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The popular legal blog Above the Law recently published an email from a Big Law associate to her colleagues. She wrote that “[a]t a recent Women Lawyers meeting,” the firm discussed the notion that “while large law firms have come ...

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For the first time in American history, we have four distinct generations working together. Generational differences affect every aspect of work from recruiting new employees to building effective teams. Our communication skills are being tested with so many different generations ...

Dear shipping company who shall not be named: As 2013 draws to a close and the New Year descends upon us, I wanted to take this opportunity to begin our relationship anew. The beginning of a year is a time ...

Many of you have attended technology tips programs such as “60 Tips in 60 Minutes.” Pegeen Turner, owner of North Carolina-based Legal Cloud Technology, is currently presenting a “30 Tips” program for the Lawyers Mutual fall and winter CLE series. ...

The prevalence of social media means that paralegals may be called upon to review their clients’ social media postings or they may see clients’ postings that cause concern. A recent case from Virginia offers an extreme example of advice offered ...

Technology is changing at a rapid clip. New Balance buty dziecięce Devices that were once a marvel less than a decade ago, like e-readers, smartphones and tablets, are now commonplace. Cloud computing is on the rise and social media use ...

A Google search of “road rage” uncovered almost 90 million entries; boat rage, 24 million; air rage, 4 million; and grocery store rage — yes, you read that right, grocery store rage — 3 million. In other words, people nowadays ...

The other day I received a notification of a message received via the social business network, LinkedIn. I don’t peruse my LinkedIn feed, like … oh … say … ever. I also don’t update my status, link to educational and ...

You have heard the statistic that we will have seven careers in a lifetime. That sounds like a lot of careers to me. What we do know is that job hopping is the new normal for millennials. According to data ...

If there is anything we hate to see, it’s a place where people are dragging their feet coming to work rather than with a bounce in their step. If you are rolling your eyes then you are probably the first ...

Lawyers are special – principles of economics do not apply to us. Mantras like this come and go decade by decade. Small is beautiful, big is better. Big is bad, unless you’re too big to fail. Which do you prefer? ...

Communication failures top every list of employee complaints. Most people (and bosses are no exception) dread difficult conversations – those talks in which emotions run high, personal issues may come into play or the message may be hard to deliver. ...

The first time I heard the phrase “pure paralegal” I almost fell off my chair. It happened because temporary amnesia had impaired my sense of judgment when I agreed to attend a paralegal membership drive. I should have known things were taking a turn toward the dark side when I found myself in a musty bar being awkwardly gazed upon like a freak show attraction.

Earlier this month, the new cast of “Dancing With the Stars” was revealed. As DWTS is one of my favorite television shows, I was breathless with anticipation of the announcement.

In the business world, “SWOT” is a standard business acronym, standing for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. By doing a SWOT analysis of its operations, a business gains a strong competitive edge in today’s fast paced world.