Legal Writing Styles that Lawyers Must Master
To write effectively, you must communicate effectively. Remember the discussion between the March Hare, the...
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The Legal Purpose of an Appellate Brief
A former colleague once commented that an appellate brief is a document written by a disgruntled practitioner...
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Technological Invasion of the Legal Profession
Law is a paper-intensive business. Improvements in paper handling and production have always impacted the...
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Fees Lifeline of Law Practice
Fees are the lifeline of law practice. The relentless pressure of meeting overhead expenses and providing for...
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Varied Questions about Language That Lawyers Ask
Lawyers ask questions ranging from the subject of general English usage to the propriety of certain terms of...
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How to Make Law Practice Lucrative
One wag has stated that the best way for a lawyer to obtain new clients is to run well for an important public...
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Stage for Collecting Legal Fees
All of the marketing tools we have discussed are designed only to provide the lawyer with the opportunity to...
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Job Options: New Law Grads
If you plan to set up your own law office alone or with some other young lawyers, you can shorten the time...
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Overhead Ratios of a Law Firm
The typical law office spends 45 to 50 percent of the fee dollar on the expenses of operating the office....
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Can an Attorney Put on Manger’s Mantle?
Can an attorney put the mantle of a manager? It may sound strange. But in certain situations he has to put on...
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Law Partnerships & Agreements
About half of existing law partnerships does not have written partnership agreements. In older firms,...
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Cover Letter and Resume for Legal Professionals
The cover letter, like all correspondence and writings sent to employers, should be typed on good bond paper...
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The Dynamics of Starting Law Practice
It is difficult to start law practice, but there has never been a really good time, and there never will be....
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Law Office Economics and Management
Law office economics includes all organizational aspects from moving an office to dissolving a partnership. It...
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Lawyers Work not Just for Pay
Lawyers work for many and complex reasons. Pay (whether as a salary or as a share of profits) is an important...
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Legal Services – Planning & Marketing
When many lawyers think-or talk-about practicing law, they are considering a lawyer or a firm of lawyers who...
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Private Law Firms – An Overview
The phrase "private practice" is generally understood to apply to those lawyers who undertake legal...
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Insurance Defense Firms & Fees
Insurance defense firms represent a group of attorneys who are closely controlled by their clients. A survey...
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Law Firms & Changing Structural Needs
The needs of a law firm for structure and organization change at various periods of its existence and depend...
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Behind Every Lawyer there’s an Assistant
Behind every group of lawyers stands another group of vitally important assistants who often present the...
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Law Practice: How to Attract Clients
Every lawyer sells himself to those he meets, and especially to his clients. Ethical salesmanship is essential...
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Law Firms – Marketing Plan Must Be Unique
The objective of marketing is to bring desired clients to the firm, and to keep them there. Marketing is both...
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Billing: Lawyers Must Know How to Impress Clients
A majority of the complaints that bar association grievance committees are called upon to hear involve clients...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Family Law
Over the last thirty years, the field of family law has experienced a tremendous expansion of substantive law...
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Legal Subspecialties in Family Law
Because family law encompasses such a wide range of substantive law topics, many practitioners and academics...
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What Type of Personality Traits Are Needed to Help a Family Lawyer Succeed?
Many of the legal professionals quickly point out that choosing family law means a great deal of client...
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Is Being a Family Lawyer the Right Choice for You?
Are you right in choosing family law as a career for yourself? The answer depends on many things: your legal...
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Trends and Changes Observed in a Legal Career
It might be argued that the field of family law has undergone more dramatic changes in the past thirty years...
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Characteristics of a Legal Career
The typical family lawyer practices as a solo or in a firm of three or fewer attorneys. There are "boutique"...
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