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AI is moving fast, and most law firms are getting it wrong. Clients ask the same questions constantly. What are we doing about AI? How is it affecting results? How

Sending an offer letter isn’t the end of your hiring process. How you handle the offer conversation determines whether an attorney starts excited or already disgruntled. Get it wrong, and

You’ve validated they can do the job. You’ve confirmed they passed the culture sniff test. Now comes the final test.  Will this person fill buckets or drain them when they

Most lawyers who file personal bankruptcy don’t go on to build multi-million dollar practices. Todd Burnham did. He moved to Colorado in 2008, started in a basement that was in

Most lawyers stay stuck as craftsmen when they could be building businesses. You’re excellent at what you do, and you’ve built strong client relationships over the years. But you’re still

You’ve reviewed resumes and narrowed down candidates. Now comes the most critical step most law firms skip entirely.  The culture interview. This 20-30 minute conversation happens before you assess skills

Your job listings might be struggling to attract the talent your firm needs. Most attorney job posts read exactly the same. Boring titles. Generic descriptions. Nothing that makes qualified candidates

Most lawyers miss the single most powerful tool for growing their practice. Mentors. Not the informal “I’ll grab coffee once a year” kind.  I’m talking about formalized, intentional mentor-mentee relationships

Most divorce attorneys stop at the decree. The real opportunity lies in what happens after. Some firms are differentiating themselves by employing divorce coaches on staff, connecting clients with financial

Hiring the wrong person costs you months of wasted time and tens of thousands of dollars in salary, training, and lost productivity. Then you get to do it all over

Understanding law firm growth strategies has never been more critical. I just got back from the Business of Law conference in Scottsdale with Jeff Kerlin. We were one of two

Most law firm job postings fail before anyone even applies. They read like legal documents. Boring, generic, designed to offend nobody. The result is you attract everyone and nobody at

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