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professional development
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RIPS Law Librarian Blog
Conferences: A Way to Be Inspired and Refreshed
By Sandy Li
Since summer is approaching and many people will attend professional conferences, I started to reflect on the benefits of attending them. A Linkedin article titled, “5 Powerful Benefits of Attending…
Journal of The Missouri Bar
Executive summary: A legacy of learning
Mischa Buford Epps is Missouri Bar executive director.The law has never stood still. Today’s pace of change confronting practitioners eclipses that seen by prior generations of lawyers. New legislation and…
Fretzin Blog
Brian LaCien: Growing Your Practice Through Relationships
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Brian LaCien discuss: Building systems that create consistency Growing your practice through relationships Learning through mentorship and mistakes Knowing when to push and when…
H & E Blog
Why Law Firm Teams Want Training — but Aren’t Engaging With It
Let me ask you something, and I want you to really sit with it for a second. How many times have you heard someone on your team say, or maybe…
The Legal Assistant Articles
How Lawyers Build Deep Work Habits
Lawyers face constant distractions that hinder productivity. Deep work, a concept introduced by Cal Newport, involves focused, distraction-free time spent on challenging tasks. For attorneys, this means concentrating on activities…
The Social Media Butterfly
Why You Should Do a Personal Annual Review
Most years, I go through a formal review like everyone else. It captures what happened against a set of goals and expectations, which has its place. But it rarely reflects…
New Ideas Legal Tech
Before You Buy Anything New–Learn to Use What You Have
By Jerry Lawson
The idea that buying some new piece of hardware or software will make our lives easier is tempting. It's usually a bad idea.Many professionals operate their core software—be it a…
Vable
Skills Information Professionals Need to Acquire for the Future
There has been a lot of focus on the technology that will impact librarians and knowledge managers over the next few years, but less attention has been paid to what…
Fretzin Blog
How Do Lawyers Build a Strong Reputation That Drives Referrals?
By Steve Fretzin & Tom Conner Most lawyers never get a playbook for the business side of law. That is why conversations like this matter. Tom Conner spent 45 years…
H & E Blog
Episode 343: How Poor Onboarding Creates Micromanagement (And What to Do Instead)
In this episode, Molly explains why law firm leaders stay stuck in micromanagement and burnout not because teams don’t care, but because unclear communication, missing structure, and lack of training…