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SmokeBall Raises $30 Million Amidst Growing Demand for Cloud-based Practice Management Tools

SmokeBall is just the latest practice management provider to secure investment in a pandemic market. But unlike many other legal tech companies, it's looking to stay independent.
2 minute read

Law.com

Start Treating Yourself as Your Own Most Important Client

It's easy to assume that your highest contribution is serving your clients. However, it's important to strike a balance and continue serving yourself as well.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

D.C. Court of Appeals Issues Decision of First Impression Concerning Rule 5.6(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding Restrictions on the Practice of Law

In this edition of their Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria L. Ciampi discuss a recent decision which puts the District of Columbia into the mainstream of other states in the United States concerning Rule 5.6(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Sheppard Mullin Launches ESG Team as 'Economic Prospects' Become Increasingly Visible

"This is an opportunity to bring together environmental, social and governance issues ... many of us went to law school because we cared about those issues," Neil Popović said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Troutman Pepper Appoints Admin Chief to Take Over for Retiring Chief Operating Officer

"It's a significant challenge to go from 700 and 500 lawyers to more than 1,200," said Troutman Pepper's new CAO, Henry D.W. Burt.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Bankruptcy Trustee Seeks $1.3M From Avenatti's Ex-Partner Michael Eagan

A new complaint accuses Eagan and his solo practice of accepting money from Avenatti between 2014 and 2016 that Eagan allegedly knew should have instead gone to Eagan Avenatti's growing list of creditors.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Pillsbury Taps Newsom's Former Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary to Lead Appellate Practice

Daniel Bromberg, also a founding member of Quinn Emanuel's appellate practice, plans to pursue more energy and environmental matters.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Legal Secretarial Roles Are Evolving in Big Law

"The older, traditional role of a legal secretary is pretty much gone," said one industry observer. "The secretary of the future needs to have really strong IT skills ... and more multitasking than they ever did before."
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pro Tip: Achieve Professional Success by Building a Winning Team

Being a strong leader requires having a strong team supporting you. Growing functional, efficient and highly collaborative teams with the best possible chance of success requires ongoing care and feeding.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Overworked Lawyers Say They're Logging Too Much Unbillable Time

"The timekeepers doing the work are spending far too much time on what we call low value tasks, both billable and nonbillable," Chris Ford, of ZERO, said.
3 minute read

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