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New Goal for 2025: Make Yourself Less Available to Make Yourself More Available
To prevent an “always on” culture, establish clear guidelines that best serve your team, your prospects and your clients.
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AI Isn’t Making “Dumb” Lawyers — It’s Creating Opportunities for Efficiency
Artificial intelligence can help legal administrators shape a smart, skilled workforce.
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In a Year of Evolving Threats, How the Best Companies Build Stronger Defenses
Legal departments play a key role in ensuring companies are doing all they can to protect against data breaches.
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Securing the Future: The Critical Role of Key Person Insurance in Firm Resilience
Planning for the unexpected better equips legal organizations to navigate the uncertainties that come with sudden leadership changes.
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How Innovation and AI Are Transforming Billing and Collections
Law firms that embrace these billing innovations can streamline their operations and enhance client satisfaction.
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Toxic Interviews From Your Employees Must Stop Now
In a tough legal hiring market, it’s worth looking at how your interview processes might be holding your firm back.
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How AI-Driven Workers’ Comp Claims Can Cut Costs for Firms and Improve Outcomes for Claimants
Improvements not only lead to a faster return to work, they can also mean fewer costs for the legal organization.
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How Empathy and Honesty Can Make the Firing Process Easier
The firing process isn’t fun, but there are ways to ensure it remains kind, respectful and regret-free for both employee and manager.
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Unlocking Growth Through Collaboration: Essential Strategies for Small to Midsize Law Firms
By breaking down silos and fostering a collaborative culture, small to midsize firms can enhance business development efforts, attract and retain laterals and clients, and drive sustainable growth to punch above your weight class.
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Remembering Jack Kaufman, ALA Past President and Founding Member
ALA Honors the Life of Past President Jack Kaufman.
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The Middle Tennessee Chapter Turns Grief into Action
After losing one of their own to suicide, chapter members have formed a Mental Health Task Force as a way to take care of each other.
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Is 2024 Your Year to Take the CLM Exam?
Make this your time to advance your career by becoming a Certified Legal Manager.
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A Data-Driven Approach to Partner Compensation: Enhancing Objectivity and Transparency
Getting partner compensation right is critical to ensuring sustainable performance for a firm’s clients and staff, as well as long-term firm value creation.
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Reinvigorate Your ALA Experience Over the Holidays
Check out these tips to keep yourself — and your fellow members — engaged.
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Legal Leadership Lessons from an Unexpected Place: 'The Princess Bride'
This classic film basic tools for leaders of small and midsized firms to employ when working through day-to-day management struggles.
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Are You Hiring Toxic Employees?
How to know before you make that offer.
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How Data Can Help You Deliver Big Wins for Your Firm
Firms that use data to inform strategic direction can separate themselves from their competitors.
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AI Is Changing the Way Law Firms Operate
Artificial intelligence is now commonly used in almost all business operations and embracing it in law firm operations can improve efficiency, accuracy and cost-effectiveness. (Published 07/27/2023)
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Law Firms Grapple with a 'Slow-Cession'
We attempt to answer the question that seems to change daily: Are we in a recession? (Published 03/21/2023)
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Forecast 2023: Law Firms Face Mounting Headwinds
Legal organizations will face some harsh economic realities in the coming year. (Published 12/07/2022)
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Managing HR in Your Firm? Let’s Talk About Your Burnout
In a year that’s been a revolving door of staff changes, HR managers are likely feeling drained. (Published 11/08/2022)
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Quiet Quitting
It’s an old concept that’s getting lots of attention. Here are some fresh takes on how to keep employees engaged. (Published 10/19/2022)
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Leveraging Remote Work to Retain Top IP Talent in the Great Resignation
Intellectual property is one area in legal where remote work can often produce the best quality work. (Published 09/22/2022)
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5 Ways to Actively Prevent Suicide
September marks National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — here are five ways you can help prevent these tragedies. (Published 09/19/2022)
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Law Firms Negotiate a Shifting HR Terrain
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Suddenly, the HR job is a lot tougher — and murkier. (Published 08/02/2022)
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Feeling Burned Out While Working Remotely? You’re Not Alone
Data from ALA’s 2022 Benchmarking Survey shows the pandemic is still wreaking havoc on employees’ well-being. (Published 07/11/2022)
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How Summer Law Associate Programs Can Retain a New Class of Legal Talent
Firms that successfully nurture summer associates’ growth are poised to attract the best talent for years to come. (Published 06/21/2022)
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Creating a Connected Workplace
How to build a hybrid-first office that maximizes your firm’s culture. (Published 05/19/2022)
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Inflation Busting: Retooling the Compensation Machine
Current forces threaten to upend the legal industry's recent run of moderate pay increases. (Published 05/04/2022)
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The Effect of a War Overseas on Cybersecurity at Home
In the face of new threats, law firms need to continually review their cyber defenses to protect client data. (Published 03/10/2022)
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How to Get the Most from the ALA Annual Conference & Expo
The key to a great conference is good preparation and planning. (Published 02/28/2022)
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Forecast 2022: Clearing Skies; Chance of Showers
Law firms should benefit from a favorable operating environment in 2022 as the economy continues to grow at a healthy clip. (Published 11/30/2021)
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How to Outsource in a Post-COVID-19 World
A new white paper outlines how to make sure your outsourcing is a success. (Published 11/09/2021)
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Law Firms Move to Retain Staff, Bolster IT in ALA Survey
Check out highlights from ALA’s 2021 Compensation and Benefits Survey. (Published 10/21/2021)
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6 Tips for Mastering Billing and Outside Counsel Guideline Compliance
The impact of outside counsel guidelines can overload more than the billing department. (Published 10/19/2021)
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THX, ATX; See You in Kissimmee
We close out the week's events in Texas and look forward to 2022 in Florida. (Published 10/7/2021)
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The 411 on Day 3 in Austin
Check out highlights from the Association Lunch and other events from the day. (Published 10/5/2021)
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Back Together Again
ALA Kicks Off the 2021 Annual Conference & Expo in Austin (Published 10/4/2021)
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Full FDA Vaccine Approval and the Law
What does this mean for law firms and vaccine mandates? (Published 8/26/2021)
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ALA Outlines 2021–2023 Strategic Direction
The new strategic direction includes four areas of focus. (Published 8/9/2021)
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Changing the Conversation
Meaningful tips for increasing rainmaker diversity. (Published 6/17/2021)
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Ensuring Brief, Onetime Client Work Results in Payment
Unsure how clients you have no history with will handle the billing process? Adjusting your business model may increase the likelihood you’ll get reimbursed for services. (Published 3/25/2021)
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Open Courts: Easier, Cheaper Case Documents
Changes may be coming in the way law firms access federal court documents. (Published 1/25/2021)
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Strategies to Successfully Close the Books on 2020
Implementing smart closing strategies will position your firm for a strong first quarter. (Published 12/10/2020)
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Forecast 2021: Return to Normalcy
With more than one vaccine on the horizon, firms look toward economic recovery in 2021. (Published 12/2/2020)
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Arizona Rule Changes Aim to Increase Access to Legal Services
There is a gap in access to justice in the United States, but Arizona makes a move to make legal services more obtainable. (Published 11/6/2020)
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Weighing in on COVID-19 Liability Waivers
As employees return to work, it’s worth taking an in-depth look into the litigation and lawsuits associated with liability waivers. (Published 11/3/2020)
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Should Law Firms Hire a Diversity and Inclusion Manager?
As the conversation on race continues, legal organizations looking to make strides in this area are likely turning to their legal managers to lead the effort. (Published 9/30/2020)
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6 Ways that Law Firms Can Keep Remote Employees Engaged
If you’re looking for ways to increase engagement at your firm, here are some ideas to try out. (Published 9/8/2020)
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Insurance Upset
Law firms face uncertain coverage when employees and clients contract COVID-19. (Published 9/3/2020)
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The Show Must (Remotely) Go On: Transitioning from Live to Virtual Retreats
Here's how to run a successful virtual retreat for your partners. (Published 8/25/2020)
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Today, Every Lawyer Can Be a Trusted Adviser
Lawyers should be checking in on their clients during these difficult times. (Published 8/25/2020)
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Law Firms Up Their Game at Lease Renewal Time
The pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn have firms reexamining their lease options. (Published 8/25/2020)