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5 Tactics To Help Inspire Your Legal Team
5 Tactics To Help Inspire Your Legal Team

As a legal team lead, you’re probably used to the idea of motivating your team members. This can take many forms; team get-togethers, quarterly bonuses, and even simple self-motivation. No matter your efforts, you can still run into team members who can’t seem to get out of their negativity. The following tactics can help them get back to a healthy mindset:

CareerMental Health
Apr 30, 2020
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4 Traits All Mentors Have in Common
4 Traits All Mentors Have in Common

Whether it’s professional or personal growth, finding a mentor can be a great idea! Mentors are great for creating a map for your long-term success. They are likely more senior in theirs and can share their experiences and knowledge.  So, how do you find a mentor? This process can be challenging, because mentors can differ greatly and come from many areas of your life. Since you’ll want to put a lot of time and energy into this relationship, there are a few traits you’ll want to look for:

Career
Apr 29, 2020
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Excellent Recruiting and Its Impact on Company Culture
Excellent Recruiting and Its Impact on Company Culture

Recruiting the right employees is of high value to any company. An effective strategy to upscale in the legal industry invariably includes recruitment efforts and every company needs to take steps to ensure their recruiting and onboarding top professionals. Among your recruitment goals should be engaging the right stakeholders, controlling the budget, and giving preference to talent and skill. Here are a few practices to help improve the company culture by recruiting the right candidates:

CareerDiversity and Inclusion
Apr 23, 2020
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20 places on Reddit where attorneys, legal professionals and people with legal questions gather
20 places on Reddit where attorneys, legal professionals and people with legal questions gather

Reddit consists of a huge number of communities that host vivid discussion on a wide variety of topics. Here are twenty subreddits frequented by legal professionals, and those interested in the law.

Legal OperationsTechnology
Apr 22, 2020
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Know Your Options: Inappropriate Job Interview Questions
Know Your Options: Inappropriate Job Interview Questions

When interviewing for your dream job, it can feel counterintuitive to not answer every question asked of you. However, some seemingly innocuous questions are actually quite inappropriate (and sometimes illegal) when asked during a job interview. Regardless of intent, here is a guide on how to handle these types of questions.

CareerMental Health
Apr 22, 2020
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Legal Operations: Priorities for Your First Month
Legal Operations: Priorities for Your First Month

Responsibilities of Legal Operations roles include a myriad of tasks that can be overwhelming for a new recruit. It can be difficult to understand what to tackle in your first month on the job. In this article, we will go over suggestions of high priority tasks for the new Legal Ops professional.

Legal OperationsCareer
Apr 21, 2020
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Lawyers: 10 Healthy Responses to Career Setbacks
Lawyers: 10 Healthy Responses to Career Setbacks

All lawyers have experienced some type of setback in their careers. Clients pay us for a desired outcome, but that outcome isn’t entirely up to us. So, although you cannot 100% control your success rate, you can control how you deal with the outcome. Here are 10 ways in which successful lawyers deal with career setbacks.   

CareerMental Health
Apr 18, 2020
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Habits of Healthy Legal Professionals
Habits of Healthy Legal Professionals

Health is a hot topic in the legal industry. More and more Biglaw firms are paying attention (and company resources) to help inspire their attorneys to live healthier lifestyles. Although health is a broad concept in the modern workplace, in this article we will go over some ideas of how to be a healthy legal professional. (This article does not include medical advice. It’s always best to consult your doctor for any recommendations.) 

CareerMental Health
Apr 16, 2020
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Video Chat: Dos and Don'ts for Lawyers
Video Chat: Dos and Don'ts for Lawyers

As remote positions grow in the legal industry, it's important to understand what is appropriate and beneficial in a business video chat.

Law FirmsCareer
Apr 15, 2020
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Remote Work: How to Address It Effectively in Job Interviews
Remote Work: How to Address It Effectively in Job Interviews

Remote work is becoming more common among progressive legal technology companies. Although generally conservative, the legal industry has seen an increase in remote positions in general. Although this is not yet the norm in the legal industry, events such as COVID-19 have led many to wonder; how can my company implement an effective work from home policy? And, as a legal professional, how can I negotiate a remote work policy?

Career
Apr 15, 2020
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3 Habits That Destroy Credibility in the Workplace
3 Habits That Destroy Credibility in the Workplace

No matter where you are in your career path, your professional habits could always use an overhaul. Your habits in the workplace can influence your success both now and in your future roles. Positive habits can help you build and maintain credibility, while less constructive habits can hinder relationships and influence. In this article, we’ll go over 3 particularly problematic habits.

CareerMental Health
Apr 15, 2020
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4 Basic Tools Every In-House Legal Team Needs
4 Basic Tools Every In-House Legal Team Needs

Legal Operations is a fairly recent addition to the legal industry, and, as a department tasked with managing and streamlining the efforts of in-house counsel, they have their work cut out for them. Although there are many options for Legal Operations, in this article we will focus on the 4 most effective tools to help in-house legal departments. Keep in mind, these solutions may vary from business to business, but this list generally addresses all in-house legal department needs.

Legal OperationsTechnology
Apr 13, 2020
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