By Stephanie Everett
At Lawyerist—and our sister company, Affinity Consulting—we closed the company for an entire week. Again.
No Teams. No meetings. No sneaky inbox checks “just in case.” Everyone unplugged. Everyone offline.
And no, it didn’t happen magically.
It…
Think of the things that law school prepared you for: logical reasoning, research, analysis, writing, perhaps even courtroom presentation. What did law school not prepare you for? Managing people and running a business. No class teaches you how to handle…
If you’ve ever caught a friend inventing a creative excuse for being late, you’ve already encountered the human version of an “AI hallucination.” Lies! Pure Lies!! The difference? Your friend may eventually confess. Generative AI, on the other hand, will…
For attorney Kim Memmesheimer, starting her own firm wasn’t the hard part. Keeping it all running—and knowing what to do next—was.
With support from Lawyerist Lab, Kim found the confidence, structure, and systems she needed to stop reacting and start…
When kids turn 18, everything changes—legally.Allison Harrison and Rachel Allums saw it happen again and again: families caught off guard by the legal red tape that kicks in the moment a child becomes an adult. Power of attorney? Medical decisions?…
What separates a good law firm website from a great one?Each year, we review hundreds of submissions to our Best Law Firm Websites contest. Many are well-designed, functional, and professional. But only a few go above and beyond to create…
From Vision to Reality Before launching Lancaster Tech Law, Brandon Harter knew he wanted to build something different. As he prepared to leave his previous firm, he was already thinking about how to do things better—how to avoid the overwhelm, inefficiencies,…
When the Old Way No Longer Works, You Build a New One The legal world loves tradition—but what if tradition is holding you back? That was the question weighing on attorney Dan Sapienza. For years, Dan built his career in a respected, well-established…
Small to mid-sized firms often struggle with outdated, inefficient, and ineffective systems that fail to meet their needs. Many firms find their current law practice management software (LPMS) lacking in depth of functionality, particularly in case management and financial reporting.…
Judges will use these categories as they fill out the grading rubric. Websites with the highest average…
