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Should Your Client Form an LLC?

One of the most important choices an organization will make (or, as their business attorney, you will help them make) when forming a new business is which legal structure to…

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When in-house legal makes the leap to Thomson Reuters Contract Express, this happens: the company is the immediate recipient of the leading enterprise class, web-based document automation solution that enables…

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Free White Paper—Why Law Firms are a Prime Target for Ransomware Attacks

The word ransomware has been popping up in the news with increasing frequency these days. That’s because this type of cybercrime is growing in both frequency and size, with 2018…

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1.4 Billion Leaked Passwords Are on the Dark Web—Are Your Firm’s Among Them?

There’s an under-reported issue that should alarm you: Chances are the credentials of someone at your law firm are floating around the dark web. Consider these recent reports by cybersecurity…

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Solo Attorneys are Most Likely to Be Sued for Malpractice – Find Out How to Beat the Odds

If you’re a solo attorney, the odds are very much against you when it comes to avoiding a malpractice claim and in the likelihood you do get sued, it will…

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3 Secrets to Small Law Firm Success

Sluggish demand for legal services. Stiff competition for client business, including new DIY legal websites. Administrative tasks that cut into billability. Keeping up with technology. In an industry facing new…

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Better Track Firm Profitability With Firm Central’s Enhanced Reporting

Having a robust billing system – such as Firm Central Time & Billing - is vital for law firms to track their billing activity in an efficient and accurate manner.…

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Protecting Your Clients Goes Beyond Client-Counsel Confidentiality.

Up to 35% of law firms indicate they have had some form of information security breach. Data breaches are on the rise and law firms are not immune. In the…

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Better Track Firm Profitability With Firm Central’s Enhanced Reporting

Having a robust billing system – such as Firm Central Time & Billing - is vital for law firms to track their billing activity in an efficient and accurate manner.…

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Trying To Locate A Missing Witness? Searching Public Records Can Help

In litigation, one witness can be the difference between winning and losing. Unfortunately, that witness might not be easy to find. But, if you have a name, you have enough…

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Cybersecurity Tech Basics: Ransomware: Overview

Cybersecurity Tech Basics: Ransomware: Overview Ransomware is just one of the tens of thousands of topics addressed by our attorney editors and available as a Practice Note through Practical Law…

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New Sales Playbook for Law Firms Takes Fresh Look at Some Classic Selling Skills

Always Be Closing: Sales Concepts for Small Law Firms takes a fresh look at some classic selling skills with a perspective that’s unique to attorneys and law firms. If you’ve…

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Lawyers of Distinction Helps Attorneys ‘Distinguish Themselves’

Every year there are over 35,000 new lawyers entering the workforce. Currently, there are roughly 1.3 million lawyers in the United States. It is perhaps the most crowded profession in…

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Survival of the Most Adaptable: Why Law Firms Need to Change

Running a small law firm is an exercise in contrasts. To successfully strategize a legal matter you must rigorously adhere to precedent. However, to successfully manage your legal practice you…

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Abacus Private Cloud & Your Law Firm: A Love Story

Abacus takes your local IT infrastructure, critical business data and applications into a secure and private virtual workspace accessible from any device, anywhere, anytime. Fall in love at first sight…

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The Modern Practice: Working Smarter, Not Longer

How would you handle a client that burns hundreds of your billable hours on administrative tasks, organizational work, and everything but practicing law? Some might say, “If the client is…

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Pressured To Buy a Billing Software Subscription?

Timeslips recently joined the list of software products that pressure you to pay a subscription to keep using the software. If you do not pay their mandatory annual subscription, then…

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How Important is Investigating a Potential Client?

Although the prospect of a new client is appealing, you should take on the case only after you’ve done your due diligence. Learning about the client matter and checking for…

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Does Your Cloud Add Up?

See why half a million firms are going virtual and moving their practices into the Abacus Private Cloud. There is a significant cost attached to sticking with a traditional technology…

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Top Three Investments That Are Successfully Driving Change in Small Law Firms

Small law firms are encountering new challenges in the legal marketplace. The 2017 State of U.S. Small Law Firms Study shares how firms are responding to them and the changes…

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