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7 Ways to Make Law Firms Work for Women

22 October, 2020

It’s 100 years since we got the right to vote. Law firms can celebrate by making their firms better places for women to work. Amid all the chaos of 2020, it’s been easy to overlook an important milestone: this year marks the 100th birthday of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vo...

The One Client Demand Lawyers Can’t Afford to Ignore

16 October, 2020

I became a lawyer at the beginning of the ‘Go-Go-90s’, when changes to corporate laws brought a wave of mergers and acquisitions. The companies who profited from this were typically willing to pay sky-high fees for competent lawyers who could help make the deals happen. In the thick of ‘merger-mania...

More Than a New Look... A New Way of Thinking

30 September, 2020

Check out our video for the full story behind Filevine's new brand. Why do so many legends around the world include a climb up the mountain? In all our favorite epics, the mountain represents a call to adventure. To leave our safe, calm villages and do something uncommon but ...

How to Weather a Crisis? Develop Your Voice as a Firm

18 September, 2020

When a crisis hits, your clients and the community at large are desperate for guidance, reassurance, detailed instructions, and honesty. This is the most important time for firms to communicate their values and vision. Finding the right ways to express resilience, strength, and compassion can help f...

7 Ways COVID is Changing the Courts

10 September, 2020

COVID-19’s impact has gone far beyond efforts to mitigate its spread. In a breathtakingly brief period of time, public gatherings of all sizes were postponed or canceled outright, one-third of the world’s population went into government-mandated lockdowns and global stock markets experienced the big...

The Unwritten Rules of Zoom for Lawyers

28 August, 2020

All around the world, we started to roll our eyes at people who didn’t know how to mute themselves. We learned the word “zoom-bombing.” We started worrying about accidentally transforming ourselves into a potato. For lawyers, Zoom etiquette carries high stakes. Not only do you rely on video confe...