The Legal Burnout Solution: The Calming Influence of Pets and Animals in the Legal Environment
Integrating animal companions into the workplace can help create a law firm culture that actively prioritizes wellness for employees and clients.
GPSolo eReport October 2023
Volume 13, Issue 3
Practice Management
The Power of Surveys: Improve the Experiences of Your Clients and Staff
Sending surveys to staff and clients is a powerful and even transformative practice for a law firm. But as with anything, surveys are useless unless acted on.
If You Are Not Memorable, Don’t Expect to Be Remembered
If you keep your message simple, make it unforgettable, and reinforce it through marketing and business development, you will greatly increase the chances that a potential client or referral source w…
Improve Your Client Communications Skills
Technological And Practice Advice to help you become more efficient and effective. This month: tips for managing your clients’ expectations and updating them about their cases.
Loving-Kindness Mindfulness Meditation for the People of the World
This mindfulness practice can help you maintain a state of equanimity—even in the face of frightening events—by cultivating feelings of love and compassion toward yourself and others.
Technology
Can Lawyers Rely on Artificial Intelligence for Their SEO Strategy?
AI promises to automate and optimize many search engine optimization chores, but is it always the best approach?
Ask Techie: How Do I Know If the Sales Call I Get on the Phone Is Legitimate?
This month’s tech Q&A column answers your questions about how to tell if a phone call is really a scam and what is the best cybersecurity checklist for small firms.
Substantive Law
Understanding Special Needs Planning
This article explains estate planning for individuals and family members with special needs, including various planning techniques and the funding, administration, and distribution issues related to…