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How to Succeed as a Lawyer by Roland Boyd More than 40 years ago, attorney Roland Boyd of McKinney wrote a letter to his son offering tips on how to be a successful lawyer. When several State Bar officials saw the letter, they prevailed upon the elder Boyd to allow the Texas Bar Journal to print it. Boyd agreed and it appeared in the November 1963 issue. With permission, it is being reprinted in Law Practice TODAY . Read more Assessing Your Office Culture by Wendy L. Werner Imagine if your firm focused all of its marketing efforts on one goal: to get people--clients, prospects, and employees-- to talk about you in a positive way. How do you begin? Start by reviewing your firm culture. Read more Words Into Action: Five Strategies Law Departments Should Use To Assist Their Outside Counsel Firms In Increasing Diversity by Virginia Grant While increasing diversity among the senior ranks at law firms has been a goal, it hasn't always been attained. Virginia Grant suggests five strategies to effectively change this situation. Read more

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Weiss Monthly Marketing Brief Make Sure Your Ads Count by Bob Weiss Thinking about placing an ad in a trade directory or magazine? Bob Weiss suggests ways to investigate the sales reps' claims before possibly making a costly mistake. Read more Management By Agreement Tips to Keep Your Agreements on Track by Stewart Levine This encore of one of Stewart Levine's most popular columns originally appeared in the October 2004 issue of Law Practice TODAY. Read more Management Tips and Tricks To Transform Your Practice, Provide Value, not Time by Ed Poll Are your clients satisfied with the value they are receiving in return for the fees they pay? Are you? Find out how to transform your practice so that the answer to both of these questions is a resounding YES. Read more		The Strongest Links A Daily Dose of Law Practice Management Advice from Blogs by Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell If your last Google search on practice management topics produced zero links to blogs you may have missed out on one of the most useful and up-to-date resources available online. Check out these recommendations from Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell. Read more Practice Management Q&A Compensating for Practice Group and Team Efforts by Susan Raridon Lambreth and Blane Prescott Incentives are the cornerstone of most successful compensation programs. Yet many firms structure their incentives without regard for group and team activities. The result? Missed opportunities for growth. Read more

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It's Not About Size - It's About Focus!! by Cheryl Leitschuh Want to out wit, out play and out last your larger competitors? Cheryl Leitschuh offers five ways to accomplish this goal. Read more More Marketing Articles

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A Litmus Test for Practice Group Effectiveness by Thomas S. Clay Even the best intentioned individuals often become ineffective leaders because they lack proper planning, structure and clarity of roles Read more More Management Articles

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Remember, Technology is a Supporting Player, Not the Star by Anne Parys When looking for that competitive edge, many firms turn to the latest technology. Yet technology is not the panacea for your firm's marketing woes. Author Anne Parys offers important considerations when contemplating the purchase of new technology. Read more More Technology Articles

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Eight Things Keeping Law Firm Management Awake at Night by John Buley This article suggests simple strategies to ensure your firm's competitive and financial survival. With that accomplished, you might even get a good night's sleep. Read more More Finance Articles

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