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You passed the bar. If you’re like most attorneys, you survived law school on caffeine and controlled panic. You can hold three competing legal theories in your head simultaneously while drafting a...

The most important thing any of us can do, in every aspect of our lives, is to seek out our blind spots. Often, we label ourselves: lazy, underperforming, not living to our potential. In reality,...

Most attorneys track their time. Very few track what their time actually costs them. There is a number on your invoice, and then there is the number that never appears anywhere, the one that...

You can track every six minutes of your day with the precision of a Swiss watch and still have no idea why your firm feels harder to run than it should. The hours are logged, the clients are...

When I was a young lawyer, I could outline an argument in my sleep and spot a weak clause from across the room. I thrived on being seen as intelligent and driven. I imagine that you do too. Yet...

Everyone likes the idea of a better year, hoping for more profit with less pressure and more contentment and success overall. We’re all hearing about innovation, leadership, and the future of the...

If you’re like me, December arrived like a partner who wants to “circle back” at 4:58 p.m. on a Friday. You are trying to enjoy peppermint bark and twinkle lights, but the new year keeps clearing...

You can feel the pressure building in the profession, as clients want greater speed, and partners want growth. Everyone is watching AI reshape the landscape with a kind of momentum that sends a...

As an attorney or a high-achieving professional, you’re used to action, to making things happen, and ideally to turning problems into solutions. I know because I lived that existence for years too....