Seven Tips to Positive Thinking – For Realists

26 March, 2015

If you roll your eyes at the term “positive thinking,” you’re not alone. Those of us who watched Saturday Night Live in the 90s underwent the formative experience of chortling along each time Stuart Smalley lisped “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” In the decades si...

Supercharge Your Practice with One Project Management Tip

19 March, 2015

In most professions, you can draw at least a rough division between work that is business-as-usual and work that goes toward a special, time-bound project. But for attorneys, the division breaks down. As attorney Grant Collingsworth argues, “virtually every legal engagement is a project with a...

On Game of Thrones, Minecraft, and Lawyer’s Offices: How Tech is Changing the Practice of Law

19 March, 2015

The big image at the top of this post is a screenshot from popular video game, Minecraft, in which a group of 200 people re-created the “Game of Thrones” city of Kings Landing. It was created block by block over thousands of hours, and it represents about 500 square miles, making it the...

Decision Fatigue and How to Battle It

12 March, 2015

Obama Only Wears Gray or Blue Suits. The Commander in Chief also doesn’t decide what to eat for breakfast. Decisions like that are simplified and outsourced. Obama explains why in an extended profile piece by Michael Lewis: “You’ll see I wear only gray or blue suits,” he said. “I’m trying to pare ...

Four Filevine Super Powers You Can Use Today

11 March, 2015

When we talk about some of the features Filevine has (and some that are being developed), we like to call them “super powers.” We like to think a little hyperbole is a healthy thing, but we also believe that some of what Filevine does, beyond the typical abilities you would expect from a...

First Step in Adding Good Clients: Subtract the Bad Clients

5 March, 2015

Toxic clients. They drain your resources and push all your buttons. They inject you with anxiety and fill you with frustration. First it’s only in their presence that you feel like you hate your job; then it’s when you answer their email; then when you simply open their file. This negati...