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Attorney at Work Today — 165 episodes

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Create Interactive Dashboards With Microsoft Copilot

2

How to Give Good Feedback Without Feeling Like a Bosshole

3

Opening a New Practice in 2027? Your Six-Month Law Firm Startup Checklist

4

AI Is Speeding Up Cyber Threats: Is Your Law Firm Ready?

5

Ways to Say Thank You and Follow Up With Extraordinary Style

6

Why Legal Content Pillars Are More Important Than Blogs

7

Forget the To-Do List: Create a Fall Syllabus Instead

8

A Bit Terrified of AI? Safe, Simple and Productive AI Projects for Small Firm Lawyers

9

Leaving Your Firm? Aim for a Joint Notice to Clients

10

Scale: The Three-Step Formula to Grow a $1 Million+ Legal Practice

11

Your Law Firm’s Partner Compensation Plan Is Sabotaging Your Succession

12

Did Your Client Really Hear You? Strategies for Effective Attorney-Client Communication

13

Preparing For Witness Preparation

14

Talk It Out: The Best Dictation Tools for Lawyers

15

Law Firm Billing Leakage: You Are Giving Money Away Before the Invoice Goes Out

16

Why Legal Demand Is Unpredictable — and How It Affects Business Development for Lawyers

17

Integrity in Expert Testimony: Why This Expert Witness Loves Abraham Lincoln

18

Clients Don’t Have My Cell Number: 5 Rules for Preventing Lawyer Burnout

19

Rewarding Your Referral Sources

20

Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like)

21

The Hotel California: How You Know It’s Time to Leave Your Law Firm

22

Seize the Scaffolding: Why Law Firm Growth Still Depends on Getting the Basics Right

23

Micro-Recovery: 5 Small, Realistic Ways to Reduce Stress During a Busy Workday

24

Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers: Three Ways to Make Word Work Better

25

The Multilingual Lawyer’s Advantage: How to Tap Into the Immigrant Legal Services Market

26

AI for Litigators: How to Use AI for More Than Drafting and Summarization

27

The Seven Pillars of Legal MSO Deals

28

Beyond AI Policy: What to Tell Your Clients After Heppner

29

The Law Firm Productivity Myth That’s Burning Lawyers Out

30

Build Your Own Copilot Legal Assistant — No Tech Skills Required

31

What Insurers Want to See: Practical Steps to Reduce Your Cyber Insurance Costs

32

Nobody Told You It Would Be This Lonely: A Roadmap for Women Managing Partners

33

Eight Top Tips for Handling Complex Legal Cases

34

Legal Client Service Protocols: Tips to Ensure Things Don’t Slip Through the Cracks

35

They Had Relations: Five Tips for Better Client Communications

36

5 Tips to Make Time Entry Less Painful for Lawyers

37

Law Firm Write-Offs: What Your Leakage Is Trying to Tell You

38

Why Lawyers Need Boredom, Even Though It May Terrify Us

39

Overcoming Client Inertia: The Real Reason You Aren’t Closing New Business

40

How to Build a Weekly To-Do List for Business Development

41

The Smart Lawyer’s Guide to Reading a Marketing Report

42

Easing a Client’s Transition When Lawyers Leave or Retire

43

Three Keys to a Healthy Referral Network for Your Law Firm

44

Five Questions That Tell You If Your Law Firm’s Marketing Is Actually Working

45

Your Reasons to Not Go Solo Are Wrong: The Top 10 Fears of Going Solo

46

Why More Leads Won’t Fix Your Law Firm’s Marketing Problem

47

Delegating Legal Work: 7 Tips to Scale Your Practice

48

What Agentic AI Actually Means for Lawyers’ Daily Workflows

49

Lateral Partners Don’t Fail for Lack of Talent, They Fail for Lack of Trust

50

Valentine’s Day Emergency? Five Sweetheart Ideas for Busy Lawyers

51

Here’s How to Show Clients You Don’t Really Care

52

Attorney Productivity Tips: 5 Tips That Helped Me Get My Head Back Above Water

53

Full-Scale Integration Can Be the Key to Solving Unproductive Lateral Performance in Law Firms

54

5 Legal Marketing Shifts That Will Define 2026 (And What to Do About Them)

55

Late … Again?

56

Chronic Responsibility and Lawyer Burnout: Managing the Stress of Always Being the Responsible One

57

Has Your Boss Fallen Out of Love With You? 9 Signs

58

Starting 2026 Safely: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Law Firms

59

Start Differently This Year: 3 Smart Business Development Tips for 2026

60

Walking in Your Client’s Shoes

61

Sponsors Are the New Mentors, Especially for Women

62

Beyond the Hype: The Legal AI Tools Law Firms Are Really Using Today

63

Cybersecurity for Lawyers Who Don’t Want to Be Headlines

64

Young Lawyers: Making the Most Out of Your Mentoring Relationships

65

Want to Get Paid Faster? 5 Ways to Fix Law Firm Invoicing

66

Relationship-Based Business Development: The Power of Small Gestures

67

The Hidden Costs of Law Firm Technology: Are You Wasting Money Without Realizing It?

68

4 Ways Effective Practice Group Leaders Build Strong Peer Relationships

69

Ethics Considerations When Using AI Audio Overview Tools for Lawyers

70

Writing Your Annual Marketing Plan

71

The Non-Linear Path to a Fulfilling Legal Career

72

Micro Moves: How to Nurture Your Network When Your Schedule Is Packed

73

The Office Holiday Party Preparedness Guide: How to Blend In and Get Out

74

Delegation Isn’t Just a Work Hack, It’s a Life Hack: 5 Personal Tasks to Delegate Now

75

5 Ways to Really Take a Break from the Office

76

A Pre-Year-End Checklist for Solos and Small Firms

77

Generative AI for Litigators: A Trial Lawyer’s New Best Friend

78

The Art and Science of Goal Setting for Lawyers

79

Play to Win: Planning a Strong 4th Quarter for Your Law Practice

80

5 Ways Legal Marketers Can Lead AI Adoption in Law Firms

81

Three Binders Every Litigator Needs

82

How to Create a Law Firm Annual Plan that Doesn’t Die in a Drawer

83

Attorney Financial Planning Made Simple: 4 Vital Signs You Need to Track

84

Leaving Your Law Firm: Who Can You Tell, and When?

85

Seven Ways Lawyers Can Reduce Clients’ Stress

86

Lawyer Time Management: Four Productivity Building Blocks of Effective Lawyers

87

Getting Your Resume Ready for 2026: A Lawyer’s Guide to the New Hiring Landscape

88

Handwritten Notes Help Build Real Relationships

89

A Transactional Lawyer’s Guide: 5 Workflow Strategies to Reduce Risk and Build Better Client Relationships

90

Three Essentials for Anyone Considering Solo Practice Right Out of Law School

91

​​5 Essential Questions Every Lawyer Should Ask Before Using AI Tools

92

Build Your Law Practice One Small Step at a Time

93

Take It Outside: 5 Ways to Recharge in Nature This Fall

94

Are You Being Bullied at Your Law Firm?

95

Becoming a Lawyer in the Zoom Era: The Case for Showing Up

96

Departing Your Law Firm Partnership: First Steps

97

When Conflict Is Not Constructive: Using De-escalation Skills at Work

98

Fall Reset: 5 Ways to Stay Energized and Productive as the Days Get Shorter

99

Bullying in the Legal Profession: 6 Actions Lawyers Can Take to Address Workplace Bullying

100

Exhausted? Scrimping on Sleep Is Hazardous to Your Health

101

How Law Firms Can Future-Proof Their Content in the Age of AI Search

102

Calming Down an Angry Client

103

How to Keep Your Associates from Leaving: 4 Key Retention Strategies

104

Three Tips to Overcome Impostor Syndrome as a Young Associate

105

Lawyer Flat Fees or Hourly Rates? Pros and Cons of Legal Billing Options

106

How to Avoid Asking for Business

107

How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer

108

Build Lasting Wealth: How Law Firm Owners Can Combat Lifestyle Creep

109

Stop Wasting Time: How to Run More Efficient Law Firm Meetings

110

Generative AI for Lawyers: From Fear to Functionality, How Lawyers Can Ethically Integrate AI into Their Practice

111

The Managing Partner’s Dilemma (And How to Remedy It)

112

When It’s Time to Go: Exiting Your Law Firm With Integrity

113

Law Firm Wellness: Why Well-being Is the Secret to a Successful Return-to-Office Strategy

114

Arch Villain: 5 Business Lessons from ‘The Founder’

115

How to Give Tough Feedback

116

Want to Make Partner Someday? Start Acting Like One Now

117

The 3 Best Reasons to Use Visual Matter Management to Run Your Law Practice

118

Help! ICE Is at My Law Office Asking About a Client

119

5 Ways to Leave Your Lawyer at Work

120

Should You Be ‘Vibe Lawyering’ with Generative AI?

121

Innumeracy Strikes Again — and Again

122

Presenter’s Paradox: For the Most Effective Attorney Bio, Embrace Science

123

What Comes Before the Zero Draft? Exploring the Negative Draft

124

How To Value a Law Firm: Understanding What Your Firm is Worth

125

Are You Dealing With Executive Functioning Disorder?

126

Succession Planning Without Panic: 5 Tips to Open the Conversation

127

Ready, Boss? Tips for Leading Your Team as a New Attorney

128

The Misguided Appeal of the Aggressive Lawyer

129

Law Firm Profits: 5 Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Firm’s Growth

130

Time Management Methods for Lawyers and the Duty of Diligence: Prioritizing with Purpose

131

No Trust, No Firm: Vanishing the Elephant From the Conference Room

132

The Next Legal Nightmare: Compliance Risks of Unmanaged AI and SaaS Access

133

Should Your Law Firm Comment on Current Events? Start With a Framework

134

The 95:5 Rule for Lawyers: Why Business Development Is a Long Game

135

Seven ‘Public Speaking’ Tips for Videoconferencing

136

Building Confidence: Strategies for Lawyers

137

Lawyer Organization Tips: 5 Organizational Skills for Lawyers

138

Law Firm Tech Cleanup: 6 Steps to Boost Efficiency and Cut Costs Now

139

Client Engagement Agreements: Blunt Terms I Wish I Could Include

140

Law Firm Talent Development: Rebooting Career Advancement Strategies

141

Mastering Client Visits: Essential Tips

142

Microsoft Copilot 2025: It’s Better 1 Year Later

143

Shift Happens: 5 Ways to Handle Change as a Lawyer

144

Legal AI Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction in Your Law Firm

145

Smart Growth Strategies for Law Firms: Essential Investments in an Evolving Industry

146

Life Beyond the Bar: Why Do So Many Men Postpone Retirement?

147

The Best Lawyers Tell Good Stories: How to Punch Up Your Narrative

148

Turning Rate Increase Discussions Into Opportunities

149

Got a Process for Your Processes? Create Law Firm SOPs in 5 Easy Steps

150

Client Engagement Agreements: An Underused Tool in a Lawyer’s Arsenal

151

Don’t Be Afraid to Raise Your Legal Fees

152

Business Development Starters for Law Firm Associates

153

Three Legal Project Management Tips for More Profitable Flat Fees

154

Five Reasons Lawyers Avoid Retirement

155

Richard Susskind on AI for Lawyers: A Review of ‘How to Think About AI’

156

The Best Law Firm Compensation Plans Use the Rule of Thirds

157

Six Signs It Might Be Time to Quit Your Job

158

Selling Legal Services Is Hard — Get Over the Fear and Keep Going

159

What Makes a Good Lawyer: Five Essential Traits

160

This is How to Make Friends in Three Easy Steps

161

Ask, Don’t Tell: The Power of Questions in Winning New Business

162

17 Things I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Associate

163

Is the Law Ruining Your Relationship? Tips for Being a Better Partner

164

Annual Legal Fee Increases: 5 Ways to Make It Easier

165

You’re Not Hired! The Rules of Non-Engagement (Letters)