Top 5 tips for working with multiple attorneys

No matter how great you are at your legal support job, things are going to get stressful from time to time. Here are our top five tips for working with multiple attorneys.

Managing a personal crisis: Five steps to take in the office

Life happens. Here are steps you can take to help you and your coworkers meet the challenge of the unexpected.

4 big reasons tech training should be mandatory at your firm

Currently, 36 states have adopted the duty of technology competence. While there may be some biases and challenges, there are several reasons that support the value of tech training and for continuing education programs in a firm.

8 questions to ask before scheduling a meeting at your law firm

While periodic meetings can increase productivity, meetings in law firms are often notorious for starting late, running long, being unengaging, or having no defined purpose. To make sure your firm is using everyone’s valuable time wisely, here are 8 questions that need to be asked and answered before you set up a meeting.

What it means to be a client-focused law firm

Today, a firm must actually work at serving its clients in order to thrive. In the end, however, you may be surprised how much your renewed focus on clients improves your bottom line. Here’s what that looks like on a day to day basis.

4 ways paralegals and attorneys can reach technical integration

Technical integration celebration between lawyer and paralegal

For as long as there have been law offices containing attorneys and paralegals, each has assumed different tasks. Today, however, modern technologies add a whole new layer to that analysis. Here’s how both can work together to ensure the most efficient use of technologies.

How to ensure success when building a wellness program in your law firm

Does your firm have a wellness program in place? In this final article on our wellness series, we present the steps you need to take to begin implementing your firm’s wellness program.

Should you use a password manager in your firm?

When you consider the lists of companies that have suffered from data breaches recently, any tools to strengthen security on the user side are valuable. Here’s why your firm may want to consider using a password manager.

Creating your 5-year legal career plan

Are you thinking about where your legal career might take you? Ask yourself where you want to go and determine what steps you need to take in the meantime, when developing your legal career plan.

First steps in preparing your law firm for CCPA

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will take effect in January 2020. With more states expected to enact similar legislation, virtually every U.S. consumer will have the right to know how their data is being used. Here’s what your firm needs to know to start being compliant.

The 6 “Cs” of a successful legal professional

Compassionate legal professional with successful characteristics

Do you have any of the ‘6Cs’ of the legal professional? Do you have them all?

From rigid to relaxed: Why law firms are becoming less formal

Many law firms are loosening up their dress codes and embracing wellness initiatives. Learn more on what’s driving this trend towards a more relaxed work environment.

5 Hacks for organizing your law office

In law, being organized is considered critical for conducting business in a productive manner. Creating and maintaining a clutter-free environment will likely improve the quality of your work, along with your mood.

How to answer the question, “outsource or in-house?”

Pay for Outsource or keep in-house illustration

Want to outsource, but don’t know where to start? If done properly, outsourcing can result in both lower costs for the client and increased profits for the firm.