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How To Convey The Importance Of Estate Planning (While Standing Apart From Larger Firms)

If you’re an estate planning lawyer, few things can be as difficult as convincing an individual or family to think about estate planning before an emergency forces action. Maybe you’ve tried persuading potential clients by citing case history, changing laws, or examples from your own family. Every time, without fail, they leave your office with a “Thank you for your… Read More

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Why Domestic Abuse Survivors Turn To ChatGPT For Legal Help, And How To Reach Them As An Attorney


AI LLMs have changed the way we learn new things, study, seek out products, and even take action to help ourselves and loved ones when we’re in danger. And I… Read More arrow

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Is Microsoft’s New Scout (Autopilot) AI Agent Safe for Your Law Firm?


Microsoft’s “Scout” AI agent, hastily rebranded “Autopilot” in light of leaked documents, has certainly raised some valid concerns across AI and broader tech circles. What’s the backstory? Briefly, the digital… Read More arrow

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Making The Most Of Extended Tax Deadlines: How An ILA Can Help


If you’re in tax law, you know that October 15 is the federal extended income tax deadline. Taxpayers who requested an extension of their April filing deadline are now down… Read More arrow

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How Consistency Keeps Your Law Firm Running on Even the Busiest Days


Every attorney reaches a point in their workday when everything hits at once: A client is waiting for a response, there’s a fresh set of emails to get to, documents… Read More arrow

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Is AI The Future Of Legal Work? Finding A Balance Between The Human And The Digital


AI has taken over much of our modern lives. I use it to generate especially specific images for articles, edit my grammar, and seek out lexical issues in website copy.… Read More arrow

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The Last Time You’ll Have To Train A Paralegal


How Many Times Have You Trained A Paralegal In The Last Five Years? It’s a simple question, but one that’s likely to resurrect a wave of slightly unpleasant feelings or… Read More arrow

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How Personal Injury Firms Streamline Client Intake with an ILA


What’s the most important part of a personal injury claim’s lifespan? Discovery? Negotiations? Heading to trial? In many respects, a good argument can be made that the most important part… Read More arrow

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How To Recession-Proof Your Solo Firm


So… Are We In A Recession? That’s the big question we seem to ask every few years. Is the economy trending downwards too far? How much can money stretch before… Read More arrow

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Why Your Law Firm Is Turning Away Good Cases and How To Increase Capacity


Growing law firms often face a frustrating dilemma: a potential client reaches out with a legitimate, winnable case, and you know exactly how to help them. But then you glance… Read More arrow

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