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Legal Practice Management: How to Reduce Stress and Promote Retention
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Even with strong legal practice management techniques, stress is an inevitable component of every workplace. But too much of it for too long can negatively impact productivity and push your top attorneys and paralegals to flee the organization. Also, chronic stress can cause or aggravate serious health conditions like heart disease, depression and autoimmune disorders. […]
4 Trends That Will Change Legal Practice Management in 2015
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
To make the best decisions for your company and career, you need to stay abreast of legal news and trends. Resources such as Robert Half Legal’s annual Future Law Office study and Salary Guide help legal professionals keep up with fast-moving industry changes. Here are four top trends from our research that will affect legal practice management in 2015: […]
Setting e-Discovery and Litigation Consulting Teams Up for Success
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Many law firms and corporate legal departments are using teams of legal professionals — lawyers, paralegals and others with specialized expertise — to handle complex projects, including e-discovery and litigation consulting, investigations and due diligence matters. When structured using project-management best practices, outside teams working in conjunction with an in-house team can provide a cost-effective […]
Managing Multiple Generations in the Legal Workplace
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Today’s legal profession is generationally diverse, with baby boomers, Generation X and Millennials all present in the workforce. Clients can benefit from the various perspectives and experiences multigenerational teams bring to legal projects. But for legal management, getting the most from a generationally diverse workforce can be a challenge because of the different expectations each […]
6 Ways Technology Is Changing the Legal Profession
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Tech innovations have transformed the legal profession, and there’s no end in sight. It’s little wonder that a majority (57 percent) of lawyers polled by Robert Half Legal for its Future Law Office research report, Technology’s Transformation of the Legal Field, said that their firm plans to spend more money on legal technology over the next […]
The Hottest Legal Jobs for the Year Ahead
By Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
Was your new year’s resolution to make plans to advance your legal career? Whether you’re interested in climbing the ladder at your current firm or looking for challenges elsewhere, the first step is to understand legal hiring trends and how they might affect you. The Robert Half Legal 2015 Salary Guide gives you a peek at the […]