Law firms have a leadership crisis. Not a shortage of managing partners or practice group heads, but a fundamental inability to develop actual leaders from within their ranks. The traditional model of promoting the best...more
7/23/2025
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Firm Leadership ,
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Law Practice Management ,
Leadership ,
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Professional Development ,
Succession Planning ,
Training ,
Young Lawyers
I’m an adjunct professor of legal entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut School of Law, and I've never been more excited about the future of law. This year, I simplified my reading list to just two books: "The...more
7/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Development ,
Client Services ,
Databases ,
Draft Documents ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Innovation ,
Law School ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Professional Development ,
Startups
The legal profession is experiencing a quiet revolution, and most law firms are completely unprepared for what's coming. While Big Law partners obsess over billable hours and corner offices, a new generation of lawyers is...more
6/2/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Law ,
Business Development ,
Business Ownership ,
Career Development ,
Client Services ,
Innovative Technology ,
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Young Lawyers
The legal profession is stuck in the past. Most law firms still operate like they did fifty years ago. Senior lawyers assign tasks. Junior lawyers do the tasks. This is the old way....more
5/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Development ,
Business Strategies ,
Client Services ,
Collaboration ,
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Law Firm Associates ,
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Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Young Lawyers
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with Cain Elliott, Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine. Our conversation was both inspiring and jarring. He walked into the room and asked a question that every law firm, lawyer,...more
5/12/2025
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Business Development ,
Client Services ,
Corporate Culture ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development
Own Your Practice, Own Your Success -
Ready to launch your own law firm? Join our free, three-session course, break free and build the law firm you’ve always wanted.
The Way to Your Own Law Firm -
You became a...more
4/30/2025
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Business Formation ,
Business of Law ,
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Client Retention ,
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Professional Development ,
Webinars
Own Your Practice, Own Your Success -
Ready to launch your own law firm? Join our free, three-session course, break free and build the law firm you’ve always wanted.
The Way to Your Own Law Firm -
You became a...more
4/23/2025
/ Business Development ,
Business Formation ,
Business of Law ,
Career Development ,
Client Retention ,
Client Services ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Professional Development ,
Webinars
Own Your Practice, Own Your Success -
Ready to launch your own law firm? Join our free, three-session course, break free and build the law firm you’ve always wanted.
The Way to Your Own Law Firm -
You became a lawyer to...more
4/9/2025
/ Business Development ,
Business Formation ,
Business of Law ,
Career Development ,
Client Retention ,
Client Services ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Professional Development ,
Webinars
The legal profession is standing at the edge of a radical transformation. Technology, shifting client expectations, new business models, and the accelerating pace of change are exposing a critical question: Will your law firm...more
4/8/2025
/ Automation Systems ,
Business Development ,
Business Strategies ,
Client Retention ,
Client Services ,
Doing Business ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Professional Development ,
Young Lawyers
You’ve likely lived this scenario.
It’s Monday morning. You’ve got a deposition at 10, a court call at 2, and a mountain of emails to sift through. Your paralegal pokes her head in: “Hey, did anyone ever follow up on...more