Tools to Tame Your Unruly Email Inbox

16 February, 2021

‘Manage’ has one of the weirder etymologies. It comes from an Old French word meaning ‘horsemanship.’ The 16th-century French art of manège is a form of complicated horse-dancing, ancestor to modern dressage.With that kind of history, how can we even think of ‘managing’ email? Some days, email feels...

Filevine's Equal Match Donation for the Equal Justice Initiative

12 February, 2021

Dear Partners, Friends, and Customers,Every February and July, nervous law students and aspiring lawyers across the United States sit down at similarly worn desks. In front of them sit stacks of papers that will conclusively decide if the test-takers years of dedicated study and labor were worth it....

What’s the Future of COVID-19 Liability?

29 January, 2021

In the last year, COVID has led to state-wide lockdowns, converted tens of millions of employees into remote workers, pushed millions more into unemployment, drastically altered how businesses operate, and wrecked our favorite holiday traditions. Lawyers from a host of practice areas also have th...

The 2021 Law Firm Preparedness Checklist You Need

8 January, 2021

The year’s headed off to a wild start. Protect your firm and give your clients what they want with this preparedness checklist. Here are 8 things your colleagues and clients need from you this year: 1. Text your clients If you haven’t added texting into your communication structure, what...

The Understated Power of ‘the Nudge’

31 December, 2020

New York City had a problem. People weren’t showing up to court to address allegations of low-level offenses. To punish this neglect, courts sent out arrest warrants. As a result, defendants fell deeper into the web of the criminal justice system, damaging their lives and bringing higher costs to...

Parenting and Practicing Law in a Pandemic

22 December, 2020

When I started out in BigLaw, I was expected to bill 60 plus hours a week. Accomplishing that meant being at the office for 80 – 90 hours a week. It was no surprise that many young associates began looking for greener pastures after their first year. Long hours at the office also means sacrificing s...