Why I Switched From ChatGPT to Claude (And What Finally Pushed Me Over)
Attorney Ernie Svenson explains why he abandoned ChatGPT for Anthropic's Claude, citing the CoWork feature that lets the AI interact directly with local files. He leveraged Claude’s Projects to build legal training courses in under three hours, generating quizzes automatically. Training Claude to mimic his writing style and creating reusable "skills" further accelerated tasks like client intake and contract review. The result is a faster, more integrated AI partner that fits solo and small‑firm lawyers’ document‑heavy workflows.
Law Firm Write-Offs: What Your Leakage Is Trying to Tell You
Law firms often label write‑offs as inevitable costs, but they reveal where revenue leaks occur. A recent case showed $47,000 in write‑offs in a single quarter, traced to scope creep, stale invoices, rate discomfort, and surprise bills. By categorizing write‑offs...
Overcoming Client Inertia: The Real Reason You Aren’t Closing New Business
Client inertia, not competition, is the primary barrier to law‑firm new business. Prospects often stick with existing counsel despite dissatisfaction, causing missed opportunities for firms. Sally Schmidt outlines five tactics—rapid response, showcasing value, easing transitions, focusing on discrete projects, and...
Mindfulness for Trial Lawyers: Tips for Staying Cool, Calm and Collected In the Courtroom
Trial attorney Miles Feldman argues that traditional trial training overlooks emotional regulation, urging lawyers to adopt mindfulness techniques to stay calm under pressure. He highlights box breathing—a four‑second inhale, hold, and exhale pattern—as a quick tool to reset the nervous...
The Ultimate Deposition Outline: 3 Tips for Better Litigation Prep
Litigation experts stress that a well‑crafted deposition outline is essential for effective testimony gathering. The article outlines three practical techniques: starting each section with categorized goals, drafting every question—including alternative paths—in advance, and embedding document excerpts directly into the outline....
Law Firm Marketplace Realities: Why Finding a Buyer Is Harder Than You Think
Finding a buyer for a small law firm is far more challenging than the industry narrative suggests. The market is immature, with most retiring boomers selling internally or to local competitors, while few listings appear on public platforms. Private‑equity interest...
Is Your Firm Ready for Your First (or Next) Associate? Four Questions
The article advises law firm owners to rigorously assess readiness before hiring an associate, outlining four key questions: the strategic purpose of expansion, profitability of the hire, affordable compensation, and whether a full‑time attorney is truly needed. It emphasizes that...
Winning Firms Aren’t Choosing Between AI and Staff: They’re Enabling Both
Law firms are adopting Legal Soft’s VA+ model, which pairs AI‑driven automation with a certified virtual assistant who owns the outcome. The hybrid approach replaces the binary choice of hiring more staff or buying unmanaged software, delivering continuous execution, accountability,...
Hey AI, What Are Lawyers Still Good For?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly mastering tasks traditionally performed by lawyers, from contract drafting to legal research, prompting a crisis of relevance for the profession. The article argues that while AI can deliver cheap, efficient legal assistance, human attorneys still hold...
TMI: How Your Client’s Need for Likes Is Hurting Their Case
Attorneys must proactively counsel clients on social‑media evidence because posts, likes, tags and even privacy settings can become admissible proof in criminal, civil and family matters. Deleting content after an investigation begins often triggers spoliation claims, while third‑party activity can...
NotebookLM for Lawyers: A Small Hammer for Big Document Problems
Google’s NotebookLM, an AI‑powered private notebook, lets lawyers upload up to 300 documents per notebook and query them with citation‑backed answers. The tool excels at digesting litigation files, clustering discovery material, and generating timelines, briefs, and cross‑examination outlines without pulling...
Public Speaking for Lawyers: 5 Tips for Becoming a Sought-After Speaker
Law strategy coach Tea Hoffman outlines five actionable steps for lawyers to become sought‑after speakers. She stresses the importance of carving out a distinctive niche, honing delivery through deliberate practice, and curating a professional online presence with video clips and...
Metaprompting for Lawyers: The Smart Way to Craft Smarter Prompts
The article introduces metaprompting, a technique where lawyers use AI to help craft the very prompts they feed back into the model. It outlines a step‑by‑step process for building prompts from scratch, refining existing ones, and extracting a personal writing...
The People Advantage: Why Clients Still Choose People Over AI in Legal Services
A recent LEX Reception survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers shows that despite AI’s growing role in legal back‑office tasks, clients overwhelmingly prefer human interaction for front‑line service. Eighty‑four percent want to speak to a real person, and 87% actively bypass...
Running a Bilingual Law Practice: The Practical Realities
Law firms that treat language access as a built‑in infrastructure, rather than an after‑the‑fact courtesy, see higher client trust and fewer costly misunderstandings. The article advises focusing bilingual efforts on critical touchpoints—intake, key contract moments, and non‑English evidence—instead of translating...
New Smart Growth Guide: Is Your Law Firm Built for What’s Coming Next?
The article promotes a free e‑guide, "Smart Growth Strategies for Midmarket and Smaller Law Firms," co‑created by Attorney at Work and Gene Commander Inc. It warns that the legal sector will undergo more change in the next three to five...
