Three Ways to Reconnect (from Home) with a Key Contact

July 27, 2020
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Even as some law firms are beginning to return to the office for important meetings and court proceedings that must be conducted in person, many attorneys and the corporate clients they serve are continuing to work remotely. Certainly we are many months away from a time where it would feel appropriate to invite a client or prospect to lunch.

Attorneys who have always conducted most of their networking through social activities may be feeling a bit lost as to how to stay connected to...

Attorney Bios Are More Important Than Ever

July 20, 2020
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How important are the attorney bios on your firm website?

“Seventy-eight percent of in-house counsel rely on attorney bios when researching and hiring outside counsel.”

Seventy-eight percent! In fact, the only thing they rely on more than bios are personal recommendations. And yet firms continue to take a . . . shall we say unscientific approach to creating this content.

Not all...

Why Your Firm Needs a Style Guide for Inclusive Language

July 13, 2020
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Law firms who want to speak to their audience of peers and clients in intentional, thoughtful ways use a few tools to make sure their “voice” is consistent, and one of the most important is a style guide. A style guide collects all the decisions firm leaders have made over the years about language and punctuation conventions in a single place so that anyone writing on behalf of the firm can refer to them and ensure their communication is consistent with firm “style.” Your guide may...

Stars and Stripes and Donations

July 7, 2020
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Unsure what to do with your patriotic feelings this year? Why not support organizations working to make the American legal industry more equitable for lawyers of color.

The Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program aims to rectify the continued decline of underrepresented women of color in the legal profession by equipping women of color law students with intensive professional development, academic coaching, attorney and law student mentoring, and summer...

Up Your Zoom Game: Hosting

June 29, 2020
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In a previous post we talked about some of our Zoom best practices to help you better understand and use Zoom like a pro. Most of us have probably been invited to at least one Zoom meeting throughout this pandemic, but what do you do if you are a meeting host?

Page 2’s Zoom best practices apply to both meeting participants and hosts, but there are a few extra responsibilities you have as a host to ensure the meeting runs smoothly. Here are some of our best tips to make sure your...