Law Clings to 'Guild-Like Veneer' As 'Super Rich' Firms Pull Away.

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to the 35 best articles, podcasts, and videos from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sampling from today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week. SmallLaw is free so don't miss the next issue — sign up now.

Congratulations to Deborah J. Merritt of Law School Cafe on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Jobs and Salaries for New Lawyers

Track These Performance Metrics to Improve Client Relations

Five Steps to Collecting Fees

Four Local SEO Hacks Lawyers Can Use to Rank #1 in Google My Business

These Common Blogging Truths Are False

Don't Limit Yourself by Geography

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Many technology pundits love to hate on email and push this narrative any chance they get. But these haters lack supporting evidence and don't realize how good they have it argues TechnoLawyer publisher Neil J. Squillante in this issue of SmallLaw. Neil explains how all the email problems of yore either no longer exist or can be easily eliminated. Far from a dystopia, email today is in its golden age — the best tool for communicating across organizations (including email newsletters). Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for tips on responding to negative online attorney reviews.

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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.