FOCUS ON - NATIONAL
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Overcome partnership issues, contractual barriers and psychological hurdles when you design your future. By Shawn McNalis
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Making some hard calculations today will secure a financially sound retirement—and that’s not a fantasy. By Robert Hockett
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Facing the financial challenges of retirement can pay off in emotional and physical security for the rest of our lives. By Richard M. Weber
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You have the capacity to write your life’s “next chapter.” By James Frasier
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Become proactive about succession planning. By Stephen P. Gallagher
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Maintain relationships and protect your rights. By Carolyn Elefant
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Five questions and exercises will reveal key information about you: why your current job is not a good fit, and what you need to have in your next career to be happy. By Anne Whitaker
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Determine your currency and actively manage your career to achieve success in an increasingly uncertain legal environment. By Arnie Herz
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FIRM & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
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WOMEN IN THE LAW
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Stop worrying about the potential pay cut and find a firm that will give you the life you want—and deserve. By Ellen Ostrow
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
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Prompt billing makes you feel better—and your clients feel better about you, too! By Judi Craig
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Good practice managers first determine the needs of the firm and then figure out how to measure that. By Cathy Wright
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FIRM MANAGEMENT
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Given that pricing is the number one driver of profitability, why are people who are mediocre, and wimpy, allowed to price? By Ron Baker
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THE WORLD OF ASSOCIATES
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Go-To Associates understand the importance of relationships inside and outside the firm. By Dawn Wagenaar
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COACHING & MENTORING
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Sooner or later, almost every associate will hit a rough patch with his or her law firm. By Julie Fleming-Brown
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I like practicing law, but I am not sure I am passionate about it. Should I be looking for another career path? By Debby Stone and Laura Biering
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What I looked for in a lawyer when my family’s fate hung in the balance. By Jennifer Van Homer
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SOLOS
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What should a solo do to manage her departure with grace? By Sheryl Sisk Schelin
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Networking with trusted colleagues allows you to maintain your practice and respect your clients’ needs. By Susan Cartier Liebel
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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What we have learned from mediation and negotiation that can have very broad application in your life and work. By Stephanie West Allen, Victoria Pynchon, Gini Nelson, And Diane Levin
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DIVERSITY
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It’s our unspoken biases, which sink our efforts to sustain diversity because we won’t confront them or understand how they are operating. By Carl Cooper
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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Strategic planning that addresses recruitment, performance assessment, headcount management, and professional development should mitigate some of the damage. By Susan G. Manch
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SUPPORT STAFF
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The hour you invest to learn Word will save you and your secretary countless hours in days to come. By Martha Katzeff
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FEATURED QUOTE It takes a great deal of discipline to develop a succession plan; wise lawyers do so well in advance of the need. —William J. Brisk, Massachusetts Bar Association MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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The best exit strategies are developed in the early stages of career building. By Alf Nucifora
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Filter who gets into your pipeline to maximize your time and reduce stress. By Gary Holstein
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Blogging can be a great way to reach new clients or keep current clients engaged. How to get started. By Erika Allen
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“It’s not what we say; it’s what they hear.” By Diane F. Wyzga
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INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
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Research, planning and positioning will help you make an international move. By Janet H. Moore
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MARKETING
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The more you tell your story and the more places you tell it, the faster you change people’s minds. By Ian Latham
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Marketing is not selling your soul or compromising your ethics, but the key that will dictate your future. By Cole Silver, Esq.
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ON WRITING
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Learn to connect ideas and improve the readability of everything you write. By Jennifer Sheppard
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LOCAL CONTRIBUTORS
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SPECIAL FEATURE
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Part 1 of "Advice to New Lawyers"
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PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PLANNING
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HEALTH
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Little known facts about your electrical wiring can save your life. By Bruce Wilson
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Put aside unrealistic and hurtful assumptions and just listen. By Daniel Lukasik
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How to help lawyers cope with alcoholism. By Rick Hoel
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Contact the Lawyer Assistance Program in your state. Click here.
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NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER
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Seven reasons to stop being a lawyer. By Monica R. Parker
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Being a good listener and embracing simplicity works at home—and at work. By Paul J. Consbruck
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FINANCIAL MATTERS
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Avoid the debt trap and enjoy financial freedom in your retirement. By Dave Polstra
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THE GRAYING OF LAWYERS
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Older attorneys can capitalize on demographic shifts. Maximize your hiring potential. By Mickey Batsell
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HUMOR
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Tim had been driving since three o’clock in the morning and was dead tired. By Bob Rains
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THE FAMILY
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Educating yourself now may help avert a crisis of care in the future. By Connie White
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TRAVELS
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Get away from stress and feel as if you’re blissing out on a South Pacific Island. By Helen Nodland
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WORK/LIFE BALANCE
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For months, I had planned my exit. I enjoyed my law practice, but wanted to do more than practice law. By Dennis Coyne
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Now there are viable alternatives for the unhappy lawyer chained to a desk in a constant effort to meet ever-rising billable requirements. By Laura Possessky
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EDUCATION, TRENDS & SURVEYS
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TREND WATCH
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In today’s marketplace, it takes something unique or difficult to find to truly distinguish your firm in the eyes of clients. By Marcie L. Shunk
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SURVEYS & RESEARCH
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Now there's a tool to help you detect your level of stress before it's too late. Free test.
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Studies show people can be consciously committed to egalitarianism, and deliberately work to behave without prejudice, yet still possess hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes. Free test.
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LAW SCHOOLS
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Using a gender responsive clinic to assist women inmates with reintegration is working. By Joanna L. Woolman
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California Western Law School’s new STEPPS program stokes law student’s commitment to the profession. By Robert Seibel
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LAW STUDENT FORUM
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These young people are making their impact felt in law schools across the country, demanding an education that is meaningful and useful. They are our future, and we are blessedly lucky for it. By Joe Shaub
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Keep your cover letter out of the trashcan by understanding how hiring attorneys think. By SuSaNi N. Harris Clayton
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BOOK REVIEWS
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There are many reasons why you might want to sell a law practice. Whatever the reason, this essential book will guide you in every aspect of selling your practice for top dollar.
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TCL WEBLOG DIRECTORY
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TCL'S WEBLOG DIRECTORY
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An alphabetical, annotated list of weblogs whose stated missions fall within the scope of TCL’ positioning: professionalism, and quality of life and career.
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SPEAKERS, COACHES & CONSULTANTS
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A list of veteran coaches, consultants, innovative authors and practicing lawyers, that help attorneys improve their success and satisfaction in their careers and lives as a whole and help firms improve their performance and profitability.
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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
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The BMW 7 Series Sedan continues to lead its class in performance as well as luxury. And with more standard features, the competition may never catch up.
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