Cultivating connectedness; lawyers should be able to tap into their firm culture when they're away

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Enabling lawyers on business trips to feel connected to law firm culture is discussed. Electronic aids such as teleconfencing and attending meetings by speakerphone help, as does using software to give a visual element to meetings.

Psychological aspects, Management, Business travel, Corporate culture

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Life in question; how five lawyers worked out answers of their own

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Five lawyers describe how life change events made them decide to change their law practice to something slower paced. One mother found she had an autistic child and feels the qualities she developed by going through this life crisis have made her a better lawyer.

Legal services, Attorneys, Offices of Lawyers, Social aspects, Lawyers, Influence, Life change events

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Mastering the meeting

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Strategies for effective law firm meetings are discussed. These include appointing a leader for the pending meeting and having that person develop a meeting agenda, keeping the attendees on-task and respectful, and having them agree on the decisions made at the meeting's close.

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