This evening, I’ll join my family for the first Seder of Passover. With nine cousins ranging in age from 4-21, we’ll zip through the Haggadah, the reader that contains not only the story of Passover, but rabbinical commentary, upbeat songs and parables like The Four Sons – that I wrote about here .
For those
Written By: Eric Fox, Director of People Analytics, Hire an Esquire
Before Cambridge Analytica and a Facebook data breach made personality profiling front page news— “moneyball” for Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL) was proving the effectiveness and accuracy of industrial psychology-based personality testing. Both MLB and the NFL famously and
Six years ago, I questioned why self-scheduling options for clients hadn’t been as successful for the legal professions as for other industries. I came up with a couple of theories: scheduling platforms that weren’t quite ready for prime-time and inadequate information on lawyers’ websites about the potential cost of an initial phone or in-person consultation.
When we talk about innovation, technology is only one piece of the puzzle. Many times, it’s also necessary to innovate underlying business models to enable the technology to gain traction.
I learned this lesson in my “day job,” representing alternative energy developers. Back in 2005, wind power was all the rage. Meanwhile solar remained mired
According to Bob Ambrogi, 31 states have now adopted the ethical duty of technology competence. Yet ironically, many of the same states that have adopted the duty of technology competence are home to bar associations that aren’t setting a very good example for members. Here’s what I mean.
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In a digital world, legal ethics are no longer the center of the universe.
Today, lawyers who advertise or engage in business online are subject to four distinct pillars of governance.
First, there’s the law of the online world. That includes the Federal Trade Commission Act enforced by the FTC to prevent deceptive trade practices
Author: Thomson Reuters
“Clients expect 100% perfection from their lawyers and expect everything to be done yesterday.”1
With the complexity of today’s legal needs, today’s small law firm attorney needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. With constant access to ever-evolving technology, expectations to deliver fast and accurately are at an all-time high. While all firms navigate
March brings another round of Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Rachael Ardanuy, owner of RZA Legal in Denver, Colorado. Ardanuy’s firm was in operation for 2.5 years focused exclusively on contract work, but last month, the firm now serves
March brings another round of Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Nicole Avila, owner of Avila Law PLLC in Weston, Florida. Avila launched her firm almost two years ago after returning to her former firm following her maternity leave and
What a difference a decade makes.
Ten years ago, I had the honor of speaking at ABA Tech Show for the first time. Back then, cloud-based tools like Basecamp, Google Docs, Zoho and wikis were just coming on my radar as a means to connect with and communicate with clients but law-specific practice management platforms