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“How do I know when I’m a good lawyer?” I was recently asked this question by a young lawyer during…
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Starting a business, including a law firm, is thrilling and terrifying all at the same time. It’s a roller coaster…
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Have you ever had the experience where something comes across your path at just the right time? Almost like there…
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Technology has become a vital part of the practice of law. From scheduling appointments to document signatures, filing cases to…
10 Simple Ways to Add Self-Care to Your Day
If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, it’s that taking care of ourselves is critical. When the line between…
How to Stop Trading Your Time for Money (And What to Sell Instead)
Have you felt stunted when it comes to the growth of your practice because there are only so many hours…
How to Provide Value & Set Expectations Through Client Onboarding
Setting expectations is a key component to developing good client relationships. The more you can help clients understand what to…
Why We Should Rethink Grit in the Legal Profession
Lawyers are very familiar with grit. It’s a skill we’ve used throughout our careers. Many of us first started developing…
Three Takeaways from This Year’s ABA Techshow
The American Bar Association hosted Techshow 2022 last week in Chicago. This annual conference is where lawyers, legal professionals, and…
I Bet You Won’t Guess My Top Books of 2021
2021 was all over the map. So too were the books I read. From memoirs to habits and business how-tos…
How Value-Based Pricing Can Create More Value for your Clients and Change your Practice and Life
Imagine there’s a new way to practice law. One where: You serve clients you love working withYou control your timeYou…
An 8-Step Plan for Sparking Change in 2022
It’s almost a new year which means a new opportunity to spark change is right around the corner. Are you…
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Indra Lusero, Founder and Director of Elephant Circle, sits down with us to discuss their path to becoming a birth justice…
Why Solo Practitioners Should Have the Option of Living on Venus OR Mars
A couple of years ago, I watched Avvo founder Mark Britton give a great presentation titled Lawyers are from Mars,…
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Karen Munoz, Partner at Dolan Law, dog lover, and certified yoga teacher, sits down with us to discuss her career path, definition…
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We don’t about you, but Lauren and I CANNOT WAIT for the summer Olympic games! We love the competition. We…
What Law Firms can Learn about Reinvention from Netflix
Who needs to reinvent itself more right now than the legal industry? It is no secret the legal profession’s antiquated…
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Sarah Rutledge, Director of Planned Giving at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, sits down with us to discuss her unique career…
Three Takeaways from the Unbundled Legal Services in the New Normal Conference
Last month the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF), the Self-Represented…
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Recently, I finished Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight. Admittedly, this wasn't a book…
How to Let Go of Perfectionism and Move Forward with your Practice and Life
I just finished working on a project – a video training series. When I was contemplating whether to take on…
Finally, a Technique that Makes Brainstorming Legal Product & Service Ideas Fun and Easy
Have you SCAMPERed recently? If your response was yes, I scampered out of Walgreens last week when I received my…
Is it Time to Spring Clean Your Life?
In case you missed it, we officially entered spring a few weeks ago. It can be easy to miss the…
Why a Subscription is Your Ticket to a More Profitable Practice
Subscriptions are EVERYWHERE these days! Cable, beauty, fitness, music, fashion, you name it.It seems like every industry has discovered the…
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Even before I became a lawyer, the measure of success I learned in law school was becoming a partner at…