LEGAL CENTS: Public speaking does not have to be terrifying
Wausau attorney Brenda Sunby remembers being so terrified of being called on in one particular law school class that she used to dig her fingernails into her hands until they bled.
Why it’s time to bring etiquette back to legal proceedings
They ought to be common sense — those pleasantries and courtesies that make interactions with clients and colleagues so much more civil and productive.
The right tech tool for the job
Simple solutions to help lawyers solve everyday problems
How to stay within the rules, while cutting costs, on document storage
Tricia Nell thought going paperless would give her the flexibility to work from anywhere, anytime.
The social-media cocktail party, Part 2
While there’s no question that marketing through social media offers another avenue to sell yourself and build relationships, it continues to perplex many lawyers and law firms.
How to avoid missteps with unpaid help
Can’t afford to pay a summer associate? They typically earn $12 to $17 an hour, depending on the sophistication of the practice and whether they must pay for parking, according to Nancy Lochner, director of career services at Hamline University Law School in St. Paul, Minn.
An e-ducation: Everything you need to know about e-discovery
The term e-discovery has been around long enough to have become part of the vernacular. But do you know as much as you think you do about electronic discovery?
There’s no guessing as a witness
One of the most obvious rules for witnesses is also one of the most difficult for people in everyday life: If you don’t remember, say so.
Making time for pro bono
The Rules of Professional Conduct don’t require pro bono service, but they strongly recommend it. Fifty hours per year, to be exact.
Be responsive with your firm’s site
In the technology world, one of the newer phrases taking hold is “responsive web design,” a strategy that calls for crafting sites that make navigation easier.
Fitting in time for fitness
When it comes to staying physically fit, attorney Tonya Vachirasomboon tries to remember two things.
Competing with self-help legal sites
Legal Zoom and similar do-it-yourself efforts continue to grow in popularity, but lawyers have options to compete in the age of the self-help legal consumer.
Legal News
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
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