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Make it rain on LinkedIn

  • November 27, 2018
  • Sandra Bekhor

Often called Facebook for business, LinkedIn could be a great network for professional contacts – except precious few of us know how to use it properly. Sandra Bekhor suggests some new approaches that might just pay off.

When technology helps avert (and avoid) disaster

  • November 27, 2018
  • James Careless

Technology seems to be the apple cider of business – everywhere you look you see new claims for its curative abilities. Sometimes though, it really can save your bacon. James Careless talks to a few lawyers who felt the uncomfortable sizzle.

Tips for building a referral network

  • November 27, 2018
  • Carolynne Burkholder-James

There’s more to building a referral network than handing out your card and crossing your fingers. Carolynne Burkholder-James offers readers some advice for building the kind of relationships that bring many happy returns.

Legal analytics can help your firm become more competitive

  • July 10, 2018
  • James Careless

Research is part of a lawyer’s job, but when you don’t have a room full of paralegals or articling students to do it for you, it can take valuable time away from the other parts of the job. That’s where the growing field of legal analytics can come in, says James Careless.

Collecting unpaid accounts

  • July 10, 2018
  • Ann Macaulay

You work hard for your money, but sometimes collecting that hard-earned cash can be just as difficult. Ann Macaulay has some tips on how to be paid what you’re owed, in full and on time.

No-cost Canadian legal research tools

  • March 26, 2018
  • Kim Nayyer

Legal research, everyone knows, is time-consuming and expensive. Or is it? Law librarian Kim Nayyer points to some free options for you.

Finding good financial advice

  • March 26, 2018
  • James Careless

Let’s face it, people don’t go into law because they’re good accountants. And we all know that small firms just don’t have the resources for their own accounting departments. So what’s a sole practitioner to do? James Careless has some advice on finding advice.

A website is your firm’s face to the world—what will make yours distinct?

  • November 23, 2017
  • Ann Macaulay

You might have been top of your law class but if you’re wearing a dirty shirt for your meeting with a potential client, guess which will make the bigger impression. An unprofessional or out-of-date website is your dirty shirt online. Here are tips for some things to keep in mind when creating your professional online presence.

Does your law firm need a marketing plan? (Some do, some don't)

  • November 23, 2017
  • Sandra Bekhor

Yes, you studied law and not marketing, but if you’re like most small practitioners, a little marketing ability would come in handy in terms of growing your book of business. Not every one needs a full-on marketing strategy, but we have some tips for building one if you do.