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Pro Bono: Do Law Firms Really Have To?

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Pro Bono means “for the good of the public.” Pro bono is short for pro bono publico. A lot of attorneys outside the US might not be familiar with this. It means providing legal services to low-income individuals and people who cannot afford to pay for these services. Lawyers offer their professional skills for the greater good by volunteering or doing projects and tasks for these individuals. It is not considered pro bono work if […]

Individual Business Development Plans For Law Firm Professionals

Individual business planning for law firm professionals

Individual business development plans for law firm professionals are facilitated by a company’s or firm’s human resources department, and its primary focus is on employee actions for their career growth. We strongly recommend you develop your own plan in addition to the firm’s efforts.  You may believe you’re all set once you’ve developed your goals, action items, plan structure, and success metrics. But you need to take a fresh look at things due to new […]

How to build thought leadership on social media

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Thought Leadership has found its way through social media. More and more experts are recognized as “top voices” and influencers have their newsletters read and profiles followed. As a legal practitioner or quite possibly as an expert in your field, you could be one of them, taking your law firm’s name to more and more people online. Or, maybe you are one of them already, but you lack the time and patience to build your following […]