Small Law Firms

Shedding Some Light on the Dark Web for Legal Researchers

To many people, the Dark Web means the shadowy part of the Internet where drug dealers, gun runners, child pornographers, and white supremacists go to…

Don MacLeod October 08, 2019

Using the Genius Move: A 3-Step Process for Building a Mindset of Innovation in Law

There's a reason so many attorneys and legal executives struggle to stay innovative. The modern practice of law involves relentless stress, complex bureaucracy, extreme time…

Nate Klemp September 26, 2019

How Law Firm Co-founder Grace Wen Mastered the Art of Inquiry, Honed Her Listening Skills and Advanced Her Career

Grace Wen, a co-founding partner of O’Prey Wen LLP, has maintained a successful legal career as a litigator in private practice, an in-house corporate investigations…

Natalie Runyon September 25, 2019

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color Launches Video Series with Paula Edgar (Part 2)

Paula Edgar, Partner at Inclusion Strategy Solutions LLC, provides innovative and strategic solutions for organizational diversity efforts, intercultural competence initiatives, sexual harassment prevention, and EEO…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color September 24, 2019

A Lucrative Micro-Niche: Synthetic Biology

In our continuing series on lucrative micro-niche practice areas for lawyers, we examine synthetic biology and how lawyers and law firms can find a way to mine…

Patrick J. McKenna September 18, 2019

Are We Closer to a Tipping Point on Regulatory Reform in Legal Services?

A number of U.S. states, including California and Arizona, have been considering reforms in the ways the practice of law is regulated, in particular rules…

David Curle September 11, 2019

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Improving Your Resource Management Competency

If you’ve been following this series, you’ve already read about a range of critical topics regarding strategic planning, notably why strategic plans are so vital…

Mark Haddad September 05, 2019

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Putting Your Plan into Action

In previous installments in this series, we discussed why setting a strategic plan for your small law firm is a vital part of running a…

Mark Haddad July 31, 2019

Lawyers Can Have Style: Understanding the Hidden Power of Fonts

In a unique article in this month’s Practice Innovations, author Conrad Jacoby examines how the careful use of typographic fonts can enhance — or destroy…

Conrad Jacoby July 30, 2019

Securing Your Practice’s Future: Making a Strategic Plan

In the inaugural post in this series, I argued that creating an effective strategic plan is central to achieving overarching financial health. Long-term business stability…

Mark Haddad June 25, 2019

Forum Magazine: Kellye Moore, of Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Moore, on the Challenges of a Small(er) Law Firm

The difference between large and small law firms cannot be measured merely in head count, office size or the depth of the client book. For…

Gregg Wirth June 10, 2019

A Lucrative Micro-Niche: The AgTech Practice

In our continuing series on lucrative micro-niche practice areas for lawyers, we examined how technology is dramatically changing the face of agriculture and how some…

Patrick J. McKenna June 06, 2019