Practice Tips

Stress Management - Stress Management Tips and Techniques

RSS readers are an invaluable tool in today’s information-rich legal industry. Learn the benefits of RSS readers and how to use them to your career advantage.

Procrastination is common among legal professionals and is a tough habit to break. These 20 strategies can help you overcome procrastination.

Time management skills are crucial to success in the legal profession. With staff cuts and pressure to lower fees, legal professionals today must faster and smarter. Here are a few time management tips to help you work more efficiently.

Increase firm profit margins by raising your realization rate.

The written word is one of the most important tools of the legal profession. Polish your legal writing skills through the simple tips below.

Learn about the eight skills you need to succeed as a paralegal.

Many individuals choose a career in the law for the wrong reasons. This article debunks a few common myths about law practice.

Time Billing - Tips for effective legal time billing including how to craft proper time descriptions, how to promptly record time, how to draft bills for all audiences and billing practices to avoid.

Legal Assistant Today offers a variety of free practice-tested legal forms from veteran attorneys. These forms include model interrogatories, complaints and demand letters as well as forms for drafting an LLC Agreement, obtaining medical information and drafting litigation documents and discovery requests.

Malpractice lawsuits are becoming more commonplace. Here are seven simple rules for avoiding malpractice liability.

Cost-conscious clients are becoming more watchful of litigation expenses, which often comprise ten to thirty percent of a legal bill. These 20 legal expenses are generally not reimbursable by the client.

Today's budget-conscious clients are reviewing legal bills more closely. Will your bills withstand scrutiny? Here are 10 mistakes to avoid.

Learn how to leverage the holidays to your career advantage.

How do you set yourself apart as a stand-out secretarial professional? Here are 8 traits of a successful secretary.

The role of legal secretaries has evolved in the past two decades but these 10 core skills have remained the same.

Choosing a lawyer among a sea of qualified attorneys can be a challenge. These five steps outline how to hire the best lawyer for your case.

A competitive business climate has increased the number of unethical and incompetent lawyers practicing today. Here are a few red flags that can signal problems or incompetency.