3 Policies and Attitudes Great Managers Use To Lead Their Team In the past decade, job seekers have changed their standards for what makes a company and a position desirable. It’s no longer just about the salary, healthcare and career growth alone; culture and wellbeing benefits are becoming a fixture in their criteria. If your legal career is developing towards a managerial role, here are 3 policies and attitudes great managers use to lead their team.
Common Behavioral Interview Questions and How to Answer Them Open-ended interview questions can be difficult to manage in job interviews. Aside from your legal expertise, employers need to know you have all the necessary skills and mindset to thrive in your position. Here is a list of common behavioral interview questions and how best to answer them.
The Best Online Legal Job Boards With the current uncertain legal landscape, a lot of attorneys and other legal professionals are seeking employment together. Take a look at the several different resources available online to help you pick up your career.
Necessary Soft Skills In The Legal Industry Soft skill sets aren’t the main topic of conversation in a job interview, but they make up a large part of any position in the legal industry (and account for a large part of a hiring decision). If you are looking to shift your career or advance within your organization, focus on the following soft skills major companies have noted are crucial for current and considered employees.
The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): a comparison In addition to direct payments to US taxpayers, there are several options available to small businesses adversely impacted by COVID-19. This guide provides a comparison between the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Direct payments to eligible American families under CARES The CARES Act was signed into law and provides for direct payment intended to assist low and middle-income individuals and families. This guide provides an overview of how it works and how to calculate the tax rebate amount.
5 Ways to Engage Your Remote Legal Team Remote employees and contractors have long been touted as the future of work, and this trend is only accelerating under current circumstances. Many legal departments now have experience with, or are at least exploring, the benefits of hiring remote attorneys and paraprofessionals. Here's how to make it work well.
How to do Legal Work Remotely and Keep Your Sanity Almost 75% of millennials say a “work-from-home” or “work remotely” policy is important.
4 Ways For Attorneys to Protect Work-Life Balance This Year These four tactics can help you create better work-life balance habits this year.
COVID19: Overview of the US Economic Rescue Package The House of Representatives passed the Cares Act on Friday, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. We provide an overview.
Alternative Fee Arrangements: Communicating with Outside Counsel Alternative Fee Arrangements are gaining steam and are increasingly considered a viable alternative to the traditional billable hour model. This article provides an overview of things to discuss with outside counsel when exploring alternative fee arrangements.
Liability Laws For International Airplane Accidents Laws that determine airlines' responsibility in the event of an accident.
Preparing for CCPA - a new age of privacy Learn about how to get your company prepared for GDPR and CCPA
How much do lawyers make? A look at how much lawyers make in every US state, based on statistics by the Bureau of Labor.
5 Steps to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit How to successfully file a personal injury claim and receive compensation for your injuries.
Google wins EU case limiting right to be forgotten The European Court of Justice, the EU's top court, has decided that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten outside of EU member states.
The 10 largest US law firms in 2019 As of July 2019, these are the 10 largest US law firms by number of lawyers.
State Bar of Arizona Approves Non-Refundable Lawyer Fees Learn how nonrefundable and contingency fees are applied.
Patent Law: Filing a Provisional Patent Under the American Invents Act, a provisional patent can protect you for up to one year.
Types of Wage Violations A few of the most common types of wage and hour violations committed by employers
Why Should You Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer? Choosing to hire a lawyer can make a significant difference in a personal injury case.
What Crimes Require a Sex Offender Registration? Not all sex crimes require the accused to register as a sex offender in California.
California Bar exam question leak raises questions On July 27th, the California Bar announced that it had come to their attention that the State Bar inadvertently provided a number of deans of law schools in California a list of the subject matter topics contained in the July 2019 California Bar Examination essay questions and performance test
Female equity partners in the 10 largest US law firms A look at the percentage of female equity partners in the 10 largest U.S. law firms.
America's largest law firms: a look at the data A list of the largest law firms in the United States by total number of attorneys, broken down by number of partners and associates.
90 Seconds of Legal Operations: Stephanie Corey Stephanie Corey is General Partner and Co-Founder at UpLevel Ops. Stephanie discusses cross-pollination across the legal operations ecosystem.
Legal.io Pricing Tool: Towards a More Transparent Legal Marketplace One of the issues facing today's legal marketplace is the complete lack of price transparency. The Legal.io pricing tool shows hourly rate and salary data on a range of practice areas and markets.
Patent Law Resources It is my hopes that these resources aid you in improving our world through your innovative ideas!
Oops, wrong button! How the EU accidentally broke the Internet Thirteen members of the European Parliament stated they accidentally voted the wrong way on a key amendment of a new European copyright directive, meaning the most controversial provisions of the directive might have been removed had they not erred.
General Counsel Spotlight: Ed Rockwell (EPAM Systems, Inc.) Each month we're doing a general counsel spotlight on some of the most innovative and forward thinking minds in the industry.
Building the future of legal work: visualized This video shows a visualization of Legal.io Platform development between January 2015 and March 2019. Since its launch in June 2015, the Legal.io Platform has been used by over 1.25 million individuals and organizations to find trusted legal help.
3 productivity tools for busy legal professionals The internet is full of opportunities for distraction, and sometimes it is important to put in place some processes to ensure you keep control over your time. These are my 3 favorite plugins to stay focussed and on task.
Launching the enhanced Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service A look behind the scenes of the enhanced Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service, powered by Legal.io.
4 Types of Clients All Lawyers Should Learn To Identify Although no clients will neatly fit into each of the four categories outlined below, it helps to recognize patterns in behavior and motivation.
3 Tips for Dealing with a Coworkers’ Stress When working with people everyday, forming a bond is natural. In this article we’ll address how best to approach a coworkers’ stress.
Beginning Your Practice: Finding Your Ideal Client Finding the best client for your services is an important decision and is based off of many others.
Managing Client Expectations When Their Outcome Is Uncertain Managing a clients’ expectations can be hard, but it’s necessary. In this article, we will go over things to consider when managing client expectations.
Your Website: What Matters Most to Clients In this article, we will go over behaviors, expectations and other aspects your clients share when looking for a lawyer online.
Establishing Your Digital Presence: The Client Imperative Modernizing your practice can be daunting and overwhelming, so this article will address key ways in which you can update your digital presence.
5 Ways To Keep Pace with Client Needs Here are five ways in which your practice can keep pace with client needs.
Why Availability is the Most Important Aspect of Your Practice Attorney availability is a core metric in client happiness
Negative Reviews: Their Hidden Benefits and How To Manage Them A peak inside how the best attorneys handle negative online reviews
What Do Millennials Look for In a Legal Provider? With modern society comes modern audiences - learn how to stay ahead!
Managing Client Expectations: Balancing Your Life and Practice Tips and tricks for balancing your personal and professional life
Customer Service is Your Law Firm's Competitive Advantage A case study on Zappos and how to set your firm out from the competition.
Launching Our Curated Repository of Playbooks, Checklists, and Legal Templates We are excited to announce the launch of our free repository of legal playbooks, checklists, documents and templates.
Non-Disclosure Agreement Checklist This checklist provides an overview of issues to take into account when preparing a non-‐disclosure agreement. It provides an easy way to ensure that no important issues are overlooked.
Licensing Authorities Guide to bar association licensing authorities in the United States and abroad.
Employment Guides* We’ve collected links to resources for individuals experiencing workplace discrimination or violation of legal rights.
Criminal Guides We’ve collected links to resources for individuals facing police abuse, arrest, criminal charges, or incarceration.
Flat-Fee Legal Services: an introduction Consumers typically identify cost as the biggest barrier to engaging an attorney.
The Law Office of the Future: Technology & Flexibility The common threads woven throughout all of these changes include an increasing demand for employee flexibility and the use of legal technology tools.
Hack the Legal Marketing Game In the digital age, your website is the modern equivalent of a business card.
Founder's Pie Calculator The Founder's Pie Calculator is a handy tool to divide equity among founders that is both logical and fair.
Immigration The LawGives Immigration Guide provides information on immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas. Each visa description details: who can apply for the visa, work authorization status, and the length of stay.
General Counsel for Startups Most startups, especially the ones pushing the envelope, are struggling to decide whether, when, and how to hire a full-time or part-time general counsel.
Don't be Pied Piper - How to Divide Equity Among Startup Founders One of the first tough decisions facing startup founders is how to allocate equity among the founders, investors, directors, advisors, and employees.
Free Legal Documents Free legal documents—valuable information for every entrepreneur. These legal documents, forms, and letters help entrepreneurs at any stage to make informed and strategic decisions. Whether you're signing a contract or incorporating your business, you'll find free legal documents for a wide variety of needs. Questions? Comments? Feel free to use the chat box to contact us! We're always ready to help.
Starting a business According to the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, in 2008 there were 29+ million small businesses in the United States, and half of all American workers were employed by small businesses.
