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What Makes a Law Firm Business Development Plan Effective?
What Makes a Law Firm Business Development Plan Effective?
A well-respected law firm CMO asked me recently: “What makes an effective business development plan for a lawyer?” At first blush, that seems...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
What Makes a Law Firm Business Development Plan Effective?
Practice Group Leadership in 2026: How to Lead When the Market is Booming — and the Ground is Shifting
Practice Group Leadership in 2026: How to Lead When the Market is Booming — and the Ground is Shifting
Based on Thomson Reuters Institute, 2026 Report on the State of the US Legal Market: “Peak prosperity and the fault lines below.” If you’re a...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Practice Group Leadership in 2026: How to Lead When the Market is Booming — and the Ground is Shifting
Hear from the Judges: Generative AI and Other eDiscovery Challenges
Hear from the Judges: Generative AI and Other eDiscovery Challenges
eDiscovery has become increasingly complex and costly. What once involved a few servers and email archives has become a vast network of cloud...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Hear from the Judges: Generative AI and Other eDiscovery Challenges
Five Essential Steps for Understanding Forensic Technology Investigations
Five Essential Steps for Understanding Forensic Technology Investigations
Digital evidence is fragile, complex, and constantly changing. This article outlines five essential steps in forensic technology investigations,...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Five Essential Steps for Understanding Forensic Technology Investigations
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2025-100 Reinforces Written Fee Agreements as Essential for Compliance and Risk Management
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2025-100 Reinforces Written Fee Agreements as Essential for Compliance and Risk Management
In Formal Opinion 2025-100, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility emphasizes the importance...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2025-100 Reinforces Written Fee Agreements as Essential for Compliance and Risk Management
The case for taking fewer clients and charging more
The case for taking fewer clients and charging more
Many lawyers wonder how they can build a better life while still running a successful law practice. Most attorneys genuinely want to do great...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The case for taking fewer clients and charging more
Effective Advocacy 101 in the Age of eDiscovery and AI: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients
Effective Advocacy 101 in the Age of eDiscovery and AI: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients
The fundamental building blocks of effective trial advocacy are remarkably unchanged, despite vast changes in how information is found, analyzed,...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Effective Advocacy 101 in the Age of eDiscovery and AI: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Clients
EB-5: A Lifeline for International Entrepreneurs, Executives & Students
EB-5: A Lifeline for International Entrepreneurs, Executives & Students
The EB-5 program embodies the same entrepreneurial spirit that drives American innovation and growth.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
EB-5: A Lifeline for International Entrepreneurs, Executives & Students
The Unexpected Power of Your Out-of-Office Message
The Unexpected Power of Your Out-of-Office Message
There are many reasons to be away from the office and unable to quickly respond to emails, instant messages, or calls, such as work travel,...
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January 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Unexpected Power of Your Out-of-Office Message
2026 Legal Tech Trends
2026 Legal Tech Trends
The legal industry hit a defining moment in the past year. Organizations across the sector began to see not just what AI could do, but how...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
2026 Legal Tech Trends
What Is Document Review?
What Is Document Review?
If you are involved in litigation, investigations, or regulatory compliance, you might be wondering what is document review?
Document review...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
What Is Document Review?
What Is an ESI Protocol?
What Is an ESI Protocol?
If you are involved in litigation or regulatory discovery, understanding what an ESI protocol is is essential. An ESI protocol is a written...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
What Is an ESI Protocol?
What Is FRCP Rule 34?
What Is FRCP Rule 34?
If you are facing a lawsuit with extensive discovery obligations, understanding how federal rules govern the exchange of information is critical....
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January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
What Is FRCP Rule 34?
How Lawyers Arrange Lawsuit Payments While Watching for Ethical Traps
How Lawyers Arrange Lawsuit Payments While Watching for Ethical Traps
The path settlement funds take from a defendant to a personal injury plaintiff can radically change how much the plaintiff keeps. Often, slowing...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
How Lawyers Arrange Lawsuit Payments While Watching for Ethical Traps
Pulse check 2026: How Legal Professionals Tackle Collaboration Data at Scale
Pulse check 2026: How Legal Professionals Tackle Collaboration Data at Scale
Most organizations now operate across multiple collaboration platforms at the same time. Recent technology adoption data shows that Microsoft...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Pulse check 2026: How Legal Professionals Tackle Collaboration Data at Scale
Avoiding “They Can Do the Job” Hires in Law Firms
Avoiding “They Can Do the Job” Hires in Law Firms
Hiring good lawyers is one of the most important responsibilities of any law firm. Attorneys are not only responsible for serving clients...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Avoiding “They Can Do the Job” Hires in Law Firms
How to Reduce Cognitive Overload in Lawyers
How to Reduce Cognitive Overload in Lawyers
On its own, cognitive overload in lawyers may seem to be an inalienable part of working in a law firm. But when examined more closely, cognitive...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
How to Reduce Cognitive Overload in Lawyers
California Supreme Court Rejects Automatic Expungement of Attorney Disciplinary Records
California Supreme Court Rejects Automatic Expungement of Attorney Disciplinary Records
Last year, we reported on a California State Bar initiative to expunge attorney discipline records, other than disbarment, after eight years. See...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM
California Supreme Court Rejects Automatic Expungement of Attorney Disciplinary Records
Carvana and the New Hyperlink Fight: “Contemporaneous” Isn’t Automatic—It’s Earned
Carvana and the New Hyperlink Fight: “Contemporaneous” Isn’t Automatic—It’s Earned
Everyone’s finally past the first question on hyperlinked documents: yes, they’re discoverable. That debate is over. The real fight now is...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Carvana and the New Hyperlink Fight: “Contemporaneous” Isn’t Automatic—It’s Earned
Winning the Right Way: How to Craft, Submit, and Leverage Award Submissions that Actually Drive Results
Winning the Right Way: How to Craft, Submit, and Leverage Award Submissions that Actually Drive Results
If your firm has already identified which awards are worth pursuing, the next step is execution — preparing submissions that stand out and...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Winning the Right Way: How to Craft, Submit, and Leverage Award Submissions that Actually Drive Results
Your Personal Evolution Will Beat Any KPI
Your Personal Evolution Will Beat Any KPI
Law firm leaders love numbers. Billables, realization, profit per partner, average fee, new files opened, aged receivables – the dashboards get...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Your Personal Evolution Will Beat Any KPI
The Real Law Firm Marketing Issue
The Real Law Firm Marketing Issue
Why your firm's growth is stalling: Mike Mellor advocates for true collaboration between attorneys and marketing.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The Real Law Firm Marketing Issue
The Only Two Thought Leadership-Related New Year’s Resolutions That Matter
The Only Two Thought Leadership-Related New Year’s Resolutions That Matter
There are only two New Year’s resolutions you need to worry about if you want to be seen as a thought leader in the New Year. A funny thing...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
The Only Two Thought Leadership-Related New Year’s Resolutions That Matter
ALC’s 2026 EB-5 Market Outlook: Top 10 EB-5 Trends You Can’t Ignore
ALC’s 2026 EB-5 Market Outlook: Top 10 EB-5 Trends You Can’t Ignore
The EB-5 market is set for another milestone year in 2026, and the American Lending Center (ALC) is continuing our focus on Immigrant First...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
ALC’s 2026 EB-5 Market Outlook: Top 10 EB-5 Trends You Can’t Ignore
Full Circle in the Waiting Room
Full Circle in the Waiting Room
I sat in the doctor’s office recently because my daughter needed a physical exam for college — one of those “where did the time go?” moments that...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Full Circle in the Waiting Room