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LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Find your motivation for change before you get stuck in place
As the legal profession continues to contend with everything from layoffs to fee pressures, we have reached a point where upheaval is the new normal.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Empathy the missing ingredient in poor client relations
The legal profession does not require anything remotely resembling effective client communication as part of our law school curriculums.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Small firms and the small-business challenge
It has become conventional wisdom in this country that small businesses are the real engine of economic growth and job creation.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: How to outsource services ethically
Two recent media interviews by leading legal consultants illustrate that the legal services market continues to move away from the BigLaw model of high rates and excess staffing.
Would your firm pass a data security audit?
Lawyers are bound by Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15, which requires that client files be “appropriately safeguarded.” Failure to comply is a failure in the overall duty to act competently and in the best interests of a client.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: How do you define success?
When coaching lawyers who feel overwhelmed by their practices and lives, I emphasize that every day is an opportunity for each of us to create balance in our lives.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Overwhelmed? You won’t be if you take charge
“I’m so overwhelmed that I just don’t have time to take care of myself.”
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Collect first, market second to remedy sinking revenue
When a health problem arises, many are quick to jump to a conclusion about the cure.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: What is an immigration practice worth?
In 1991 the American Bar Association adopted Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.17 which affirmed that an entire practice could be bought or sold, and modified the Rule in 2002 to permit the sale of part of a practice.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Handling a billing write-down request
A dilemma arising with greater frequency in recent years is this: a client receives the lawyer’s bill, contends that it is too high, and refuses to pay it unless the invoice is written down.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: We’ve learned our lessons – haven’t we?
Before 2008 the world of the law was a wonderful place.
LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Whatever your focus, specialize in value
There are those who believe that no matter the field, one can succeed only through specialization.
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- Wisconsin ICAC Task Force conference on Missing and Exploited Children highlights increase in sextortion cases
- More than 300 Wisconsin officers back in law enforcement after being fired or forced out
- Former Trump staffer who said to ‘fan the flame’ after 2020 loss hired to lead Wisconsin GOP
- Gov. Evers appoints David Casey to Serve as DOR Secretary
- Former Marine sentenced for Molotov Cocktail attack against Planned Parenthood Clinic
- ABA names 34th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards honorees
- FBI launches criminal investigation into Key Bridge collapse
- Man charged in slaying after woman’s leg found at Milwaukee-area park
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