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“Southern grown, nationally known” Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers is the largest (over 350 employees) law firm in Georgia focused exclusively on litigation. With more than 50 years of litigation experience and offices in both Atlanta and Birmingham, Swift Currie is at the forefront of legal writing, speaking, and education. The firm maintains steady growth and considers its talented attorneys and staff to be the keys to its continued success. Named to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms” list and maintaining a consistent presence on the Atlanta Business Chronicle “Top 50 Atlanta Law Firms” lis... More »
Founded in 1919, Foulston Siefkin is the largest law firm in Kansas, employing nearly 90 attorneys in offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita. The firm’s clients represent a cross-section of the Kansas economy, ranging from major agriculture and energy producers to health care providers and insurance companies. Practice areas include civil and complex litigation, business matters, employment and labor, and health care law. Foulston prides itself on its forward-thinking and collaborative culture, which relies upon quick and seamless information and document sharing. When a key technology initiative needed some fresh perspective and i... More »
Why should you map your processes? Because “that’s the way we’ve always done it” isn’t a justification for anything. The steps involved in any particular legal process cannot (safely) only reside in someone’s head, and a failure to document and review processes on a regular basis is a recipe for waste and inefficiency. We’ve compiled the information in this ebook to serve as an introduction to the exercise of process mapping, which is an important first step toward improving your organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. In this ebook, you’ll learn: Why documenting your processes is so... More »
Would you believe it if we told you that each employee in your organization wastes 91 hours a year—more than two 40-hour work weeks?According to a 2016 study by Robert Half Technology, office professionals waste 22 minutes each day dealing with technology-related issues. That’s 91 hours a year! These issues manifest in two forms: hardware or software malfunctions and an organizational failure to train employees to properly use the technology tools they have. Software sophistication has long since exceeded the ability of the “wandering mouse clicker” to learn how to properly and efficiently operate the tools necessary f... More »
You probably know the story of how the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team was built to win. Their general manager, Billy Beane, was able to accomplish this without the benefit of the large player payrolls other teams had. The principles of Moneyball—finding value in numbers that others fail to notice—can easily be applied to a law firm or any other business. In fact, the business of law and the business of baseball are actually quite similar. Both rely on processes and procedures that have been utilized for many years. Moneyball for Lawyers will: Explore principles of the Profit Formula to Increase Revenue. Share the se... More »
Stay Focused Using Outlook’s Focused Inbox July 11, 2022 11:55am
Your Outlook inbox has 2 quick filters. Click on “Unread” to see all unread emails in your inbox. Click on “All” to see every email in your inbox. While narrowing down your list of emails to unread emails with a single click is handy, Outlook’s Focused Inbox may be an even more useful way to see your most important emails first.
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Join us for ILTACON 2022 June 29, 2022 12:08pm
The International Legal Technology Association Conference (ILTACON) is a four-and-a-half-day conference with comprehensive peer-driven programs, educational content, and face-to-face networking. Industry experts and the legal community collaborate to discover and evolve successful legal operation strategies for today’s transforming legal industry.
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Business Development Bootcamp Series May 25, 2022 1:08pm
Delight your clients, increase your productivity, and set the stage for long-term financial success with our new Business Development Bootcamp.
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Affinity's Living Our Core Values Award Winners Recognized May 25, 2022 1:07pm
At Affinity, we believe that a strong, unified culture and symbiotic relationships are the keys to our success. Throughout our company, we pride ourselves on four core values that our leadership and employees live by.
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For Love of ALA May 25, 2022 11:54am
Blisters, sleepless nights, menacing men in cowboy boots, food poisoning, 3:45 AM wake up calls, seven hours of travel, tripping over curbs, schlepping hundreds of pounds of stuff… Sounds like a nightmare vacation, right? Now couple that with hugging some of your favorite people in the world, learning from some of the most brilliant and esteemed minds in your industry, meeting new people to expand your growing understanding of the world around you, fun events and experiences, AND finding out y...
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Get the Most Out of Your Writing Process in Word May 19, 2022 10:22am
Imagine if everyone who read your writing understood and embraced your message. That’s possible when you use WordRake. WordRake is the first and only automated in-line editing software for professionals. Affinity has partnered with them to help you get the most out of your writing in Microsoft Word and Outlook.
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