Firm Leadership, Legal Project Management

[Event] AI Era: The Future of Legal Workflows - November 13th - 14th, Charleston, SC

Best Era on 8/27/2025

Join the movement of forward-thinking firms embracing AI the right way. WHERE LEGAL INNOVATION MEETS REAL IA STRATEGY - Join top legal professionals, AI innovators, and operations experts for a 2-day live experience...more

Freelancers can help law firms

Stange Law Firm, PC on 12/23/2024

Many law firms should consider hiring freelancers to perform this vital work on an outsourced basis instead of ignoring these projects. Most law firms can find freelancers online. Freelancers can help bridge the gap for many...more

Cultivating the E-Discovery Unicorn: Advanced Project Management for Litigation Leaders

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 11/25/2024

As the demands of e-discovery continue to expand, litigation teams seek a special kind of project manager—an “e-discovery unicorn” who seamlessly combines technical expertise, leadership, and an ability to communicate complex...more

State of the US Legal Industry: As We Head into 2025, What Comes Next?

International Lawyers Network on 11/25/2024

If you know one thing about me, it’s that I love to talk about the state of the legal industry. We may love to joke about lawyers’ reluctance to change, but truthfully, the industry is no stranger to evolution. And as we...more

Professional Envy: Understanding and Overcoming Workplace Jealousy

Jaburg Wilk on 11/5/2024

Fulton J. Sheen said, “Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.” While harsh, this observation rings particularly true in competitive workplace environments, where success often breeds resentment among colleagues....more

The Culture of Your Business Matters

Jaburg Wilk on 11/4/2024

Your business has a culture whether it is conscious or not. My firm has a defined culture we call the JW Way. It is a mission statement consisting of twenty-seven fundamentals that the owners and employees strive to live by...more

The Mazares Method: Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength

Purpose Legal on 10/22/2024

Asking for help in business (and in life) is a sign of strength. It demonstrates confidence, leadership, and a commitment to teamwork. It is also a selfless act. I have learned this in over 45 years as a business leader. ...more

Law Firm Best Practices to Mitigate the Increasing Risk of Attorney Disqualification Motions

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Lawyers' Lawyer... on 10/16/2024

It seems as though every day, there is a story in the legal news about a well-known law firm facing a disqualification motion. While disqualification motions are being filed more frequently, that is only half the story. Such...more

[Event] 2024 Trial Advocacy Seminar: Rule of Law - October 30th, Minneapolis, MN

Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/3/2024

Join Robins Kaplan for this year’s Trial Advocacy Seminar, ‘Rule of Law,’ where we will gather to discuss the pivotal role of law in society. This event will explore how the Rule of Law serves as the foundation for justice,...more

Acceptance is Key

Jaburg Wilk on 7/22/2024

Acceptance is hard. At times it is easier, but it is always a process. Frequently it revolves around a change. And we all have varying degrees of change tolerance. Our recent move tested both the ability to manage change...more

Multi-tasking is a Way to Do Many Things Halfway at the Same Time

Jaburg Wilk on 6/24/2024

What are you doing right now? Are you focusing on reading these words, or do you have an eye on your email, texts, social media, or maybe all of them? Or are you on the phone? We all think we can do this and do it well, but...more

Practice Group Leader Roles – More than a Side Gig

LawVision on 5/14/2024

Are you a Practice Group or Department Leader in your firm? Or, an industry or client team leader? As I wrote about in the second edition of The Practice Group Leader’s Handbook for Success, you may focus on the magnitude of...more

Three Ways to Foster Collaboration in Your Law Firm

LawVision on 4/2/2024

At the College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference March 12 – 13, the theme was networks – collaborative, neural, professional, and more. There were many excellent presentations and the sharing in the breakout...more

Is Charisma Necessary for LPM Leaders?

LawVision on 11/28/2023

Charisma, like extroversion, may be highly overrated. You don’t need to be charismatic to inspire people, at least according to leadership consultant Simon Sinek, one of my favorite authors and speakers....more

Illumination Zone: Episode 143 | Robin Perkins sits down with Kaylee & Mary

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 9/21/2023

Robin Perkins, founder and chair of the eDiscovery Practice Group at Kutak Rock, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about her journey to eDiscovery and her passion for the National eDiscovery Leadership Institute (NeLI)...more

Got Introverts? Your LPM Initiative Needs Them

LawVision on 6/5/2023

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama are pretty obvious examples. Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk? Not so much. But they all share a much-aligned and frequently misunderstood personality trait. If you guessed that they...more

“Keep it Short, We’ve Got Work to Do”: LPM Lessons from the Coal Mine

LawVision on 4/12/2023

As any Manhattanite will tell you, it doesn’t take long to walk 10 short north-south blocks. It’s less than half a mile. But when you’re under 770,000 tons of hard rock, it’s a very long distance. That was the scene in...more

Legal Project Management. No Really. You’re Going to Get Your A$$ Kicked.

LawVision on 11/8/2022

You’ve probably heard of Brené Brown. She has an intriguing combination of books and Ted Talks on leadership, vulnerability, and a host of other things. She’s also a sober alcoholic, an ex-Catholic, and, according to her...more

What Sinek and the Innovation Curve Can Teach Us About LPM Adoption

LawVision on 7/25/2022

In part 1 of our series, we talked about the significance of why for any high-performing law firm. Success is not about how phenomenal your lawyers are and the impressive list of clients. Rather, it’s about delivering value....more

Annual Conference Recap: How to Punch Above Your Weight with an Ambitious Legal Brand

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/27/2022

“Punching Above Your Weight” was one of the first sessions at the 2022 LMA Annual Conference. Talking about branding in the legal industry can often send you down the rabbit hole into a discussion about logos, taglines and...more

Annual Pre-Conference Recap – Going All In on the Client Experience: Using Client Journey Mapping to Deliver a Better Client...