The Concord Small Business Practice LLM is the first legal degree in the country focused solely on small business. For practicing attorneys and recent law school graduates, the degree offers in-depth, practical knowledge of legal issues unique to small business – the most important segment of the economy. Associated with Kaplan University, Concord Law School [...]

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Continuing legal education is a must for all lawyers. But what about updating your other skills? Try e-learning. Remember, e-learning is an experience that must be coupled with making a real connection, which is product of information exchange and relationship building. Be ready to ASK: accept sharing knowledge. When does e-learning offer you breakthrough interpersonal [...]

Today’s workplace and job market affords you the possibility as an employer to experiment with more in-depth interviewing and assessment techniques. You can use of hypothetical situations, written tests, competency-based and behavioral interviewing, and even McKinsey style group projects!

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Dan Pinnington, a director at the Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, offers sound advice to lawyers: properly identify and verify client information; familiarize yourself with common types of bad checks and frauds targeting lawyers; educate your staff to be on the lookout; and never rush to disperse funds from a trust account especially if your client [...]

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Great article from the Washington Post. “More than half of the United States’ 100 largest cities relied on Hispanics and Asians to grow and would have seen their populations decline without them over the past decade, a Washington Post analysis shows…”read more.

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As social media continue to grow and firms and companies use it to grow their brand and increase sales, many of their communication policies predate social media. As more employees use blogs, Facebook or Twitter, firms and companies need to consider two important questions: do policies consider the potential uses of social media? and should [...]

Keith Ferrazzi, author of “Never Eat Alone,” gives insightful advice on networking: create a professional and personal goal plan. It’s easy: list one goal and three individuals who can help you attain them! And begin your steps to connecting with people and reaching your goal!

When the husband of a client – a local businesswoman calls you almost in tears early in the morning almost sobbing that his spouse is in jail and going to be charged with murder 2, it’s not the moment to realize that crisis communication is an important part of your practice. For your client, a [...]

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Of leading occupations in the Unites States, lawyers are the most likely to suffer depression, and are more than 3.6 times more likely than average to do so. Most lawyers suffering from depression also have suicidal thoughts. The ABA Journal recently featured an article for lawyers concerned about colleagues at work who seem depressed. The [...]

Are you using blogs to express yourself or attract business? Here are a few ideas to make your and your readers’ blogging experience more meaningful. Use a simple theme and stick with only a few specific genres. Post regularly, but do not post if you have nothing worth posting. Use “subscribe” and “vote me” links [...]